League Play-Off

Petelovo Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nayden Ugrinov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dragomir Metanov kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Miladin Dargov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Temelko Vladichki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Plamen Pisarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evlogi Ayvazov, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Evlogi Parapunov hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Detelin Androvski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Plamen Pisarov made a huge save. 20 minutes into the match, CSKA Petelovo's Detelin Androvski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Plamen Pisarov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miladin Dargov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Temelko Vladichki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nayden Ugrinov in the 22nd minute of play forced CSKA Petelovo's goalkeeper Temelko Vladichki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Petelovo's zone, Miladin Dargov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Temelko Vladichki came out of the goal and Miladin Dargov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Etyr Veliko Tyrnovo's Plamen Pisarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evlogi Ayvazov in the 26th minute of play. Plamen Pisarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evlogi Ayvazov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CSKA Petelovo's Temelko Vladichki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nayden Ugrinov in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, CSKA Petelovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maksim Astardzhiev to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Evlogi Ayvazov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miladin Dargov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Temelko Vladichki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Petelovo's zone, Nayden Ugrinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Temelko Vladichki came out of the goal and Nayden Ugrinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Evlogi Ayvazov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Petelovo's zone, Nayden Ugrinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Temelko Vladichki came out of the goal and Nayden Ugrinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nayden Ugrinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Temelko Vladichki having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evlogi Ayvazov to make the kick off. Evlogi Ayvazov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Plamen Pisarov having to interfere. Detelin Androvski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Velislav Bezlov kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Detelin Androvski might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Plamen Pisarov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Detelin Androvski ran back to his position shaking his head. Evlogi Ayvazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Plamen Pisarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Dragomir Metanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Nayden Ugrinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Temelko Vladichki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Etyr Veliko Tyrnovo's Evlogi Parapunov got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 81 minutes into the game, Velislav Bezlov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Etyr Veliko Tyrnovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Petelovo the free kick. In the 81st match minute, Etyr Veliko Tyrnovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velislav Bezlov to maneuver through the defense. Evlogi Ayvazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Plamen Pisarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Detelin Androvski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Petelovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Detelin Androvski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 91 minutes into the game, Yanko Marchovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Etyr Veliko Tyrnovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Petelovo the free kick. Evlogi Ayvazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.