League Play-Off

Itschera
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. Presiyan Troshanov started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Itschera getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Rosen Froloshki hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the game, Boncho Sofiyanski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Elekioj's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itschera the free kick. After a rather tough play, CSKA Elekioj's Boncho Sofiyanski got a free kick in the 6th minute. Boyan Mitarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svetozar Radovanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyan Mitarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Itschera! In the 21st minute there was a penalty for CSKA Elekioj. Ignat Dzhondzhorov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Svetozar Radovanov. 1-1. Sava Kotzinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Desislav Boyarov to strike the kick off in the second half. Desislav Boyarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilko Planinski having to interfere. Sava Kotzinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CSKA Elekioj's Ilko Planinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desislav Boyarov in the 61st minute of play. Panayot Inkov hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Antim Petzanov fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Elekioj's protests and gave Antim Petzanov a yellow card for diving instead. Boyan Mitarov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 81st playminute. After a rather tough play, CSKA Elekioj's Antim Petzanov got a free kick in the 85th minute. Desislav Boyarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilko Planinski having to interfere. If Desislav Boyarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CSKA Elekioj walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.