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Bulgarian Cup winner Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) kicked off the trophy defense with a tortured 4: 3 victory after extra time against the third division Zagorets. The match, played at Nova Zagora, got off to a surprising start, but the favorites quickly turned a complete turn. In the closing minutes of regulation time, subsidiary Plamen Ivanov drew 2: 2 to force a continuation.
Parviz Umarbaev scored the third goal for the Smurfs in the 99th minute. In the second overtime Kenan Muslimovich with a technical kick scored the difference 2 goals in favor of the guests. shortly after, Gomis took Ivanov for the shirt and scored a penalty for Zagorets. Plamen Ivanov formed his hat-trick with a precise 3: 4 performance. There was no time for more shots.
The meeting started in an unpleasant way for Zagorets. Two of the hosts’ best players had to be replaced by force in the 10th minute. Guard Evgeni Karamanov gave up his place to Ivan Stoyanov, and Plamen Ivanov replaced Georgi Georgiev.
In the 20th minute, Plamen Ivanov opened for the hosts after a precise header. Ivan Stoyanov crossed precisely from a corner, executed by the left of Zagorets’s attack – 1: 0.
In the 22nd minute the ball fell into the hands of Kosta Yanev, who was on the edge of the area and turned his back. The referee pointed to the white spot without appealing. Dimitar Iliev, in his trademark style with a delay, launched Ivan Stoyanov in the left corner and lightly shot to the ground in the empty right for 1: 1.
Eight minutes later, Dobromir Dimitrov jumped high and played with his head after a corner off Zagorets. The ball hit Yavor Ivanov’s back and after a good parable he fell under the left post 1: 2. The situation turned out to be quite comical.
After the break, Zagorets’ substitute goalkeeper Ivan Stoyanov intervened skillfully several times. And that was rewarded.
In the 88th minute reserve Alexander Hardalov shot from afar. The ball deflected from the top bar and Plamen Ivanov ran and scored his second goal of the match by 2: 2. Thus the aftermath emerged.
The Smurfs pushed a lot in overtime. After a series of decks in the penalty area, a third goal was scored in his favor.
In the 99th minute, Dimitar Iliev kept the ball around the penalty and passed to Parviz Umarbaev. The Tajik shot directly to the ground by 2: 3.
In the 111th minute Kenan Muslimovich with a technical shot from the distance made the score 2: 4. But three minutes later, Gomis launched a penalty, holding Yavor Ivanov. Plamen Ivanov scored a hat-trick 3: 4.
In the last minutes the hosts put all their strength in for a new draw, but the tired hosts did not have the strength for a feat.
Zagorec: Evgeni Karamanov (Ivan Stoyanov), Georgi Georgiev (Plamen Ivanov), Denislav Atanasov, Dimitar Videv, Dobromir Dimitrov (Alexander Hardalov), Ivelin Ivanov, Kosta Yanev, Ivan Stoyanov (Kristian Slavov), Milen Mitev, Yavor Ivanov, Nikolay Yankov.
Locomotive (Plovdiv): Ilko Pirgov, Christian Gomis, Lucas Masoero, Milos Petrovic, Valentino Puliese, Petar Vitanov (Parviz Umarbaev), Momchil Tsvetanov, Filip Mihalevich (Nikolai Nikolaev), Christian Ilic (Kenan Muslimovich), Dimitar Iliev, Birsent Karagaren.
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