League Play-Off

Svoboden Stadion
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. Spiro Dobrikov started the match with the kick off. In the 9thth minute of the game Totyo Datzev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Svoboden's Tzoko Leonidov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Yavor Zorovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Totyo Datzev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tzoko Leonidov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Venko Branev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spiro Dobrikov in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Rosinok getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Velyo Yanushev hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stanyo Karamihaylov during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes FC Svoboden got a freekick which was hit by Stanyo Karamihaylov. Tzoko Leonidov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Totyo Datzev in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Totyo Datzev in the 41st minute of play forced FC Svoboden's goalkeeper Tzoko Leonidov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svetlozar Tabakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Spiro Dobrikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, Stanoy Blagoev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Venko Branev. Rosinok's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanoy Blagoev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Zlatko Patarinski kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Rosinok's goal looked a bit too open when Spiro Dobrikov came free, but Venko Branev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krastyo Brúmchev charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krastyo Brúmchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rosinok fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC Svoboden a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Georgi Noykov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rosinok's Venko Branev. 2-1. Venko Branev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanoy Blagoev, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Tzoko Leonidov made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Yavor Zorovski sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Rosinok defense, Stanoy Blagoev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Venko Branev. The Rosinok fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Venko Branev should have stopped the shot. In the 99th minute, Totyo Datzev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tzoko Leonidov, passed just outside the right post.