Historical defeat for OFK Tryavna, 8-1 away at Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo

Sunday, the 28th of February 2021, 2 pm local time (12 noon UTC), Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, the 19th round of the Bulgarian Third Division, North-West Group (Severozapadna Treta Liga).

There is not much to be said about a match which ended 8-1. The second team of top league Etar Veliko Tarnovo simply smashed OFK Tryavna, which are now last in the table. The match was solved early, and it was already 5-0 at half time. In the second half, the hosts also scored three times, and the visitors succeeded their "goal of honour". Etar's goals were scored by captain Dimitar Baidakov (three times, 32', 48' and 52'), Hristo Markov (twice, 26' and 86'), Steven Manolov (23') and Kristian Kanchev (28'), and an own goal by Tryavna's defender, Hussein Veisov (38'). The only goal for OFK Tryavna was scored by Daniel Totev (78'), who came in as a sub.

Line-ups:

Etar 2: Ivan Georgiev (Presian Petkov 56') - Dimitar Tsonev, Velizar Tonkov (Kaloyan Nenchev 56'), Julian Raykov, Svetlomir Sabev (Dimitar Dinev 56'), Teodosii Raykov, Borislav Markov (Ivalin Petkov 56'), Kristian Kanchev (Kristian Ivanov 56'), Steven Manolov, Dimitar Baidakov (cpt.), Hristo Markov. Manager: Marin Stefanov.

Tryavna: Miroslav Kirov (cpt.) - Georgi Atanasov (Georgi Georgiev 46'), Vesko Karakolev, Ivaylo Iliev (Stanislav Atanasov 65'), Hussein Veisov (Tomislav Kolev 65'), Tihomir Marinov, Anatoli Kinov, Aleksandar Damyanov (Daniel Totev 65'), Todor Chirpanov, Radoslav Baichev (Martin Shirtev 9'), Vasil Andreev. Manager: Daniel Hristov.

Referee: Ivaylo Blagoev.

Yellow cards: Steven Manolov 16', Kristian Kanchev 35', Velizar Tonkov 41' - Anatoli Kikov 24', Vesko Karakolev 67'.

In the next round, OFK Tryavna will play the local derby against Lokomotiv Dryanovo.

Results, table and fixtures:

Round 19 (27-28 February 2021)

 

Botev 2 Vratsa – Bdin 1923 Vidin 0-0

FK Drenovets – Partizan Cherven Bryag 1-1

Peshtera Galata – OFK Pavlikeni 0-0

Yantra Polski Trambesh – Akademik Svishtov 5-2

Vihar Slavyanovo – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 3-1

Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – OFK Levski 2007 0-0

FK Sevlievo – Spartak Pleven 1-0

Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo – OFK Tryavna 8-1

OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra – Levski 2020 Lom 0-2

 

Table

 

1	Levski 2020 Lom	19	14	5	0	41-6	47	Promotion to Vtora Liga
2	FK Sevlievo	19	12	4	3	37-14	40
3	Botev 2 Vratsa	19	11	4	4	40-18	37
4	Vihar Slavyanovo	19	11	4	4	38-17	37
5	Yantra Polski Trambesh	19	11	3	5	35-21	36
6	Partizan Cherven Bryag	19	11	3	5	34-22	36
7	Spartak Pleven	19	10	2	7	40-20	32
8	OFK Pavlikeni	19	8	6	5	21-13	30
9	Lokomotiv Dryanovo	19	9	1	9	39-41	28
10	OFK Levski 2007	19	6	6	7	25-21	24
11	OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra	19	7	3	9	24-23	24
12	Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo	19	6	3	10	27-34	21
13	FK Drenovets	19	5	5	9	29-43	20
14	Akademik Svishtov	19	6	1	12	24-38	19
15	Parva Atomna Kozloduy	19	5	3	11	24-32	18
16	Peshtera Galata	19	4	4	11	30-49	16
17	Bdin 1923 Vidin	19	2	3	14	13-70	9	Relegation to regional leagues
18	OFK Tryavna	19	2	2	15	12-51	8	Relegation to regional leagues

 

Round 20 (7 March 2021)

