Match Report
The table read 9th (Hitrino, 14 pts) against 13th (Botev Novi Pazar, 2 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Hitrino: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Hitrino ran at 0.74 scored and 2.22 conceded, Botev Novi Pazar at 0.67 and 3.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Hitrino — three in succession. Botev Novi Pazar entered with nine losses in a row.
Stadion Hitrino in Hitrino staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.




