Pirin and Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) finished 0:0 in a match of the 16th round of the First League, which was a debut for the new coach of our team – Hristo Yanev. At the end of the match, the experienced defender Petar Zanev received a blow to the head and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The reviews showed, that he had a concussion, and currently his condition is stable. Match number 200 Slavcho Shokolarov scored in the First League, who started in the starting lineup.

The first interesting situation in the match came in the seventh minute. Andrey Yordanov broke away on the left wing, after which he was brought down in the penalty area. “The eaglets” had claims for a penalty, but turned out, that the attacking player of the home team was in an ambush position.

Already in the 16th minute, our team made a forced substitution, after Preslav Yordanov left due to a calf injury. Stanislav Kostov appeared on the field in his place.

In the 31st minute, the starting goalkeeper Yanko Georgiev was forcibly replaced, because of a knee injury. Maksym Kovalev will enter the game, who made his debut in the First League.

At the end of the first part “eaglets” they made a mistake. Stanislav Kostov was brought out alone against Dinko Horkas. However, the experienced shooter let the ball pass the goal.

In the 61st minute, Giovanni made a great shot from a free kick., but the home goalkeeper Maksim Kovalev cleared with his fingertips, after which the ball also touched the crossbar, to go into a corner. Seconds later, the guard had to intervene decisively again. Alexander Vassilev made a treacherous kick on the ground, but Kovalev did wonderfully.

In the 77th minute, Radoslav Tsonev made an excellent cross from a corner on the second post, where Nikolay Bodurov was left uncovered. The captain took a header, but Dinko Horkas handled the situation.

In the 92nd minute, Maxim Kovalev distinguished himself once again with a save. The visitors took a corner, from which a stir was produced, and Todor Pavlov refused, but the guard kept his net dry. This was the last interesting situation in the clash.

In this way, Pirin collected an asset of 9 score, which leaves them in 15th place in the provisional standings.

COMPOSE

Pirin (Blagoevgrad): 21. Yanko Georgiev (31-12.Maxim Kovalev), 5. Nikolai Bodurov (to), 45. Christopher Hubchev, 3. Petar Zanev(88-7.Kitan Vasilev), 20. Chebrails Makretskis, 10. Slavcho Shokolarov, 18. Martin Smolensky (88-8.Emil Yanchev), 17. Radoslav Tsonev, 26. Ivan Tasev, 11. Andrey Yordanov, 9. Preslav Yordanov (16-29.Stanislav Kostov)

locomotive (Plovdiv): 23. Dinko Khorkash, 50. Yosyp Tomashevich, 91. Ryan Bidunga, 3. Luan, 13. Matthaus, 15. Pierre Zebli, 10. Giovanni, 14. Dimitar Iliev (To), 7. Babacar Dion. 99. Preslav Borukov, 9. Birsent Karagaren