League Play-Off

Koschute
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Koschute's Tzonyo Barilski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Dunchev in the 6th minute of play forced Koschute's goalkeeper Tomislav Serafimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in RB Leipzig's zone, Subin Pashev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svetozar Radosov came out of the goal and Subin Pashev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Svetozar Radosov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzonyo Barilski in the 21st minute of play. After 28 played minutes RB Leipzig got a freekick which was hit by Lyuboslav Vladev. RB Leipzig's Svetozar Radosov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save RB Leipzig from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, RB Leipzig's goalkeeper Svetozar Radosov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Subin Pashev. RB Leipzig's Svetozar Radosov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzonyo Barilski in the 41st minute of play. If Stefan Dunchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Stefan Dunchev made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Bogomil Butzev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RB Leipzig and the Koschute players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 51st minute, Bogomil Butzev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetozar Radosov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Subin Pashev in the 54th minute of play. Tzonyo Barilski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svetozar Radosov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, RB Leipzig's Neycho Pústrakov got a free kick in the 56th minute. Tomislav Serafimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefan Dunchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Rusi Stolarov's late challenge caught a Koschute's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rusi Stolarov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Koschute booed when RB Leipzig was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rusi Stolarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Subin Pashev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Svetozar Radosov was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Svetozar Radosov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzonyo Barilski in the 69th minute of the match. Rusi Stolarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomislav Serafimov having to interfere. Tzonyo Kúrnolski charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tzonyo Kúrnolski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Koschute! In the 81st minute, Avgustin Shtrapulyov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Penko Pendov got free with Tomislav Serafimov in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Subin Pashev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Subin Pashev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 95 minutes, Penko Pendov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RB Leipzig's supporters crossed their fingers, but Penko Pendov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.