League Play-Off

Demirler Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yani Piskuliyski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind CSKA Gancovec's goalkeeper Grigor Santurdzhiev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yani Piskuliyski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Velyo Baylov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grigor Santurdzhiev having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Demirler's zone, Tzvetomir Mihalkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anzhelo Ilyov came out of the goal and Tzvetomir Mihalkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Demirler! The referee gave CSKA Gancovec a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mario Vasilevski, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Demirler's Anzhelo Ilyov. 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tzvetomir Mihalkov in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anzhelo Ilyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Radostin Kibarov kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Demirler's zone, Tzvetomir Mihalkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anzhelo Ilyov came out of the goal and Tzvetomir Mihalkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Yani Piskuliyski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anzhelo Ilyov was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Yani Piskuliyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Anzhelo Ilyov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 48 minutes of play, CSKA Gancovec's Tzvetomir Mihalkov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anzhelo Ilyov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Velyo Baylov made the kick off in the second half. If Velyo Baylov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tzvetomir Mihalkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Anzhelo Ilyov made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Yani Piskuliyski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anzhelo Ilyov was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 72ndth minute of the game Velyo Baylov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CSKA Gancovec's Grigor Santurdzhiev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diyan Traykov in the 75th minute of play forced CSKA Gancovec's goalkeeper Grigor Santurdzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yani Piskuliyski succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Spiridon Yachev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Grigor Santurdzhiev having to make a save. CSKA Gancovec played a much better game than Demirler and deserved their victory. The Demirler players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.