League Play-Off

Slivovik 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. Daniel Bogev started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, CSKA Galata's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Karabiberov came free, but Lazar Kuyumdzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tzeno Paslandzhiyski came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Slivovik 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 Tzeno Paslandzhiyski couldn't finish the play. Tzeno Paslandzhiyski might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lazar Kuyumdzhiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tzeno Paslandzhiyski ran back to his position shaking his head. When Tzeno Paslandzhiyski came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Slivovik 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 Tzeno Paslandzhiyski couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Galata's zone, Daniel Bogev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev came out of the goal and Daniel Bogev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CSKA Galata's Lazar Kuyumdzhiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA Galata from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the game, Tzeno Paslandzhiyski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Galata's zone, Tzeno Paslandzhiyski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev came out of the goal and Tzeno Paslandzhiyski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Bogev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute, Tzeno Paslandzhiyski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kosta Terezov to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Tzeno Paslandzhiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slivovik's supporters rose to their feet, but Tzeno Paslandzhiyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 played minutes Slivovik got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Karabiberov. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yavor Pisarov in the 66th minute of the match. CSKA Galata's Lazar Kuyumdzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Bogev in the 69th minute of play. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Bogev's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. The Slivovik fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Slivovik's Daniel Bogev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lazar Kuyumdzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzeno Paslandzhiyski in the 85th minute of play. CSKA Galata's Lazar Kuyumdzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzeno Paslandzhiyski in the 86th minute of play.