League Play-Off

Witanowzi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Damyan Horozov got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damyan Horozov in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yosif Shtúrkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Damyan Horozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Genko Gúdev managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Barbarians's supporters rose to their feet, but Genko Gúdev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yosif Shtúrkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14th minute, Dimcho Paralovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Presiyan Radichev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Presiyan Radichev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimcho Paralovski in the 22nd minute of the match. Gabriel Múrvakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26 minutes, Veselin Rumenov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Barbarians and the Armutlii players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dimcho Paralovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Presiyan Radichev having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Genko Gúdev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Genko Gúdev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yosif Shtúrkov. Armutlii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Genko Gúdev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Presiyan Radichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Múrvakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of F.C. Barbarians:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Armutlii:s goal.

The wind increased when Gabriel Múrvakov made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th match minute, F.C. Barbarians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasil Asenov to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Gabriel Múrvakov 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. F.C. Barbarians's Presiyan Radichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Múrvakov in the 63rd minute of play. Gabriel Múrvakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Presiyan Radichev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Presiyan Radichev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimcho Paralovski in the 68th minute. F.C. Barbarians's Presiyan Radichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Múrvakov in the 71st minute of play. When Genko Gúdev came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the F.C. Barbarians fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Genko Gúdev couldn't finish the play. If Genko Gúdev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Genko Gúdev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damyan Vodenicharski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Yosif Shtúrkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dimcho Paralovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Presiyan Radichev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Presiyan Radichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Múrvakov in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Dimcho Paralovski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Damyan Vodenicharski kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Presiyan Radichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Múrvakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Dimcho Paralovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armutlii's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimcho Paralovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Presiyan Radichev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Armutlii supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Armutlii would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.