League Play-Off

Stozher
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Slavcho Svilarski got the match started through his kick off. Mavrudi Topuzliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slavcho Svilarski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Orlin Buhlev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mavrudi Topuzliev got free with Orlin Buhlev in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the game, Mavrudi Shenev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palamud Michurin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Stozher the free kick. After having played for 11 minutes, Mavrudi Topuzliev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Stozher's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mavrudi Topuzliev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 20th match minute, FC Stozher was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bozhil Pozharliev to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Vanko Nedev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lulcho Velkovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vanko Nedev came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Palamud Michurin 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 Vanko Nedev couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Yosif Birazov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lulcho Velkovski. FC Stozher's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yosif Birazov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Palamud Michurin's Denko Donkov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Lulcho Velkovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yosif Birazov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Palamud Michurin's zone, Slavcho Svilarski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlin Buhlev came out of the goal and Slavcho Svilarski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slavcho Svilarski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Orlin Buhlev came out and tried to block the shot, but Slavcho Svilarski slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vanko Nedev made a kick off. If Pantaley Smilenov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Slavcho Svilarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mavrudi Topuzliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slavcho Svilarski charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slavcho Svilarski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Slavcho Svilarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lulcho Velkovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vanko Nedev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yosif Birazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Svetoslav Staynov charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svetoslav Staynov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Svetoslav Staynov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slavcho Svilarski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlin Buhlev having to interfere. When Yosif Birazov came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Palamud Michurin 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 Yosif Birazov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 85 minutes, Slavcho Svilarski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Stozher's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slavcho Svilarski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.