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2016 Bulgarian Cup final

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2016 Bulgarian Cup final
Event2015–16 Bulgarian Cup
Date24 May 2016
VenueVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
RefereeStanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Attendance33,345
2015
2017

The 2016 Bulgarian Cup final was the 76th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2016 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia[1] in front of 33,345 spectators. It was refereed by Stanislav Todorov, from Shumen.

The clubs contesting the final were Montana and CSKA Sofia. CSKA won the match 1–0 with a goal from Stanislav Malamov, claiming their 20th Bulgarian Cup.[2] The "redmen" were, however, not able to participate in the 2016-2017 edition of the UEFA Europa League due to a ban imposed by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[3]

Background

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CSKA Sofia were appearing in their 32nd Bulgarian Cup final and had won it on 19 of their previous 31 appearances. They also became only the fourth team from outside the A Group, since its foundation in 1948, to reach the final and the first team of third division.[4]

For Montana, 2016 was their first appearance in a Bulgarian Cup final.[5]

Route to the final

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Montana Round CSKA
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
2nd Preliminary Round Sofia 2010 4–1 home
3rd Preliminary Round Septemvri Sofia 1–0 home
4th Preliminary Round Saraya 11–0 away
5th Preliminary Round Botev Ihtiman 5–0 home
Pirin Gotse Delchev 3–1 away 1st Round Neftochimic Burgas 3–1 home
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 (4–2p) away 2nd Round Spartak Pleven 2–0 away
Lokomotiv GO 1–1 (4–3p) away Quarter-finals Sozopol 3–0 home
Litex Lovech 2–1 2–0 home; 0–1 away Semi-finals Beroe Stara Zagora 4–0 2–0 away; 2–0 home

Match

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Details

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Montana0−1CSKA Sofia
Malamov 12'
Attendance: 33,345
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)[6]
Montana
CSKA
GK 33 Bulgaria Ivaylo Vasilev
RB 26 Bulgaria Yordan Todorov
CB 5 Bulgaria Asen Georgiev
CB 15 Bulgaria Georgi Angelov
LB 6 Bulgaria Hristofor Hubchev
DM 25 Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev downward-facing red arrow 83'
DM 16 Bulgaria Vladimir Michev (c) downward-facing red arrow 38'
CM 24 Niger Olivier Bonnes
RW 22 Bulgaria Sergey Georgiev Yellow card 82'
LW 10 Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov
CF 7 Bulgaria Ivan Kokonov downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov
MF 4 Algeria Nabil Ejenavi
MF 8 Bulgaria Ivan Minchev Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 38'
FW 9 Bulgaria Atanas Iliev upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 17 Bulgaria Georgi Pashov
MF 19 Bulgaria Tsvetan Varsanov
FW 20 Bulgaria Petar Atanasov upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Bulgaria Emil Velev
GK 1 Bulgaria Anatoli Gospodinov Yellow card 90+3'
RB 3 Bulgaria Kiril Dinchev
CB 4 Bulgaria Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
CB 25 Bulgaria Angel Granchov
LB 17 Bulgaria Milen Kikarin Yellow card 87'
DM 13 Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov
CM 8 Bulgaria Boris Galchev (c) Yellow card 59'
CM 14 Bulgaria Samir Ayass downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 20 Bulgaria Stanislav Malamov
LW 7 Bulgaria Momchil Tsvetanov downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 9 Bulgaria Preslav Yordanov downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Bulgaria Stoyan Kolev
DF 5 Bulgaria Nikolay Dichev
MF 10 Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov
MF 16 Bulgaria Petar Vitanov upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 22 Bulgaria Nikolay Tsvetkov upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF 23 Bulgaria Vasil Popov
FW 24 Bulgaria Kostadin Hazurov upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Bulgaria Hristo Yanev

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees: Ivo Kolev & Georgi Doynov
  • Fourth official: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Match overview

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CSKA Sofia had more opportunities to score during the first half, with Montana starting to look more dangerous after the half hour mark.[7] The unmarked Stanislav Malamov netted with a header what would turn out to be the winning goal in the 12th minute of the match after an Angel Granchov assist following a Boris Galchev corner kick.[8] Momchil Tsvetanov and Preslav Yordanov then had chances to double CSKA's advantage, but their shots lacked accuracy. Ivan Minchev went close to finding an equalizer right before the half time break, with his free kick going just inches wide of the target.[7]

Shortly after the resumption of the match, Ivaylo Vasilev pulled off a good save after a Granchov attempt. In the 57th minute, the goalscorer Malamov hit the right post[8] and 13 minutes later he saw his powerful close distance shot saved by Vasilev. Montana threatened on a number of occasions after the 70th minute until a Stanislav Genchev goal was disallowed for offside on the 75' mark.[7] In the 77th minute, manager Emil Velev was sent to the stands by Stanislav Todorov for aggressively protesting against the referee's decisions.[8] Montana started to send more men forward (with goalkeeper Vasilev entering CSKA's penalty area for a corner kick in the fourth minute of added time), but clearcut chances were lacking until the end of the match and CSKA Sofia managed to hold on for the 1−0 win, becoming the first third division club to secure the Bulgarian Cup.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Официално: Финалът за Купата на 24 май" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ "CSKA Sofia win historic Bulgarian Cup". skysports.com. 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ Atanasov, Ivo (24 May 2016). "Какво става ако ЦСКА спечели Купата днес?" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Third-tier CSKA reach final to make Bulgarian Cup history". reuters.com. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Монтана за първи път на финал за Купата на България" (in Bulgarian). bnr.bg. 22 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Съдийски назначения Купа България Финал" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Велик ЦСКА грабна Купата и пренаписа историята! "Червените" излъгаха с 1:0 Монтана на препълнения "Васил Левски" (in Bulgarian). gol.bg. 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Montana vs. CSKA Sofia Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 24 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Велик "червен" триумф пред 35 000 на "Васил Левски"!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 24 May 2016.