Spartak (Vn) defeated Botev (Pd) 1:0, and the only goal was scored by Romeesh Ivey in the second half. The hosts also hit two posts, and the guests - one, reports BTA.
The first serious opportunity in the match was for the guests in the 3rd minute, when Konstantinos Baloyannis shot from distance, but Spartak goalkeeper Martin Velichkov saved. In the 18th minute, Alen Koroshech could have opened the score, but Martin Velichkov saved again. A minute later, Bernardo Couto reached the ball in the guests' penalty area, but after his shot the ball went over the goal.
In the 21st minute, Antonio Vutov shot technically from about 20 meters, but the ball went centimeters wide of Botev's goal. In the 25th minute, the home team's goalkeeper saved a shot by Samuel Akere. In the 28th minute, Romeesh Ivey found Bernardo Couto in Botev's penalty area, who technically intercepted the ball with his head, but it bounced off the crossbar.
In the 47th minute, Romeesh Ivey received a pass to the right during the home team's attack, advanced and passed to Viktor Mitev, who shot from about 20 meters, but inaccurately. In the 49th minute, after a shuffle in Botev's penalty area, the ball reached Romeesh Ivey, who shot without preparation, and the ball went wide of the goal.
In the 55th minute, the home team opened the scoring. Romeesh Ivey managed to take the ball away from Yanis Karabelov in the visitors' penalty area and scored with a diagonal shot for 1:0. In the 69th minute, Spartak 1918 Varna could have scored another goal. After a mix-up after a corner kick for the home team, the ball fell to Romeesh Ivey, who shot from the edge of the penalty area on the ground, but luckily for the Plovdiv team, the ball bounced off the side post.
Bulgarian Football Championship, matches from the 21st round of efbet League:
Botev (Vratsa) - Loko (Sf) 0:3
Krumovgrad - Cherno More (Varna) 1:1
Spartak (Vn) - Botev (Pd) 1:0
Today:
Hebar 1918 (Pazardzhik) - Levski (Sofia) (5:30 p.m., Diema Sport)
On Sunday:
Loko (Pd) - Septemvri (12:30 p.m., Diema sport)
Ludogorets - Beroe (3:00 PM, Diema sport)
CSKA-Sofia - Arda 1924 (5:30 PM, Diema sport)
On Monday:
Slavia - CSKA 1948 (5:30 PM, Diema sport)