 

Bdin 1923 Vidin – FK Sevlievo

Spartak Pleven – Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo

OFK Tryavna – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo

OFK Levski 2007 – Vihar Slavyanovo

Parva Atomna Kozloduy – Yantra Polski Trambesh

Akademik Svishtov – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra

Levski 2020 Lom – Peshtera Galata

OFK Pavlikeni – FK Drenovets

Partizan Cherven Bryag – Botev 2 Vratsa

Fayoum and Telephonat Beni Suef drew 0-0 in the 15th round of the Egyptian Second Division

Saturday, the 27th of February 2021, 2.30 pm local time (12.30 pm UTC), Alassiouty Sport Resort, Fayoum, Egypt, the 15th round of the  Egyptian Second Division, Group A.

Fayoum's manager, Ahmed Bakri, needs to be concerned. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

In the last round of the first half of the season, Fayoum and Telephonat Beni Suef met al Alassiouty Sport Resort, the present (and probably temporary) home ground for both of them, so both were actually "home", although Fayoum were officially the hosts.

The game was mostly dominated by Fayoum players, who had the ball, but were unable to get through Telephonat defensive lines. Several important players, such as Anas Shendy, Hussein Khaled or Adham Hassan, missed from the Fayoum line-up, and this was noticeable especially in the attack.

The final score, 0-0, was however very much in line with happened in the field, despite the overall higher ball possession of Fayoum. Telephonat ended their winning streak, but they may be happy with one point, given the conditions.

Fayoum starting XI: Mostafa Dida - Ahmed Jamal, Hamad Al Hanbali, Ahmed Emad Dabbash, Ahmed Abd Elkarim, Abdullah Rashed, Karim Al Shafei, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Adel Gomaa, Ala Al-Din Metwally, Ahmed Blidi. Manager: Ahmed Bakri.

Fayoum finishes the first half of the season in mid-table, much better than in the previous two seasons, but worse than initially expected given the optimistic perspectives laid out by the new sponsor and the new manager. They are no less than 16 points away from the first place, therefore any talk about promotion is nonsensical. The team needs to struggle to remain in the first half of the table, as far as possible from the relegation line, which is now just 6 (six) points away.

The second half of the season will start next week. Fayoum will play again at home, this time against a better team, Aluminium.

Full results, table and fixtures:

Round 15 (27-28 February 2021)

 

Beni Suef – Aluminium 1-0

Asyut Cement – M.S. Samasta 2-2

El Minya – Shaban Qena 2-0

Dayrout – Asyut Petroleum 2-2

Fayoum – Telephonat 0-0

Tahta – Eastern Company 2-3

Qena – KIMA Aswan 0-0

Media – Sohag – to be played on 28 February

 

Table

 

1	Eastern Company	15	11	3	1	23-11	36	Promotion to the Premier League
2	El Minya	15	9	4	2	17-7	31
3	Dayrout	15	7	5	3	30-19	26
4	Aluminium	15	7	4	4	19-13	25
5	Beni Suef	15	6	5	4	15-13	23
6	Media	14	5	7	2	19-10	22
7	Sohag	14	5	5	4	9-8	20
8	Fayoum	15	5	5	5	12-12	20
9	Shaban Qena	15	3	8	4	8-10	17
10	Qena	15	4	5	6	11-18	17
11	Asyut Petroleum	15	3	7	5	10-12	16
12	Telephonat	15	3	6	6	8-10	15
13	M.S. Samasta	15	3	5	7	10-14	14	Relegation to the Third Division
14	KIMA Aswan	15	2	7	6	11-18	13	Relegation to the Third Division
15	Tahta	15	2	5	8	12-27	11	Relegation to the Third Division
16	Asyut Cement	15	0	7	8	11-23	7	Relegation to the Third Division

 

In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.

 

Round 16 (6 March 2021)

 

Beni Suef – Eastern Company

Media – Telephonat

Fayoum – Aluminium

Dayrout – Sohag

Qena – El Minya

KIMA Aswan – Asyut Petroleum

Asyut Cement – Shaban Qena

Tahta – M.S. Samasta