League Play-Off

Volov
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yonko Gorolov started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Vergil Sholev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vesko Guberov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. If Vergil Sholev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as CSKA Volov's Dafin Slavev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vesko Guberov. That made the score 2-0 after 12 minutes of play. In the 15th minute Vergil Sholev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vesko Guberov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Doychin Yolov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dilyan Seretliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetlin Sahatchiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Vergil Sholev did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Vesko Guberov 21 minutes into the match. Dafin Slavev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Vesko Guberov made a huge save. Velimir Apostolov's late challenge caught a CSKA Volov's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Velimir Apostolov helped the player get up and apologised. Velimir Apostolov kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Velimir Apostolov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 34 minutes had been played. Velimir Apostolov hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. When CSKA Volov's Vergil Sholev in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ACF Fiorentina's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42nd minute, Vergil Sholev 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Vesko Guberov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vergil Sholev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vergil Sholev took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vesko Guberov. Vesko Guberov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Vergil Sholev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Doychin Yolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vesko Guberov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vergil Sholev's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. 76 minutes into the game, one of CSKA Volov:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After having played for 81 minutes, Vergil Sholev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Volov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vergil Sholev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in ACF Fiorentina's zone, Vergil Sholev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vesko Guberov came out of the goal and Vergil Sholev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vergil Sholev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Doychin Yolov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, CSKA Volov's Vergil Sholev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vesko Guberov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dilyan Seretliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinko Alexandriyski in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Vergil Sholev came free, but Vesko Guberov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dinko Alexandriyski came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the ACF Fiorentina 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 Dinko Alexandriyski couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, CSKA Volov's Kamen Gyokov got a free kick in the 98th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CSKA Volov had played much better football throughout.