Sunday, the 18th of August 2019, 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), Angel Kanchev Stadium, Tryavna, Bulgaria, the second round of the Third League - North-West Group.
OFK Tryavna draws again, this time 0-0 at home, after a surprising 2-2 in the first round away at Sevlievo. This might also be considered a good result, given the ambitions of OFK Pavlikeni and their good matches in pre-season and in the first round, when they crushed Bdin 1923 Vidin 5-1.
The match had two very different halves. In the first half, the visitors had more of the ball possession and controlled the middle of the field, attacking most of the time. They had some good opportunities, one in the very first minute, when a striker was stopped only by Tryavna's goalkeeper, and one right before half time, when the same goalkeeper had a couple of magnificent saves in front of Pavlikeni forwards. Tryavna tried to respond on the counterattack and also had some chances, especially from corners and free kicks. Their biggest opportunity in the first half was in the 37', after a free kick: the ball was sent into the box, the goalkeeper missed it, and a Tryavna player, in face of the empty net, sent the ball in the side post!
In the second half, OFK Tryavna took full control of the game and ball possession. The pressure increased gradually, reaching a maximum towards the end of the match. Pavlikeni defense resisted though. The biggest goal opportunity for Tryavna occurred in the 80', when a shot from just outside the area hit the side bar, after a free kick, and there were claims for a penalty both in this situation and a few minutes later, but the referee did not award it. The referee could have also sent out the Pavlikeni defender for the foul outside the area as he was the last defender, besides the goalkeeper, but didn't.
The match had two very different halves. In the first half, the visitors had more of the ball possession and controlled the middle of the field, attacking most of the time. They had some good opportunities, one in the very first minute, when a striker was stopped only by Tryavna's goalkeeper, and one right before half time, when the same goalkeeper had a couple of magnificent saves in front of Pavlikeni forwards. Tryavna tried to respond on the counterattack and also had some chances, especially from corners and free kicks. Their biggest opportunity in the first half was in the 37', after a free kick: the ball was sent into the box, the goalkeeper missed it, and a Tryavna player, in face of the empty net, sent the ball in the side post!
In the second half, OFK Tryavna took full control of the game and ball possession. The pressure increased gradually, reaching a maximum towards the end of the match. Pavlikeni defense resisted though. The biggest goal opportunity for Tryavna occurred in the 80', when a shot from just outside the area hit the side bar, after a free kick, and there were claims for a penalty both in this situation and a few minutes later, but the referee did not award it. The referee could have also sent out the Pavlikeni defender for the foul outside the area as he was the last defender, besides the goalkeeper, but didn't.
It is interesting to note that OFK Pavlikeni and FK Sevlievo, the two teams which OFK Tryavna played (and drew) so far, are now top of the table in this group, both with 4 points. Due to a very balanced start, OFK Tryavna is however second to last, with 2 points, most teams having 3 points!
The full match record is available on YouTube, posted by Dimitar Sotirov.
The full match record is available on YouTube, posted by Dimitar Sotirov.
Full results of the second round, table and fixtures:
Round 2 (18
August 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Juventus 95 Malchika 7-1
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 3-1
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – FK Drenovets 4-0
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 3-2
Bdin
1923 Vidin – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 2-1
OFK
Tryavna – OFK Pavlikeni 0-0
Akademik
Svishtov – FK Sevlievo 0-2
Table
1
|
OFK Pavlikeni
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5-1
|
4
|
Promotion to Vtora Liga
|
2
|
FK Sevlievo
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4-2
|
4
|
|
3
|
Akademik Svishtov
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5-2
|
3
|
|
4
|
Partizan Cherven Bryag
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5-2
|
3
|
|
5
|
Yantra Gabrovo
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5-3
|
3
|
|
6
|
Kom Berkovitsa
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
7-6
|
3
|
|
7
|
OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3-2
|
3
|
|
8
|
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4-4
|
3
|
|
9
|
Vihar Slavyanovo
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3-3
|
3
|
|
10
|
Parva Atomna Kozloduy
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3-4
|
3
|
|
11
|
FK Drenovets
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2-4
|
3
|
|
12
|
Bdin 1923 Vidin
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3-6
|
3
|
|
13
|
OFK Tryavna
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2-2
|
2
|
Relegation
to regional leagues
|
14
|
Juventus 95 Malchika
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1-11
|
0
|
Relegation
to regional leagues
|
Round 3 (25
August 2019)
FK
Sevlievo – Kom Berkovitsa
OFK
Pavlikeni – Akademik Svishtov
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – OFK Tryavna
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Bdin 1923 Vidin
FK
Drenovets – Parva Atomna Kozloduy
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag
Juventus 95 Malchika
– Vihar Slavyanovo
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