League Play-Off

Blue Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Vitomir Batoev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimcho Pondev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severin Ashkanov was a little too slow when Petyo Banov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. Argir Uzunov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tencho Pedev hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Rada's Zlatan Bekov got a free kick in the 14th minute. Severin Ashkanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheko Baltiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Adrian Kazandzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimcho Pondev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Kazandzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimcho Pondev having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Adrian Kazandzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Dimcho Pondev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Kazandzhiev went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of FC Rada booed when Сините от София was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tencho Pedev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimcho Pondev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Kazandzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Marin Drenovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dimcho Pondev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Dimcho Pondev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Drenovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Dimcho Pondev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Kazandzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Сините от София players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Rada were winning 1-2.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Kazandzhiev got free with Dimcho Pondev in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Dimcho Pondev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in Сините от София's zone, Damyan Vladov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dimcho Pondev came out of the goal and Damyan Vladov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC Rada booed when Сините от София was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tencho Pedev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute, FC Rada's Marin Drenovski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Argir Uzunov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Severin Ashkanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Atanas Dorovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rada and the Сините от София players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Сините от София booed when FC Rada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atanas Dorovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Rada booed when Сините от София was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivo Alamanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Severin Ashkanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argir Uzunov in the 92nd minute of the match. Zheko Baltiyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Severin Ashkanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Rada supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Rada would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.