Levski 2020 Lom were awarded an 8-0 win over OFK Tryavna, as match ended after 20 minutes

Friday, 30 April 2021, 5 pm local time (2 pm UTC), Dunavski Yunak Stadium, Lom, Bulgaria, the 29th round of the Bulgarian Third League, North-West Group (Severozapadna Treta Liga). 

On Good Friday, last classified OFK Tryavna traveled with only eight players to Lom, to play against the leaders and almost mathematically promoted Levski 2020 Lom. In the first 20 minutes, Petko Petkov scored a hat-trick, and Nikolay Nikolov a double for Levski 2020 Lom, which had three man up, than four man up, when one of the Tryavna players became injured. It is interesting to note that even in such a clear inferiority, OFK Tryavna succeeded to score a goal, by means of Oktay Azisov.

However, in the 20th minute of the game, when Tryavna had only seven players in the field, another of their players was injured and could no longer continue playing. As OFK Tryavna remained in only six players, the referee Vladimir Kirilov stopped the match according to the rules. The score at that time was 5-1, but Levski 2020 Lom are to be awarded an 8-0 win.

Levski 2020 Lom increased their lead to 10 points, as Vihar Slavyanovo only took one point in their away match at Galata. With only five rounds to go, they are almost mathematically promoted to the Second League. However, in the next round, they will have a difficult match away at Spartak Pleven.

On the other hand, OFK Tryavna are now 18 points away from the relegation line and are mathematically relegated to Gabrovo League. In the next round, they will face Akademik Svishtov at home. Hopefully, they will be able to gather 11 players for the match.

Other results, table and fixtures:

Round 29 (30 April 2021)

 

Akademik Svishtov – OFK Levski 2007 2-1

Parva Atomna Kozloduy – Bdin 1923 Vidin 1-1

Levski 2020 Lom – OFK Tryavna 8-0 (awarded, because Tryavna remained in 6 players)

OFK Pavlikeni – Spartak Pleven 1-0

Partizan Cherven Bryag – FK Sevlievo 2-1

Botev 2 Vratsa – Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo 2-1

FK Drenovets – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-0

Peshtera Galata – Vihar Slavyanovo 1-1

OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra – Yantra Polski Trambesh 2-1

 

Table

 

1	Levski 2020 Lom	29	23	6	0	77-9	75	Promotion to Vtora Liga
2	Vihar Slavyanovo	29	20	5	4	61-22	65
3	Yantra Polski Trambesh	29	17	5	7	56-33	56
4	Botev 2 Vratsa	29	16	6	7	59-39	54
5	Spartak Pleven	29	17	2	10	57-28	53
6	FK Sevlievo	29	14	7	8	47-27	49
7	OFK Pavlikeni	29	13	8	8	35-23	47
8	Partizan Cherven Bryag	29	13	7	9	41-36	46
9	FK Drenovets	29	11	8	10	44-49	41
10	OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra	29	12	4	13	40-36	40
11	Lokomotiv Dryanovo	29	12	3	14	51-52	39
12	Parva Atomna Kozloduy	29	8	6	15	33-48	30
13	Akademik Svishtov	29	8	5	16	34-51	29
14	OFK Levski 2007	28	6	8	14	29-36	26
15	Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo	29	7	5	17	36-53	26
16	Peshtera Galata	28	7	5	16	39-67	26
17	Bdin 1923 Vidin	29	4	8	17	20-79	20	Relegation to regional leagues
18	OFK Tryavna	29	2	2	25	20-91	8	Relegation to regional leagues

 

Round 30 (9 May 2021)

 

Bdin 1923 Vidin – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra

Yantra Polski Trambesh – Peshtera Galata

Vihar Slavyanovo – FK Drenovets

Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Botev 2 Vratsa

Etar 2 Veliko Tarnovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag

FK Sevlievo – OFK Pavlikeni

Spartak Pleven – Levski 2020 Lom

OFK Tryavna – Akademik Svishtov

OFK Levski 2007 – Parva Atomna Kozloduy