2012 Bulgarian Cup Final

The 2012 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 72nd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Ludogorets Razgrad on 16 May 2012.

2012 Bulgarian Cup Final
Event2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ludogorets
A PFG A PFG
1 2
DateMay 16, 2012
VenueLazur, Burgas
Man of the MatchMarcelinho
RefereeStanislav Todorov
Attendance13,103[1]

Ludogorets won the final 2–1, claiming their first ever Bulgarian Cup title.[2] After Dakson opened the scoring after 18 minutes, Marcelinho equalised in the 72nd minute and scored second and winner, seven minutes later.

Route to the final
See also: 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup

Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Round Opposition Score
2nd Chavdar Etropole (a) 0–2
3rd Dobrudzha Dobrich (a) 0–4
Quarter-final Levski Sofia (h) 2–1 (aet)
Semi-final Litex Lovech (a) 0–1

As an A PFG team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv entered the competition in the second round. Their opening match was a 2–0 away win against Chavdar Etropole. Mihail Venkov struck early in the first half, before Sergihno hit second in the 76th minute. Lokomotiv then travelled to face Dobrudzha Dobruch at Druzhba Stadium in the third round. Dragi Kotsev scored a hattrick and Jérémie Rodrigues netted one for a 4–0 win.[3]

Lokomotiv were drawn to play at home against Levski Sofia in the fourth round, with Levski dominating the first half through a Toni Calvo goal. Mihail Venkov scored a header in stoppage time for a 1–1. Venkov's goal meant the match was now drawn at 1–1 and with no further goals the match went into extra-time. Zdravko Lazarov scored second goal in the 92nd minute to give Lokomotiv a 2–1 victory and ensure their place in the semi-finals. Litex Lovech were the opponents in the semi-final. Youness Bengelloun headed in the 79th minute to give Lokomotiv a 1–0 victory and secure their place in the final for the first time since 1982.

Ludogorets
Round Opposition Score
2nd Beroe (a) 0–1 (aet)
3rd Svetkavitsa (h) 5–1
Quarter-final Botev Plovdiv (a) 0–3
Semi-final Septemvri Simitli (a) 1–4

Ludogorets – also an A PFG team – entered the competition in the second round too, where they were drawn at away to Beroe Stara Zagora. After a goalless 90 minutes, Miroslav Ivanov scored a winning goal in the extra-time. In the third round, their opponents were Svetkavitsa, whom Ludogorets beat 5–1 at Ludogorets Arena, courtesy of goals from Stanislav Genchev, Marcelinho, Emil Gargorov, Christian Kabasele and Ivan Stoyanov.[4]

Ludogorets's fourth round match was against Botev Plovdiv at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv. Ludogorets took the lead after less than 22 minutes through Marcelinho, and further goals from Mihail Aleksandrov and Kabasele resulted in a comfortable 3–0 win. In the semi-final, Ludogorets beat Septemvri Simitli comfortably, winning 4–1.[5] Ludogorets took a two-goal lead in less than an hour after goals from Stoyanov and Kabasele. Own goal by Tero Mäntylä in the 59th minute made the score 2–1, but Stoyanov and Aleksandrov scored in the last 15 minutes to complete the win. The margin of victory was the biggest in a Bulgarian Cup round of 16 since 2011, and secured Ludogorets's first ever Bulgarian Cup Final.

Pre-match

Lokomotiv Plovdiv were appearing in the final for the fourth time and in all times had been beaten (in 1948, 1960, 1971 and 1982). Ludogorets were making their first appearance in the final. Their previous best was participation in the Round of 16, which had occurred one time.

Shumen-based referee Stanislav Todorov was named as the referee for the 2012 Bulgarian Cup Final on 16 May 2012.[6] His assistants for the final were Nikolay Petrov and Georgi Slavov, with Ivaylo Stoyanov as the fourth official.

Match

Details
Lokomotiv Plovdiv1 – 2Ludogorets Razgrad
Dakson  18' Marcelinho  72', 79'
Lazur, Burgas
Attendance: 13,103
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Lokomotiv
Ludogorets
Lokomotiv:
GK12 Ivan Karadzhov
RB2 Jérémie Rodrigues 73'
CB5 Youness Bengelloun 89'
LB4 Mihail Venkov
CB6 Tanko Dyakov 52'
DM16 Hristo Zlatinski 83'
RM23 Daniel Georgiev
AM87 Dakson 60'
LM10 Serginho 64'
SS11 Zdravko Lazarov (c) 62'
CF19 Basile de Carvalho
Substitutes:
GK1 Stoyan Stavrev
DF3 Valeri Georgiev
MF7 Yordan Todorov 83'
MF11 Ilian Yordanov
DF25 Angel Yoshev 52'
MF29 Dragi Kotsev
MF44 Lyubomir Vitanov 60'
Manager:
Emil Velev
Ludogorets:
GK1 Uroš Golubović
RB20 Guilherme Choco
CB33 Ľubomír Guldan 27'
LB25 Yordan Minev 81'
CB5 Alexandre Barthe
CM18 Svetoslav Dyakov
CM8 Stanislav Genchev
RM73 Ivan Stoyanov 90'
LM22 Miroslav Ivanov 45' 59'
AM84 Marcelinho
CF23 Emil Gargorov (c)
Substitutes:
GK13 Radek Petr
DF4 Tero Mäntylä
MF7 Mihail Aleksandrov 59'
MF19 Dimo Bakalov 90'
FW27 Christian Kabasele
MF36 Mladen Kašćelan
DF77 Vitinha
Manager:
Ivaylo Petev

MAN OF THE MATCH

  • Marcelinho

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Nikolay Petrov
    • Georgi Slavov
  • Fourth official: Ivaylo Stoyanov

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.

See also

References
  1. "13 103 души са наблюдавали финала за Купата" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  2. "Ludogorets clinch maiden Bulgarian Cup". uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  3. "Hat-trick by Dragi Kocev of Lokomotiv Plovdiv". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Ludogorets reached the quarter-finals after a goal fiesta". ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. "Historical success: Ludogorets is going to the Cup of Bulgaria finals". ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. "Lokomotiv Plovdiv threaten to boycott Cup final". London: guardian.co.uk. 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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