Our team will play their first home game of the 2020-21 season in the Second League on Saturday, August 15, at 20:00. Our rival will be Yantra (Gabrovo).
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The last game
Pirin finished 1:1 away to Hebar (Pazardzhik) in our first match of the new season in the Second League. Preslav Yordanov opened the score in the 54th minute with a nice diagonal shot, but at the end of 4-minute added time Georgi Karakashev equalized.
Team news
Martin Dinov, who continues to treat low back injuries, has been out of action for a long time. Goalkeeper Francesco Ruberto continues to train apart from the group. Midfielder Conor Henderson, who received a red card in the match against Hebar is suspended.
Our Opponent
Yantra is a traditional participant in the Second level of Bulgarian football. By 2020, the team from Gabrovo has 38 full seasons there. The team also has eight seasons in the elite, divided into three periods. Last season, Yantra has won a promotion for Second League, winning the Northwest Third League with 11 wins, 2 losses and no draws. In the first round of the new season, Yantra won 1-0 against Kariana (Erden). The only goal was scored by Petar Kazakov in the first half.
“The win in the first round gives us some self-confidence, of course, but we know clearly our level. We are a young team returning after a long break in professional football and we will still have to build confidence with a good performance“said Yantra coach Stoyan Atzarov.