2013 Bulgarian Cup final explained

2013 Bulgarian Cup final
Team1:Beroe
Team1score:3
Team2:Levski Sofia
Team2score:3
Details:Beroe won 3–1 on penalties
Date:15 May 2013
Stadium:Lovech Stadium
City:Lovech
Referee:Tsvetan Krastev
Attendance:7,800
Previous:2012
Next:2014

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.

BeroeRoundLevski
OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegs
Akademik Svishtov4–11–0 home; 3–1 awayRound of 32Pirin Razlog4–03–0 home; 1–0 away
Lokomotiv Mezdra8–14–0 home; 4–1 awayRound of 16Cherno More4–14–0 home; 0–1 away
Pirin Gotse Delchev4–11–0 home; 3–1 awayQuarter-finalsLitex Lovech2–2 (a)1–0 home; 1–2 away
Slavia Sofia1–0[2] 0–0 away; 1–0 homeSemi-finalsLokomotiv Sofia3–1[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

GK 73 Ivan Karadzhov
DF 17 Plamen Krumov
DF 3
DF 28 Veselin Penev
DF 5
MF 27 Igor Djoman
FW 7 Georgi Andonov (c)
MF 8
MF 21 Elias
MF 29
MF 88
Substitutes:
GK 1 Teodor Skorchev
DF 6
MF 11 Doncho Atanasov
DF 15 Georgi Dinkov
FW 70
MF 71
DF 77 Pedro Eugénio
Manager:
Petar Houbchev
GK 23 Plamen Iliev
DF 2 Dustley Mulder
DF 3 Romain Élie
DF 28
DF 25 Daniel Dimov
MF 45
MF 77 Stefan Velev
MF 22
FW 19
MF 10 Hristo Yovov (c)
MF 11 Garry Rodrigues
Substitutes:
GK 89 Mihail Ivanov
MF 4
DF 6 Orlin Starokin
FW 9
DF 13 Dimitar Vezalov
MF 16
MF 29 Rene Mihelič
Manager:
Nikolay Mitov
width=50% valign=topMAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Diyan Valkov
    • Plamen Hadzhiyski
  • Fourth official: Radan Miryanov
width=50% valign=topMATCH 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beroe beat Levski to claim Bulgarian Cup. uefa.com. 2013-05-15.
  2. Web site: Берое се класира за финала на Купата, след като удари Славия в 87-та минута. gong.bg. 2013-04-25. Bulgarian.
  3. Web site: Levski Sofia beat rivals Lokomotiv to reach Cup final. reuters.com. 2013-04-24.
  4. Web site: Финалът за Купата ще се играе в Ловеч. gong.bg. 2013-05-08. Bulgarian.