Botev Plovdiv defeated Dobruja as host tonight. The “Canaries” grabbed the three points with difficulty, after a final score of 2:1 against the “College”. The scorers were Mihailov for Dobruja and Dimitar Mitkov for Botev with two goals. The people of Plovdiv turned from 0:1 to 2:1 against ten men of Dobruja.
In the 3rd minute, a good play by Botev started the match. The ball passed between three of the “yellow and black” on the left flank, and then Kalou’s shot flew over the goal.
In the 9th minute, an attack on the right flank of Dobruja led to a shot that Slavkov caught without any problem.
In the 12th minute through a corner for Dobruja, Ivanov made an inaccurate shot.
In the 13th minute, Oko Flex received a good ball, but his shot was inaccurate for Botev.
In the 30th minute, Dobruja took the lead. The goal scorer was Ivaylo Mihailov, through a centered ball, in which the Botev players let the opponent’s attacker take it down. Slavkov reacted, but could not catch the ball that bounced from his hands and Mihailov was the most resourceful to get it into the goal.
In the 40th minute, Tomas Silva took control and shot at the home team’s goal, but his shot was inaccurate.
In the first minute of stoppage time, an attack for Botev resulted in a no-ball shot in the face of Andrey Yordanov. Judge Trenchev passed the situation, even though the football player was bleeding from the nose. His decision was for the end of the half and the referee got out of the situation.
After 45 minutes of the game Botev Plovdiv – Dobruja 0:1.
At the beginning of the second half, Botev Plovdiv made a substitution. Ivaylo Videv left and Simeon Petrov entered.
Direct free kick for Botev in the 46th minute. Ojo fired the first accurate shot of the match for the Canaries.
In the 55th minute, from a direct free kick for Botev, Todor Nedelev missed the goal.
In the 59th minute, Milcho Angelov replaced Ivaylo Mihailov for Dobruja.
In the 60th minute, Dimitar Mitkov came on, and Nikola Iliev came on for Botev.
In the 61st minute, Botev Plovdiv scored a goal. The attack was on the flank, where Andrey Yordanov passed on the ground, Mascotte missed and the ball landed on Mitkov’s feet. A tie in the result 1:1.
In the 63rd minute, Ojo’s shot fell into the hands of the Dobruja goalkeeper.
In the 65th minute, a second yellow card and a red one for Lovrich from Dobruja. He was for delaying the time when changing.
In the 67th minute, there was a mix-up in the Dobruja box, but Mascotte and Oko Flex blocked each other for a shot.
In the 71st minute, there was an attack on Minkov’s flank, but Oko Flex’s shot was weak and the goalkeeper caught the ball.
In the 74th minute, Kalu’s cross put Mitkov in a shooting position and the turnaround was there. 2:1 for Botev.
In the last minutes, Dobrudzha missed several good opportunities, as the Canaries’ goalkeeper Hristiyan Slavkov saved the 3 points for Botev.
Thus, Botev realized his first victory on his own ground in the season. Botev’s next match is in two weeks with CSKA in Sofia, led by his new coach Dimitar Dimitrov – Hero.
