Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Chirpan (17th, 32 pts) and Gabrovnitsa (19th, 11 pts). Chirpan ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.65 goals per team per game, Chirpan ran at 0.95 scored and 2.37 conceded, Gabrovnitsa at 0.5 and 3.58.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Gabrovnitsa.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.


