League Play-Off

Kovachitsa Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yoto Gaydardzhiev got the match started through his kick off. When Stefan Belorechki came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the CSKA Kovachitsa 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 Stefan Belorechki couldn't finish the play. After 12 minutes of play, CSKA Kovachitsa's Stefan Belorechki made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Krasen Krústev was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Gabriel Stranchanski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 18th minute Stefan Belorechki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krasen Krústev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Krasen Krústev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefan Belorechki in the 21st minute. Gergin Rakovski hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. CSKA Gilleri's Krasen Krústev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save CSKA Gilleri from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, CSKA Gilleri's Deyan Angarev got a free kick in the 27th minute. CSKA Kovachitsa's Tzonyo Pironkov got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Stefan Belorechki made a precise shot to the right of Krasen Krústev. CSKA Gilleri's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Krasen Krústev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Stranchanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CSKA Kovachitsa's Tzeno Kashchiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristiyan Marinovski in the 43rd minute of play. The supporters of CSKA Kovachitsa booed when CSKA Gilleri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Varban Pargov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Stranchanski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CSKA Kovachitsa's goalkeeper Tzeno Kashchiev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to CSKA Gilleri getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Lulcho KapsÚzov hit a great ball. Apostol Rusinov charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apostol Rusinov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Apostol Rusinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Yoto Gaydardzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzeno Kashchiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beloslav Bilyarski's late challenge caught a CSKA Gilleri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beloslav Bilyarski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Beloslav Bilyarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, CSKA Kovachitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Yoto Gaydardzhiev came free, but Tzeno Kashchiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hristiyan Marinovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of CSKA Kovachitsa booed when CSKA Gilleri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gergin Rakovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, CSKA Kovachitsa's Gabriel Stranchanski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Krasen Krústev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. CSKA Kovachitsa were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CSKA Gilleri for a fine match.