2:2! Botev Plovdiv survived in Slovenia and eliminated Maribor

Botev Plovdiv qualified for the second preliminary round of the Europa League tournament! The alumni of Dusan Kerkez ended in a draw 2:2 in their visit to the Slovenian Maribor and with a total score of 3:3 they move forward in the playoffs, reported FOCUS.

The hosts opened the scoring in the 13' through Jan Repas, thus ending the first part. The turning point in the game came at the break when Kerkez brought onChristian Nwachukwu. The forward needed two minutes to pierce the opponent's goal after an assist from the captain Ivelin Popov. "The Canaries" came a complete turnaround in the 60' when Nwachukwu assisted fellow Nigerian Anthony Ujah.

The players of Ante Shimunja managed to equalize in the 80' with a goal by the reserve Etienne Beaugre, but the home team managed to hold on until the end and did not allow a third goal in their goal.

So the "yellow-black" they have a Balkan derby with the Greek giant Panathinaikos, who starts their participation in the second round qualifiers.