2012 Bulgarian Cup final

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2012 Bulgarian Cup final
Event 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
Date16 May 2012
Venue Lazur, Burgas
Man of the Match Marcelinho
Referee Stanislav Todorov
Attendance13,103 [1]
2011
2013

The 2012 Bulgarian Cup final was the 72nd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Ludogorets Razgrad on 16 May 2012.

Contents

Ludogorets won the final 2–1, claiming their first Bulgarian Cup title. [2] After Dakson opened the scoring after 18 minutes, Marcelinho equalised in the 72nd minute and scored second and winner, seven minutes later.

Route to the final

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

RoundOppositionScore
2nd Chavdar Etropole (a)0–2
3rd Dobrudzha Dobrich (a)0–4
Quarter-final Levski Sofia (h)2–1 (aet)
Semi-final Litex Lovech (a)0–1

As an A PFG team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv entered the competition in the second round. Their opening match was a 2–0 away win against Chavdar Etropole. Mihail Venkov struck early in the first half, before Sergihno hit second in the 76th minute. Lokomotiv then travelled to face Dobrudzha Dobruch at Druzhba Stadium in the third round. Dragi Kotsev scored a hattrick and Jérémie Rodrigues netted one for a 4–0 win. [3]

Lokomotiv were drawn to play at home against Levski Sofia in the fourth round, with Levski dominating the first half through a Toni Calvo goal. Mihail Venkov scored a header in stoppage time for a 1–1. Venkov's goal meant the match was now drawn at 1–1 and with no further goals the match went into extra-time. Zdravko Lazarov scored second goal in the 92nd minute to give Lokomotiv a 2–1 victory and ensure their place in the semi-finals. Litex Lovech were the opponents in the semi-final. Youness Bengelloun headed in the 79th minute to give Lokomotiv a 1–0 victory and secure their place in the final for the first time since 1982.

Ludogorets

RoundOppositionScore
2nd Beroe (a)0–1 (aet)
3rd Svetkavitsa (h)5–1
Quarter-final Botev Plovdiv (a)0–3
Semi-final Septemvri Simitli (a)1–4

Ludogorets – also an A PFG team – entered the competition in the second round too, where they were drawn at away to Beroe Stara Zagora. After a goalless 90 minutes, Miroslav Ivanov scored a winning goal in the extra-time. In the third round, their opponents were Svetkavitsa, whom Ludogorets beat 5–1 at Ludogorets Arena, courtesy of goals from Stanislav Genchev, Marcelinho, Emil Gargorov, Christian Kabasele and Ivan Stoyanov. [4]

Ludogorets's fourth round match was against Botev Plovdiv at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv. Ludogorets took the lead after less than 22 minutes through Marcelinho, and further goals from Mihail Aleksandrov and Kabasele resulted in a comfortable 3–0 win. In the semi-final, Ludogorets beat Septemvri Simitli comfortably, winning 4–1. [5] Ludogorets took a two-goal lead in less than an hour after goals from Stoyanov and Kabasele. Own goal by Tero Mäntylä in the 59th minute made the score 2–1, but Stoyanov and Aleksandrov scored in the last 15 minutes to complete the win. The margin of victory was the biggest in a Bulgarian Cup round of 16 since 2011, and secured Ludogorets's first Bulgarian Cup Final.

Pre-match

Lokomotiv Plovdiv were appearing in the final for the fourth time and in all times had been beaten (in 1948, 1960, 1971 and 1982). Ludogorets were making their first appearance in the final. Their previous best was participation in the Round of 16, which had occurred one time.

Shumen-based referee Stanislav Todorov was named as the referee for the 2012 Bulgarian Cup Final on 16 May 2012. [6] His assistants for the final were Nikolay Petrov and Georgi Slavov, with Ivaylo Stoyanov as the fourth official.

Match

Details

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 Ludogorets Razgrad
Dakson Soccerball shade.svg18' Marcelinho Soccerball shade.svg72', 79'
Lazur, Burgas
Attendance: 13,103
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
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Lokomotiv
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Ludogorets
Lokomotiv:
GK12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Karadzhov
RB2 Flag of France.svg Jérémie Rodrigues Yellow card.svg 73'
CB5 Flag of France.svg Youness Bengelloun Red card.svg 89'
LB4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mihail Venkov
CB6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tanko Dyakov Sub off.svg 52'
DM16 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Zlatinski Sub off.svg 83'
RM23 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Georgiev
AM87 Flag of Brazil.svg Dakson Sub off.svg 60'
LM10 Flag of Portugal.svg Serginho Yellow card.svg 64'
SS11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Zdravko Lazarov (c)Yellow card.svg 62'
CF19 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Basile de Carvalho
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stoyan Stavrev
DF3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Valeri Georgiev
MF7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yordan Todorov Sub on.svg 83'
MF11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ilian Yordanov
DF25 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Angel Yoshev Sub on.svg 52'
MF29 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Dragi Kotsev
MF44 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lyubomir Vitanov Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Emil Velev
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Ludogorets:
GK1 Flag of Serbia.svg Uroš Golubović
RB20 Flag of Brazil.svg Guilherme Choco
CB33 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomír Guldan Yellow card.svg 27'
LB25 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yordan Minev Yellow card.svg 81'
CB5 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Barthe
CM18 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Dyakov
CM8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stanislav Genchev
RM73 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Stoyanov Sub off.svg 90'
LM22 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Miroslav Ivanov Yellow card.svg 45'Sub off.svg 59'
AM84 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelinho
CF23 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Emil Gargorov (c)
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Petr
DF4 Flag of Finland.svg Tero Mäntylä
MF7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mihail Aleksandrov Sub on.svg 59'
MF19 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimo Bakalov Sub on.svg 90'
FW27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Kabasele
MF36 Flag of Montenegro.svg Mladen Kašćelan
DF77 Flag of Portugal.svg Vitinha
Manager:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivaylo Petev

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Nikolay Petrov
    • Georgi Slavov
  • Fourth official: Ivaylo Stoyanov

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

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