League Play-Off

Petelovo Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lilko Miletiev got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Lilko Miletiev 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. A collision led to Slatowrach getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Lilko Miletiev hit a great ball. If Detelin Androvski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Detelin Androvski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoncho Sokachev having to interfere. In the 18th minute Lilko Miletiev 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. In the 21st match minute, Slatowrach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spiridon Zaimov to maneuver through the defense. Yani Shipchanov, 23 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Yani Shipchanov's late challenge caught a Slatowrach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yani Shipchanov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CSKA Petelovo getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Yani Shipchanov hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilko Miletiev in the 32nd minute of play forced CSKA Petelovo's goalkeeper Temelko Vladichki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Denimir Trúnkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Temelko Vladichki was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Lilko Miletiev struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Temelko Vladichki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Slatowrach. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Yoncho Sokachev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Detelin Androvski in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, Slatowrach's goal looked a bit too open when Detelin Androvski came free, but Yoncho Sokachev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evlogi Ayvazov struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Yoncho Sokachev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Petelovo. If Detelin Androvski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Evlogi Ayvazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Yoncho Sokachev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denimir Trúnkov got free with Temelko Vladichki in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute Detelin Androvski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yoncho Sokachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Temelko Vladichki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilko Miletiev in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilko Miletiev in the 66th minute of play forced CSKA Petelovo's goalkeeper Temelko Vladichki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilko Miletiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Temelko Vladichki having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Maksim Astardzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evlogi Ayvazov hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the game, Svetoslav Derlipanski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Slatowrach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Petelovo the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Slatowrach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svetoslav Derlipanski to maneuver through the defense. Detelin Androvski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoncho Sokachev having to interfere. Danail Popgeorgiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Temelko Vladichki made a huge save. After 81 played minutes CSKA Petelovo got a freekick which was hit by Dragolyub Kadiev. Lilko Miletiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Temelko Vladichki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.