Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Septemvri Sofia 2nd with 65 points, Chernomorets Balchik 16th with 36, 29 apart. Chernomorets Balchik had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Septemvri Sofia were scoring 1.35 and conceding 0.76, Chernomorets Balchik 1.06 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Chernomorets Balchik. Over the last five, Septemvri Sofia had taken 5 of 15 points to Chernomorets Balchik's 12.
The match was played at Stadion Dragalevtsi in Sofia (capacity 2,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.