Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spartak Varna 1st with 72 points, Maritsa Plovdiv 17th with 30, 42 apart. On the form table Maritsa Plovdiv stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maritsa Plovdiv 0.91 scored and 1.65 conceded per game, Spartak Varna 1.76 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.08.
The match was played at Stadion Maritsa in Plovdiv (capacity 5,000). Spartak Varna led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.