League Play-Off

Playstation Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stayko Chalúkov made the kick off which started today's match. Dobri Taushanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, FC Playstation 5's goal looked a bit too open when Stayko Chalúkov came free, but Omurtag Stoyanchov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CSKA Rakovec's Penyo Tonev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arso Gunev in the 8th minute of play. Dobri Taushanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Penyo Tonev made a huge save. Arso Gunev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Penyo Tonev having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Subin Tanushev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Rakovec's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Playstation 5 the free kick. The audience was convinced that Arso Gunev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Penyo Tonev was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Rakovec's zone, Dobri Taushanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Penyo Tonev came out of the goal and Dobri Taushanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valeri Búnkov struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Penyo Tonev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Playstation 5. Dobri Taushanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Penyo Tonev having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dobri Taushanov got free with Penyo Tonev in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dobri Taushanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Stayko Chalúkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Penyo Tonev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dobri Taushanov went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arso Gunev was the one to do the kick off. When Velichko Stoenchev fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Rakovec's protests and gave Velichko Stoenchev a yellow card for diving instead. Alek Shirokov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Penyo Tonev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CSKA Rakovec's Penyo Tonev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arso Gunev in the 59th minute of play. If Dobri Taushanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arso Gunev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Penyo Tonev having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, CSKA Rakovec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velichko Stoenchev to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, CSKA Rakovec's goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Taushanov came free, but Penyo Tonev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Stayko Chalúkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arso Gunev took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Penyo Tonev. Penyo Tonev 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. Penyo Tonev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Taushanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yoto Kerin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Omurtag Stoyanchov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arso Gunev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Penyo Tonev having to interfere. Dobri Taushanov scored 3-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Penyo Tonev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Dobri Taushanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Penyo Tonev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arso Gunev in the 91st minute of the match. FC Playstation 5 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CSKA Rakovec for a fine match.