LIVE: Pirin – Botev Vratsa 1:1, the guests equalized with a brilliant goal – BG Football – efbet League

The teams of Pirin Blagoevgrad and Botev Vratsa play at score 1:0 in the first match for both teams from the efbet League playoffs in the elite survival group.

The match at the “Hristo Botev” stadium starts at 20:00 and you can watch it live on DIEMA SPORT, as well as online on PLAY DIEMA XTRA. In Gong.bg we will follow the match live minute by minute.

In the temporary ranking, Pirin’s team is in a better position, but it has not yet guaranteed itself to stay in the elite. Blagoevgrad are in second place in the survival group, two points from fourth place, which guarantees a play-off, and eight points from direct relegation. The penultimate place is occupied precisely by today’s rival of the “eagles” Botev Vratsa.

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After a calm first few minutes, the score of the match was opened with the first serious danger in front of one of the two goals. Ivan Tasev scored in the 8th minute, taking advantage of a terrible defensive error by Botev Vratsa.

In a seemingly harmless situation in the center of the field, Achkov received and decided to return to Messi Biatumusoka. However, the central defender slipped at the most inopportune moment, gifting the ball to Tasev. The attacking player of the hosts broke away alone against the goalkeeper and with a measured shot in the lower right corner hit the target for 1:0.

In the following minutes, the visiting team managed to move the game into the opponent’s half and made several good attacks on both wings. In one of them, Clary Serber broke from the left, entered the penalty area and crossed very sharply parallel to the goal line, but Kovalov was careful and managed to deflect the ball before it hit the feet of a Botev Vratsa player.

Shortly after half an hour of play, the visitors came to an interesting situation that could turn into one of the most beautiful goals of the season. Brian Medosa received on the right flank and crossed sharply into the penalty area where Brian Perea attempted a trick back-heel but the ball went wide.

The home team responded with a powerful shot from a distance by captain Vencislav Benguyuzov, but he also missed the frame of the goal and the ball flew over the crossbar.

LIVE PIRIN – BOTEV VR 1:1

1:0 Tasev 8′, 1:1 Achkov 45+1

Stadium: “Hristo Botev”, Blagoevgrad

Referee: Ivo Andreev

Pirin Blagoevgrad: 12 Maxim Kovalev, 4 Ayoub Abu, 28 Vitalis Yagodinskis, 11 Ivan Tasev, 73 Ventsislav Bengyuzov, 18 Arno Luzayadio, 6 Andrey Yordanov, 14 Danilo Polonsky, 8 Lazar Boyanov, 77 Modu Diane, 19 Yugo Komano

Reserves: 1 Mario Kirev, 38 Alexander Dyulgerov, 7 Asen Donchev, 20 Brian Esalo, 27 Georgi Varbanov, 13 Evgeni Georgiev, 16 Martin Georgiev, 29 Stanislav Kostov, 83 Hristo Popadiin

Senior coach: Oleksandr Babich

Botev Vratsa: 76 Krasimir Kostov, 23 Brian Mendoza, 19 Brian Perea, 21 Boubacar Fey Traore, 8 Claire Serber, 24 Martin Smolenski, 13 Martin Achkov, 27 Messi Biatumusoka, 15 Miroslav Marinov, 77 Stefan Velev, 29 Martin Bachev

Reserves: 1 Lyubomir Vassilev, 9 Daniel Genov, 18 Diogo Barbosa, 28 Eduardo Kunde, 11 Lasana N’diaye, 14 Marko Majuga, 10 Spas Georgiev, 17 Chavdar Ivaylov, 88 Ivan Neshkov

Head Coach: Hristo Yanev