League Play-Off

Rada Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Loko Radibosh's Bone Tronkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Loko Radibosh's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Drenovski came free, but Grozdan Mladenov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fotyo Kozov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Severin Ashkanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grozdan Mladenov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Drenovski in the 9th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Bone Tronkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loko Radibosh's supporters rose to their feet, but Bone Tronkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Severin Ashkanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, Loko Radibosh's goal looked a bit too open when Atanas Dorovski came free, but Grozdan Mladenov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Rada's Severin Ashkanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dido Zhivankin in the 22nd minute of play. With a little luck, Loko Radibosh's Grozdan Mladenov got control of the ball when Adrian Kazandzhiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bone Tronkov in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Severin Ashkanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 30 minutes into the game, Tzolo Voynski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Rada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Loko Radibosh the free kick. If Dido Zhivankin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Loko Radibosh's Sevdalin Zidarov got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, Sevdalin Zidarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Dido Zhivankin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sevdalin Zidarov charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sevdalin Zidarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sevdalin Zidarov hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After some careless play in the Loko Radibosh defense, Marin Drenovski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grozdan Mladenov. The Loko Radibosh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grozdan Mladenov should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Loko Radibosh's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Kazandzhiev came free, but Grozdan Mladenov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bone Tronkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Severin Ashkanov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 72 minutes, Fotyo Kozov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Loko Radibosh and the FC Rada players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 72 played minutes Loko Radibosh got a freekick which was hit by Fotyo Kozov. Grozdan Mladenov 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 74th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Loko Radibosh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotyo Kozov to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marin Drenovski in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grozdan Mladenov saved Loko Radibosh from getting behind. After 85 played minutes FC Rada got a freekick which was hit by Vitomir Batoev. Dido Zhivankin might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severin Ashkanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dido Zhivankin ran back to his position shaking his head. Dido Zhivankin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Severin Ashkanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Marin Drenovski made a precise shot to the right of Grozdan Mladenov. Loko Radibosh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The attack was good, but when Dido Zhivankin in the 94th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The FC Rada players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.