League Play-Off

Paschowsko
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Apostol Koychev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Branimir Yanachkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milcho Bakalov in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes CSKA Pcelnik got a freekick which was hit by Apostol Koychev. When FC Paschowsko's Evgeni Motzev in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Pcelnik's goalie prevented a goal. Branimir Yanachkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostol Koychev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kamen Stamchev kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Milcho Bakalov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Branimir Yanachkov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the match, Dafin Slanchev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Preslav Dimiev. CSKA Pcelnik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dafin Slanchev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Evgeni Motzev came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the FC Paschowsko 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 Evgeni Motzev couldn't finish the play. Biser Zarkov hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milcho Bakalov in the 40th minute of play forced FC Paschowsko's goalkeeper Branimir Yanachkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Stoycho Tihov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Branimir Yanachkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Milcho Bakalov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branimir Yanachkov having to make a save. After a rather tough play, FC Paschowsko's Kamen Stamchev got a free kick in the 59th minute. Apostol Koychev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branimir Yanachkov having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Branimir Yanachkov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Evgeni Motzev 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. Evgeni Motzev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Preslav Dimiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, CSKA Pcelnik's goal looked a bit too open when Evgeni Motzev came free, but Preslav Dimiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bocho Kúsmetski hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Pcelnik's zone, Evgeni Motzev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Preslav Dimiev came out of the goal and Evgeni Motzev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 84 minutes, Evgeni Motzev made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. CSKA Pcelnik's Preslav Dimiev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Branimir Yanachkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostol Koychev in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, one of FC Paschowsko:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Paschowsko. FC Paschowsko's Branimir Yanachkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostol Koychev in the 99th minute of play.