Neftohimik beat Maritsa (Plovdiv) 3-0 in their postponed home game in round 11 of the South-East Third League. Todor Kiselichkov's side are fourth with 26 points.
Hristo Georgiev scored twice and Todor Petrov got the other goal. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The hosts started strongly, and the visiting keeper had to make saves in the first minutes. In the 11th minute Stilyan Krastev got into a good position, but his shot was weak and the keeper caught it.
Georgiev opened the scoring in the 15th minute after a pass from Ventsislav Slavov. Between the 28th and 32nd minutes a Neftohimik striker had four chances. Two shots went over the bar and the Maritsa keeper saved the other two.
In the 45th minute Slavov tried to curl in a free kick, but the visiting keeper pushed it out for a corner.
Early in the second half Maritsa attacked more, and Neftohimik keeper Velichkov made two saves. Soon after, Petrov got a touch to a corner and made it 2-0.
In the 62nd minute Georgiev scored his second after a scramble in the box to make it 3-0.
Maritsa (Pd) are 13th with 11 points.
On 26 October we reported that Neftohimik won 1-0 away at Spartak (Pd) in round 12 and made it six wins in a row in the South-East Third League. Svetoslav Bedin scored the winner late in the game.
In the next round, on Saturday, 7 November, Neftohimik visit Levski (Karlovo) at 14:30. At the same time, Maritsa (Pd) host Maritsa (Milevo).