2011 Bulgarian Cup Final

The 2011 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 71st final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 25 May 2011 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Litex Lovech 2–1 in their semi-final, and Slavia Sofia who beat Pirin Blagoevgrad 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time.[1] CSKA won the final 1–0, claiming their twenty Bulgarian Cup triumph, with forward Spas Delev scoring the only goal of the game in the 39th minute.[2][3]

2011 Bulgarian Cup Final
Event2010–11 Bulgarian Cup
CSKA Sofia Slavia Sofia
A Group A Group
1 0
DateMay 25, 2011
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the MatchSpas Delev
RefereeIvaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Attendance17,500

Background

Up to the 2011 final, CSKA Sofia had reached the Bulgarian Cup Final 32 times, winning nineteen of them, while Slavia Sofia had won seven of their ten finals.

Route to the final
See also: 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup
CSKA SofiaRoundSlavia Sofia
Sliven 2000
A
3–1		Yanchev 56', Delev 72', Sheridan 90'Round TwoLudogorets
A
2–0		Bozhov 18', 45'
Malesh
A
3–0		Delev 60', 73', Sheridan 64'Round ThreeEtar
A
1–0		Dimitrov 40'
Cherno More
H
2–0		Delev 34', Marquinhos 67'Quarter FinalChernomorets
A
4–4 aet
5–3 pen		Bozhov 16', 90', Kushev 69', Moldovanov 102'
Penalties:
Bozhov , Kushev , Mansharov , Dimitrov , Jose Junior
Litex
H
2–1[4]		Delev 27', 87'Semi FinalPirin
H
1–1 aet
7–6 pen[5]		Peev 45'
Penalties:
Hristov , Bozhov , Peev , Mansharov , Jose Junior , Filipov , Dimitrov , Moldovanov

Pre-match

Match ball

The match ball for the 2011 Bulgarian Cup Final was the Puma PowerCat 1.10. The ball has an irregular 20-panel configuration. The ball will be used only for the final.[6]

Officials

Petrich-based referee Ivaylo Stoyanov was named as the referee for the 2011 Bulgarian Cup Final on 23 May 2011. His assistants for the 2011 final were Nikolay Angelov and Ventsislav Gavrilov, with Tasko Taskov as the fourth official.[7]

Match
Match statistics
CSKA Sofia Slavia Sofia
Goals scored10
Total shots115
Shots on target43
Ball possession65%35%
Corner kicks61
Fouls committed2319
Yellow cards34
Red cards01

Summary

A goal six minutes before the interval from right winger Spas Delev gave Milen Radukanov’s team victory. The goal capped off a remarkable achievement from Delev, who found the net in every round of the competition. Delev finished smartly for his goal in the 39th minute, placing home from six yards. Slavia striker Nikolay Bozhov should have equalised two minutes later, only to be denied by a good save from CSKA goalkeeper Ivan Karadzhov.

There were several chances in the last 20 minutes and CSKA should have gone 2-0 up when Gregory Nelson was played through, but he missed his chance. It nearly proved costly as Karadzhov spilled a shot soon after, but Radoslav Dimitrov missed in the goalmouth scramble as CSKA lifted the cup for the first time since they beat Cherno More Varna 3-1 in the 2006 final. Slavia ended the game with 10 men after Brazilian defender Josias Basso was sent off in the closing stages.

Details
CSKA Sofia1 – 0Slavia Sofia
Delev  39' Report
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
CSKA
Slavia
CSKA:
GK12 Ivan Karadzhov
RB11 Ivan Bandalovski
CB6 Giuseppe Aquaro
CB19 Apostol Popov
LB8 Rumen Trifonov
DM5 Todor Yanchev (c)
DM18 Boris Galchev
AM28 Marquinhos 82' 82'
RW7 Spas Delev 90+3'
LW29 Gregory Nelson 90+1' 90'
CF9 Michel Platini 76'
Substitutes:
GK88 Blagoy Makendzhiev
MF21 Kosta Yanev
MF22 Petar Stoyanov 82'
MF23 Emil Gargorov
MF24 Aleksandar Tonev 76'
FW26 Cillian Sheridan 90'
FW27 Stanko Yovchev
Manager:
Milen Radukanov
Slavia:
GK1 Emil Petrov (c)
RB18 Filip Filipov
CB4 Josias Basso 55'  89'
CB35 Diyan Moldovanov
LB22 Viktor Genev
DM27 Tom Mansharov
CM8 Pavle Popara 58'
LM20 Radoslav Dimitrov 21'
AM7 Iliya Iliev 53'
RM44 José Júnior 78'
CF17 Nikolay Bozhov
Substitutes:
GK12 Stefano Kunchev
MF5 Spas Georgiev 53'
FW9 Georgi Hristov 58'
MF10 Yordan Yurukov
FW19 Martin Kushev 89' 78'
DF25 Victor Deniran
MF77 Daniel Peev
Manager:
Emil Velev

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Nikolay Angelov
    • Ventsislav Gavrilov
  • Fourth official: Tasko Taskov

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.
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See also

References
  1. "CSKA vs Slavia - Final Lineup for Bulgaria Cup". Novinite.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. "CSKA Sofia edge city rivals Slavia to win Bulgarian Cup". Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  3. "Bulgarian Cup win ends CSKA Sofia drought". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  4. Krasimirov, Angel (2011-04-20). "CSKA beat flying Litex to reach Bulgarian Cup final". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  5. Krasimirov, Angel (2011-04-21). "Slavia beat Pirin on penalties to reach Cup final". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  6. "Представиха топката за финала за Купата на България" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  7. "Ивайло Стоянов свири финала за Купата на България" (in Bulgarian). Btv.bg. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
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