League Play-Off

Malorad Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Velin Baranov made the kick off and thus started the match. Nedelcho Papukchiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nenko Petrushev charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nenko Petrushev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, FC Blusnicevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nenko Petrushev to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the game, one of Manchester United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Blagoy Gelkov had in the 20thth minute some difficulties stopping Ivan Filaretov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Lozan Radanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United's supporters rose to their feet, but Lozan Radanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denko Dotzev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in FC Blusnicevo's zone, Zlatan Doychev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denko Dotzev came out of the goal and Zlatan Doychev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute, Zlatan Doychev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Blusnicevo's zone, Lozan Radanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denko Dotzev came out of the goal and Lozan Radanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Zlatan Doychev could shoot a difficult shot in the 38th minute, which Denko Dotzev however easily saved by the left post. Rostislav Stoimirov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denko Dotzev having to interfere. If Nedelcho Papukchiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergey Gyupchanov to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Lozan Radanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United's supporters rose to their feet, but Lozan Radanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denko Dotzev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th match minute, FC Blusnicevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Filaretov to maneuver through the defense. Zlatan Doychev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasil Vitov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Slavyan Demirev hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Igor Pelev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Blusnicevo's Denko Dotzev didn't even have to move. Blagoy Gelkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Gyupchanov in the 75th minute of the match. Zlatan Doychev struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Denko Dotzev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United. If Zlatan Doychev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zlatan Doychev hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Zlatan Doychev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Denko Dotzev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatan Doychev took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denko Dotzev. Denko Dotzev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Manchester United's Blagoy Gelkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United from getting a goal against them. When the referee ended the match the Manchester United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.