2019 Bulgarian Cup final

2019 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал за Купата на България 2019
Event	2018–19 Bulgarian Cup
Date	15 May 2019
Venue	Vasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the Match	Alen Ožbolt
Referee	Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Attendance	20,500
Weather	Partly cloudy; 14 °C (57 °F)
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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

15 May 2019

19:00 EEST

Botev Plovdiv	0–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
	Report	Ožbolt 73'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

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

^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ "2018–19 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "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.
^ "Купата е за Локо! Миг гениалност реши историческия пловдивски финал" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 15 May 2019.
^ "Обявиха съдията, който ще свири финала за Купата на България" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 13 May 2019.

[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.

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