Sixth consecutive defeat for OFK Tryavna: 2-1 to Parva Atomna Kozloduy

Sunday, the 8th of November 2020, 2.30 pm local time (12.30 pm UTC), Angel Kanchev Stadium, Tryavna, Bulgaria, the 14th round of the Bulgarian Third League - North-West Group (Severozapadna Treta Liga).
OFK Tryavna heads straight towards relegation with this long series of defeats. Of all the matches, this one, at home, against Parva Atomna Kozloduy, was the easiest one, at least on paper. After four consecutive difficult matches, all lost, came a series of four easier matches, which started last week, with a defeat away at Akademik Svishtov. Of these four easier matches, this one was the only one to be played at home, and still, OFK Tryavna is unable to win a match or at least to draw since September.

Vasil Andreev (in white, with the ball) scored the only goal for OFK Tryavna in their 2-1 defeat to Parva Atomna Kozloduy. Source: kozloduy-bg.info

The first half ended up goalless, 0-0, despite the fact that both teams struggled much in the field. As usual, the second half proved decisive in determining the final result. The visitors took the lead by Plamen Venelinov, who overtook one of Tryavna's full backs and scored with a precise shot: 0-1 (59').
OFK Tryavna's players had a quick reply, and Vasil Andreev finalized a long offensive action: 1-1 (65'). The final score was established after a corner, when Hristo Karlukovski headed the ball in: 1-2 (74'). OFK Tryavna made all the efforts to equalize once again, but the Kozloduy's defence resisted until the end.
The result buries even more OFK Tryavna in the relegation area: now they are six points away from the nearest team above them, and this gap is set to increase, unless something miraculous happens. On the other hand, Parva Atomna Kozloduy are looking better and almost out of trouble with this win.
Next Sunday, OFK Tryavna will play the third game in the line of easier games, away at OFK Levski 2007; there are not too many hopes for them anyway, as OFK Levski 2007 have just crushed Bdin 1923 Vidin with a 3-0 win at Vidin, in the other relegation derby. Parva Atomna Kozloduy will play at home against Spartak Pleven, the only team in top five which actually played this week-end. The other four teams were supposed to play against each other, but COVID-19 cases in Lom and Vrasta prevented the top derbies from taking place. However, Levski 2020 Lom are now sole leaders, as they won 2-0 on Wednesday their postponed match from round 2 against Lokomotiv Mezdra.
Full results, table and fixtures:

Round 14 (8 November 2020)

Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo – OFK Pavlikeni 0-2

Bdin 1923 Vidin – OFK Levski 2007 0-3

OFK Tryavna – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 1-2

Spartak Pleven – Akademik Svishtov 3-1

FK Sevlievo – Levski 2020 Lom – postponed due to COVID-19 cases in the Lom team

Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag 2-1

Vihar Slavyanovo – Botev 2 Vratsa – postponed due to COVID-19 cases in the Vratsa team

Yantra Polski Trambesh – FK Drenovets 4-0

OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra – Peshtera Galata 3-1

 

Table

 

1	Levski 2020 Lom	13	10	3	0	31-3	33	Promotion to Vtora Liga
2	Botev 2 Vratsa	13	9	3	1	31-10	30
3	FK Sevlievo	13	9	3	1	28-7	30
4	Spartak Pleven	14	9	1	4	33-14	28
5	Vihar Slavyanovo	13	9	1	3	29-11	28
6	Yantra Polski Trambesh	14	8	3	3	26-14	27
7	OFK Pavlikeni	14	7	3	4	16-11	24
8	Partizan Cherven Bryag	14	7	2	5	24-20	23
9	Lokomotiv Dryanovo	14	7	0	7	34-33	21
10	OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra	14	6	2	6	23-16	20
11	Akademik Svishtov	14	5	0	9	18-26	15
12	Parva Atomna Kozloduy	14	4	2	8	16-19	14
13	OFK Levski 2007	14	3	5	6	15-18	14
14	Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo	14	4	2	8	15-25	14
15	FK Drenovets	14	3	3	8	17-34	12
16	Peshtera Galata	14	3	2	9	21-39	11
17	OFK Tryavna	14	1	2	11	9-35	5
18	Bdin 1923 Vidin	14	1	1	12	9-60	4

 

Round 15 (15 November 2020)

Peshtera Galata – Bdin 1923 Vidin

FK Drenovets – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra

Botev 2 Vratsa – Yantra Polski Trambesh

Partizan Cherven Bryag – Vihar Slavyanovo

OFK Pavlikeni – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo

Levski 2020 Lom – Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo

Akademik Svishtov – FK Sevlievo

Parva Atomna Kozloduy – Spartak Pleven

OFK Levski 2007 – OFK Tryavna