2013 Bulgarian Cup final

2013 Bulgarian Cup final
Beroe Levski Sofia
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Beroe won 3–1 on penalties
Date15 May 2013
VenueLovech Stadium, Lovech
RefereeTsvetan Krastev
Attendance7,800
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The 2013 Bulgarian Cup final was the 73rd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Beroe Stara Zagora and Levski Sofia on 15 May 2013. The match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe clinched their second ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 3–1 on penalties.[1]

Route to the final

See also: 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup
Beroe Round Levski
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Akademik Svishtov 4–1 1–0 home; 3–1 away Round of 32 Pirin Razlog 4–0 3–0 home; 1–0 away
Lokomotiv Mezdra 8–1 4–0 home; 4–1 away Round of 16 Cherno More 4–1 4–0 home; 0–1 away
Pirin Gotse Delchev 4–1 1–0 home; 3–1 away Quarter-finals Litex Lovech 2–2 (a) 1–0 home; 1–2 away
Slavia Sofia 1–0[2] 0–0 away; 1–0 home Semi-finals Lokomotiv Sofia 3–1[3] 3–1 home; 0–0 away

Pre-match

Beroe reached the final for the second time in the last 3 years. The last time being in 2010 when they celebrated their first and only trophy in the competition. Levski on their side reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007. The blues also hold the record in the tournament by winning 25 cups. This will be the second final in history held between these two clubs. The first one being in 1979 won by Levski with 4–1.

The final will take place at Lovech Stadium in Lovech.[4] The stadium has more than 8100 seating places with pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 metres. Each of the two teams was allocated 3,700 tickets for the final, while the remainder went to the grassroots football community.

Match

Details

Beroe3–3Levski Sofia
Martins 16', 28'
Andonov 79'		 Report Yordanov 24'
Silva 81'
Rodrigues 87'
Penalties
Sayoud soccer ball with red X
Ivanov soccer ball with check mark
Krumov soccer ball with red X
Stoychev soccer ball with check mark
Elias soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with red X Silva
soccer ball with red X Mulder
soccer ball with red X Velev
soccer ball with check mark Angelov
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev[5]
Beroe
Levski
GK 73 Bulgaria Ivan Karadzhov
DF 17 Bulgaria Plamen Krumov
DF 3 Bulgaria Vladimir Zafirov downward-facing red arrow 93'
DF 28 Bulgaria Veselin Penev
DF 5 Bulgaria Borislav Stoychev Yellow card 26'
MF 27 France Igor Djoman
FW 7 Bulgaria Georgi Andonov (c) Yellow card 79' downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 8 Portugal Alberto Louzeiro Yellow card 51'
MF 21 Brazil Elias
MF 29 Portugal Élio Martins downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 88 Portugal David Caiado Yellow card 45+3'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Bulgaria Teodor Skorchev
DF 6 Bulgaria Ivo Ivanov upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 11 Bulgaria Doncho Atanasov
DF 15 Bulgaria Georgi Dinkov
FW 70 Mozambique Jerry Sitoe upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 71 Algeria Amir Sayoud Yellow card 107' upward-facing green arrow 93'
DF 77 Portugal Pedro Eugénio
Manager:
Bulgaria Petar Houbchev
GK 23 Bulgaria Plamen Iliev
DF 2 Netherlands Dustley Mulder
DF 3 France Romain Élie
DF 28 Portugal Nuno Pinto Yellow card 67'
DF 25 Bulgaria Daniel Dimov
MF 45 Bulgaria Vladimir Gadzhev downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF 77 Bulgaria Stefan Velev
MF 22 Bulgaria Iliyan Yordanov downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 19 Guinea-Bissau Basile de Carvalho Yellow card 82' downward-facing red arrow 91'
MF 10 Bulgaria Hristo Yovov (c) Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 44'
MF 11 Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues
Substitutes:
GK 89 Bulgaria Mihail Ivanov
MF 4 Bulgaria Stanislav Angelov upward-facing green arrow 91'
DF 6 Bulgaria Orlin Starokin
FW 9 Portugal João Silva upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 13 Bulgaria Dimitar Vezalov
MF 16 Portugal Cristóvão Ramos upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 29 Slovenia Rene Mihelič
Manager:
Bulgaria Nikolay Mitov

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Diyan Valkov
    • Plamen Hadzhiyski
  • Fourth official: Radan Miryanov

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. ^ "Beroe beat Levski to claim Bulgarian Cup". uefa.com. 2013-05-15.
  2. ^ "Берое се класира за финала на Купата, след като удари Славия в 87-та минута" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-04-25.
  3. ^ "Levski Sofia beat rivals Lokomotiv to reach Cup final". reuters.com. 2013-04-24. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Финалът за Купата ще се играе в Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-05-08.
  5. ^ "Цветан Кръстев ще свири финала Берое – Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-05-13.