LIVE WITH BLITZ: Pirin’s three goals

Pirin Blagoevgrad meets Botev Vratsa in the first match of the playoffs in the efbet League for the two teams that are in the second six – the teams that are fighting for their survival. Pirin is 12th with 30 points, and Botev Vratsa is penultimate with 22 points.

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. In the 8th minute, Ivan Tasev scored for 1:0, taking advantage of a terrible mistake by Messi Biatumusoka, who slipped at the most inopportune moment when the ball was returned to him by Martin Achkov.

The guests took the game into their opponent’s half and in the 17th they could equalize. Claire 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. Shortly after half an hour of play, Brian Medosa got on the right flank and crossed sharply into the penalty area, where Brian Perea tried a trick kick with his heel, but the ball went wide of the goal.

The better play of the visitors after the conceded goal paid off in the first minute of added time in the first half when Martin Achkov executed a perfect direct free kick from about 25 meters and leveled at 1:1 with a very beautiful goal.

Four minutes after the break, the visitors made a complete turnaround after Brian Perea crossed into the penalty area, where Boubacar Traore was unable to play and the unmarked Martin Smolenski scored to make it 1-2.

Pirin – Botev Vratsa 1:2
1:0 Ivan Tasev (8), 1:1 Martin Achkov (45+1), 1:2 Martin Smolenski (49)

Highlights of the match by minutes:
1 – Start of the match.
8 – GOOOL for Pirin! Messi Biatumusoka made a mistake and Ivan Tasev took the ball from him to send it into the goal of Krasimir Kostov for 1:0.
17 – Claire Serber broke through from the left, entered the penalty area and crossed sharply parallel to the goal line, but Kovalov managed to deflect the ball.
31 – Brian Mendoza crossed sharply in the penalty area, and there Brian Perea tried a trick shot with his heel, but the ball did not end up in the goal of the citizens of Blagoevgrad.
33 – Ventsislav Benguyuzov shoots from a distance, but the ball flies over the crossbar of the Vracani goal.
45+1 – GOOOL for Botev Vratsa! Martin Achkov scored a beautiful goal from a direct free kick for 1:1.
45+2 – End of the first part!
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46 – Start of the second half.
49 – GOOOL for Botev Vratsa! Brian Perea was found with a long pass, advanced with the ball and crossed into the penalty area, where Boubacar Traore failed to play and the uncovered Martin Smolenski signed for 1:2.

Pyrin: 12. Maxim Kovalev, 4. Ayoub Abu, 28. Vitalis Yagodinskis, 11. Ivan Tasev, 73. Ventsislav Benguzov, 18. Arno Luzayadio, 6. Andrey Yordanov, 14. Danilo Polonsky, 8. Lazar Boyanov, 77. Modu Diane, 19. Hugo 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
Coach: Oleksandr Babich

Botev Vratsa: 76. Krasimir Kostov, 23. Brian Mendoza, 19. Brian Perea, 21. Bubacar Traore, 8. Clery Serber, 24. Martin Smolenski, 13. Martin Achkov, 27. Messi Biatumusoka, 15. Miroslav Marinov, 77. Stefan Velev, 29. Martin Bachev
Reservations: 1. Lyubomir Vassilev, 9. Daniel Genov, 18. Diogo Barbosa, 28. Eduardo Kunde, 11. Lasana N’diaye, 14. Marko Majuga, 10. Spas Georgiev, 17. Chavdar Ivailov, 88. Ivan Neshkov
Coach: Hristo Yanev

Stadium: “Hristo Botev”, Blagoevgrad
Judge: Ivo Andreev

Legend: – goal, – own goal, – yellow card, – second yellow card, – Red card, – shift, – dangerous situation, – injury, – reviewing a VAR situation