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“Black Sea” presented the big surprise in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup, following eliminating CSKA following a 2:1 away victory. The team from Varna prevailed at the “Bulgarian Army” stadium and secured participation in the semi-finals, which is the first time for the team since 2015 d. Then “Black Sea” reached the trophy.
The guests opened in the 50th minute from a penalty, when Atanas Iliev scored. In the 65th, Thibaut Vion sent the ball into his own net.
The final score was shaped by another own goal. In the third minute of added time, Vlatko Drobarov surprised his goalkeeper in an attempt to clear.
For CSKA, the loss is the first in a home match of “Bulgarian Army” since October 2021, when in a match for the championship the reds conceded once morest “Lokomotiv” (Plovdiv). CSKA also missed a chance to participate in the final for the fourth year in a row.
“Black Sea” joins “Lokomotiv” (Sofia) and “Ludogorets”, which qualified in the semi-finals. Thursday is the last match of the quarter-finals, in which “Arda” and “CSKA 1948” play.
The “Bulgarian Army” match was marked by more fighting and few clear chances, especially before the break.
At the beginning of the second half, “Black Sea” received a penalty following Bradley De Noyer played with his hand on a cross from a corner. Iliev implemented it and gave an advance to the guests. In the 65th minute, Vion scored an own goal trying to clear with a split and made CSKA’s task even more difficult.
By the end of the match, the Reds applied pressure, but hit the post twice. It wasn’t until added time that the hosts got a goal back, which turned out to be not enough.
