2019 Bulgarian Cup final

2019 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал за Купата на България 2019
Event2018–19 Bulgarian Cup
Date15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the MatchAlen Ožbolt
RefereeNikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Attendance20,500
WeatherPartly cloudy
14 °C (57 °F)[1]

The 2019 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup and the 79th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 15 May 2019 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria.[2] It was refereed by Nikolay Yordanov from Sofia.

The clubs contesting the final were Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who traditionally take part in the Plovdiv derby.[3] Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself.

Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0, claiming their first ever Bulgarian Cup title.[4]

Route to the final

Botev Round Lokomotiv
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
CSKA 1948 Sofia 4–1 away 1st Round Pomorie 1–0 away
Beroe Stara Zagora 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) away 2nd Round Dunav Ruse 2–1 away
Cherno More Varna 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p) home Quarter-finals Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1–1 (a.e.t.) 7–6 (p) away
CSKA Sofia 6–5 (agg.) 3–2 home; 3–3 away Semi-finals Septemvri Sofia 4–0 (agg.) 4–0 home; 0–0 away

Match

Details

Botev Plovdiv0–1Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Report Ožbolt 73'
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)[5]
Botev
Lokomotiv
GK 22 Daniel Kajzer
RB 2 Johnathan  46'
CB 3 Dimitar Pirgov
CB 5 Kristian Dimitrov
LB 24 Lazar Marin
DM 18 Radoslav Terziev  77'
RM 66 Ebert  19'  53'
AM 17 Lachezar Baltanov (c)
AM 8 Todor Nedelev
LM 7 Aleksandar Tonev  88'
CF 39 Antonio Vutov
Substitutes:
GK 99 Ivan Čvorović
DF 6 Kostadin Nichev
FW 10 Férébory Doré  53'
FW 11 Kristian Dobrev
MF 16 Vasil Shopov  77'
MF 26 Radoslav Apostolov
DF 28 Filip Filipov  46'
Manager:
Nikolay Kirov
GK 71 Martin Lukov  82'
CB 15 Dimitar Vezalov
CB 6 Stephen Eze
CB 50 Josip Tomašević
RM 91 Abdelhakim Bouhna
CM 20 Miloš Petrović  60'
CM 34 Igor Banović
LM 7 Momchil Tsvetanov
AM 14 Dimitar Iliev (c)
CF 12 Alen Ožbolt 73'  74'  78'
CF 77 Ante Aralica  53'  89'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ilko Pirgov
DF 5 Asen Georgiev  89'
MF 9 Bircent Karagaren  78'
MF 10 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
MF 13 Edin Bahtić
MF 29 Yanko Angelov  60'
MF 61 Eliton Junior
Manager:
Bruno Akrapović

Assistant referees:
Veselin Mishev (Sofia)
Georgi Todorov (Sofia)
Fourth official:
Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

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, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References

  1. ^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  3. ^ "Исторически шок на "Армията"! Ботев Пд вкара гол с 9 човека и с него изхвърли ЦСКА-София от финал" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Купата е за Локо! Миг гениалност реши историческия пловдивски финал" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Обявиха съдията, който ще свири финала за Купата на България" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 13 May 2019.