Match Report
Botev Ihtiman, 19th on 17 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Lokomotiv Septemvri (7th, 59). The last five rounds placed Lokomotiv Septemvri no better than 11th for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Botev Ihtiman were scoring 0.53 and conceding 3.5, Lokomotiv Septemvri 1.97 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Botev Ihtiman — three in succession. Lokomotiv Septemvri had lost seven in a row.
Gradski stadion in Ihtiman staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,400.


