The Bulgarian champion team, Ludogorets, is not four points ahead of the second team overall after defeating 3:1 Slavia. This was Ante Simundza’s first home game, and the fans welcomed him accordingly. A few more goals could have been scored additionally.

Sotiriou scored the first goal in the 18^th minute with the help of Tekpetey. Show added the second one about ten minutes later after Despodov passed him the ball from a corner.

The guest team scored a goal as well. Kirilov added it when the second half began. Sotiriou scored the final goal in the 66^th minute. Despodov actually scored a fourth one, but it was canceled after an arguable offside.

Matias Tissera debuted in this match. He entered the pitch the last few minutes of the match.

LUDOGORETS – SLAVIA 3:1

1:0 Sotiriou (18’)
2:0 Show (29’)
2:1 Kirilov (52’)
3:1 Sotiriou (66’)

LUDOGORETS: Padt, Santana, Despodov, Sotiriou (87 – Tissera), Karnicnik, Show (61 – Goncalves), Verdon, Plastun, Tekpetey (87 – Cicinho), Delev (78 – Jonathan), Oliveira

SLAVIA: Vutsov, Popadiyn, Georgiev, Kerchev (90+1 Ivanov), Soares, Valchev, Dost, Minchev (75 – Atanasov), Dobrev (46 – Tasev), Kirilov (90+1 Sorakov), Bakero (75 – Dimitrov)

Yellow cards: Show, Delev, Sotiriou, Tekpetey (Ludogorets); Popadiyin (Slavia)