League Play-Off

Balaban Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Dobromir Kerefeyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Muradallar's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobromir Kerefeyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prokopi Imov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sasho Lilyanov hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Lazar Etov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanoy Lenkov having to make a save. After having played for 12 minutes, Sasho Lilyanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Muradallar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sasho Lilyanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Muradallar getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Dobromir Kerefeyski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Kerefeyski in the 29th minute of play forced Balaban's goalkeeper Prokopi Imov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Dobromir Kerefeyski sped through Balaban's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Prokopi Imov. Prokopi Imov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Kerefeyski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haralampi Peykov during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Petar Milakiev hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Subin Gyupchanov to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Balaban's Velko Delchev got a free kick in the 51st minute. Despite close surveillance by the defense, Vitomir Vúrbanov managed to send off a shot that put the ball into the goal to the left of a disappointed goalkeeper. 0-3 in the 52nd minute. If Lazar Etov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dobromir Kerefeyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Prokopi Imov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Penko Vakúvchiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dobromir Kerefeyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Prokopi Imov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Muradallar's Stanoy Lenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazar Etov in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Muradallar's goalkeeper Stanoy Lenkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stanoy Lenkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Subin Gyupchanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lazar Etov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Subin Gyupchanov notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Muradallar's Stanoy Lenkov. Stanoy Lenkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Muradallar's zone, Lazar Etov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanoy Lenkov came out of the goal and Lazar Etov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balaban's goalkeeper Prokopi Imov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Petar Milakiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lazar Etov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lazar Etov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balaban's supporters rose to their feet, but Lazar Etov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stanoy Lenkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stanoy Lenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Subin Gyupchanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Muradallar had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.