Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maritsa Plovdiv 2nd with 75 points, SFK Rakovski 18th with 27, 48 apart. On recent form Maritsa Plovdiv sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall.
5 matches unbeaten backed Maritsa Plovdiv's arrival. 5 games without a win framed SFK Rakovski's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Maritsa Plovdiv, 1/15 for SFK Rakovski.
The match was played at Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 (capacity 18,700). Maritsa Plovdiv led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.