League Play-Off

Ajax Bobov Dol
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) PFK Levski Borovec's Venelin Rúklyov 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. Dido Damyanski lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in PFK Levski Borovec fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Ajax Bobov Dol's Radoy Yordanov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ivaylo Zheynov. Ivaylo Zheynov was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Evlogi Bratoev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Evlogi Bratoev really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 11th minute, Evlogi Bratoev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivaylo Zheynov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. PFK Levski Borovec's Ivaylo Zheynov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vencho Bliznakov in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Ajax Bobov Dol's Vencho Bliznakov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivaylo Zheynov. Ivaylo Zheynov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teodor Karakolev during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vencho Bliznakov in the 28th minute of play forced PFK Levski Borovec's goalkeeper Ivaylo Zheynov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Valcho Roglev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geno Angeliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geno Angeliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valcho Roglev in the 36th minute of the match. Valcho Roglev took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geno Angeliev. Geno Angeliev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vencho Bliznakov to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, PFK Levski Borovec's Valcho Roglev made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geno Angeliev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 57 minutes of play, Ajax Bobov Dol's Vencho Bliznakov made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivaylo Zheynov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute, Evlogi Bratoev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivaylo Zheynov was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. Ivaylo Zheynov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evlogi Bratoev went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-2 was the resulting score. 76 minutes into the game, Evlogi Bratoev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-2. Ivaylo Zheynov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valcho Roglev might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geno Angeliev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valcho Roglev ran back to his position shaking his head. Valcho Roglev scored 8-3 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geno Angeliev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Teodor Karakolev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PFK Levski Borovec's Valcho Roglev got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zanko Kadiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Geno Angeliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of PFK Levski Borovec booed when Ajax Bobov Dol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vanyo Samovolski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valcho Roglev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Geno Angeliev made a huge save. Many of PFK Levski Borovec's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. PFK Levski Borovec may have spent more time on the ball, but Ajax Bobov Dol were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.