Match Report
14 points and 3 places separated them: Vereya 4th with 0, Botev Vratsa 1st with 14. Vereya had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Vereya 0.17 scored and 3.5 conceded per game, Botev Vratsa 3.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.24.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Vereya. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Vereya against 7/15 for Botev Vratsa.
The match was played at Trace Arena (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botev Vratsa led 4-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-6.
Goal scorers
Vereya: S. Malamov (89') · Botev Vratsa: M. Budinov (7'), V. Domovchiyski (20'), Milan Vušurović (32'), M. Budinov (34'), Anton Ognyanov (71'), Simeon Mechev (79')
Key stats
Possession: Vereya 22% · Botev Vratsa 78% · Total shots: 5-18 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 0-13