2016 Bulgarian Cup Final

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.

2016 Bulgarian Cup Final
Event2015–16 Bulgarian Cup
Montana CSKA Sofia
A Group V Group
0 1
Date24 May 2016
VenueVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
RefereeStanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Attendance33,345

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

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
See also: 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup
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

Details
Montana0−1CSKA Sofia
Malamov  12'
Attendance: 33,345
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)[6]
Montana
CSKA
GK33 Ivaylo Vasilev
RB26 Yordan Todorov
CB5 Asen Georgiev
CB15 Georgi Angelov
LB6 Hristofor Hubchev
DM25 Stanislav Genchev 83'
DM16 Vladimir Michev (c) 38'
CM24 Olivier Bonnes
RW22 Sergey Georgiev 82'
LW10 Ivan Stoyanov
CF7 Ivan Kokonov 62'
Substitutes:
GK1 Hristo Ivanov
MF4 Nabil Ejenavi
MF8 Ivan Minchev 67' 38'
FW9 Atanas Iliev 62'
DF17 Georgi Pashov
MF19 Tsvetan Varsanov
FW20 Petar Atanasov 83'
Manager:
Emil Velev
GK1 Anatoli Gospodinov 90+3'
RB3 Kiril Dinchev
CB4 Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
CB25 Angel Granchov
LB17 Milen Kikarin 87'
DM13 Yordan Yordanov
CM8 Boris Galchev (c) 59'
CM14 Samir Ayass 78'
RW20 Stanislav Malamov
LW7 Momchil Tsvetanov 90+2'
CF9 Preslav Yordanov 88'
Substitutes:
GK12 Stoyan Kolev
DF5 Nikolay Dichev
MF10 Aleksandar Aleksandrov
MF16 Petar Vitanov 78'
MF22 Nikolay Tsvetkov 90+2'
DF23 Vasil Popov
FW24 Kostadin Hazurov 88'
Manager:
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

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

References
  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.
  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. "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. "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.

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