Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) and FC CSKA 1948 ended their match without a winner in the last 30th round of the regular season in the efbet League. The match at the stadium in “Lauta” ended with a score of 1:1, and the guests can regret their many mistakes in the first half.
Thus, the “Smurfs” took the 4th place in the ranking, and FC CSKA 1948 failed to enter the top 6 and will fight for a place in the European tournaments through a possible playoff. The only question mark in the first six remained in which place CSKA and Black Sea will finish, and that depends on the match of the “armies” a little later today with Arda in Kardzhali.
At the Lokomotiv Stadium, Todor Pavlov gave the home team the lead in the 53rd minute, and only 7 minutes later, Birsent Karagaren made the final 1:1. The two teams also hit the post each through Karagaren and Michy Ntelo.
CSKA 1948 created the first scoring chance of the match in the 2nd minute. Pedrinho with a good pass brought Birsent Karagaren into the penalty area of Lokomotiv. Angel Lyaskov missed Karagaren, who was in an excellent position and shot, but wide of the right side post of Christian Tomov’s goal.
In the 17th minute, Simeon Vasilev crossed from the left into the penalty area of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, where Emil Tsenov was dropped by Jorge Segura and shot a header, but Christian Tomov intervened and saved.
In the 24th minute, Birsent Karagaren passed to Tallis, who then advanced and shot, but the ball hit the left side post of Kristian Tomov’s goal.
Hristo Ivanov crossed into the penalty area of CSKA 1948 in the 31st minute, after which Jorge Segura shot a header, but it went wide.
CSKA 1948 made a huge miss in the 32nd minute. Birsent Karagaren received a lead pass behind the defense of Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Karagaren advanced, then overcame the goalkeeper Kristian Tomov and at the moment when the empty goal was in front of him he shot, but Todor Pavlov with a decisive split shot the ball into the corner.
Oliver Camdem created tension in front of the CSKA 1948 goal in the first seconds of the second half. He overcame Simeon Vasilev, then entered the guests’ penalty area and shot, but wide of the right side post of Petar Marinov’s goal.
Martin Rainov tries a shot from the edge of the penalty area of CSKA 1948 in the 48th minute, but over the crossbar in the out.
Birsent Karagaren accounted for another very big miss in the 50th minute. He again received a very good lead pass behind the back of Lokomotiv Plovdiv’s defense. In the home team’s penalty area, Karagaren feinted Todor Pavlov and was alone against Christian Tomov, but the goalkeeper of Lokomotiv Plovdiv managed to save his shot.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv led 1:0 in the 53rd minute. Dimitar Iliev passed to Todor Pavlov, who controlled the ball on his chest in the penalty area of CSKA 1948, then with a very powerful shot he scored the ball in the upper left corner of Petar Marinov’s goal.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv came extremely close to scoring a second goal against CSKA 1948 in the 56th minute. Babakar Dion passed to Oliver Kamdem, who crossed into the visitors’ penalty area, where Michy Ntelo outpaced Theodor Ivanov and shot, the ball hitting the left side post of Petar Marinov’s goal.
CSKA 1948 quickly equalized in the 59th minute. Efe Alli makes a blunder, tentatively passing the ball back to Jorge Segura. Lokomotiv’s Colombian defender was overtaken by Birsent Karagaren, who took the ball, went all alone against Christian Tomov and this time coolly scored.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a very serious mistake in the 62nd minute. Babakar Dion crosses into the CSKA 1948 penalty area, where Rosen Bozhinov doesn’t clear the ball well with his head and sends it directly at the feet of Jorge Segura. He was in an excellent position but fired wide of the left side post of Petar Marinov’s goal.
Vladimir Medved crossed from a foul in the CSKA 1948 penalty area in the 85th minute, then the ball fell to Dimitar Iliev, who shot but not hard enough and the ball was cleared.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Kamdem crossed into the CSKA 1948 penalty area, where Michy Ntelo outran a defender in red and launched a dangerous header, but Petar Marinov was alert and cleared for a corner.
After this draw, Lokomotiv Plovdiv is fourth with 55 points and CSKA 1948 is seventh in the provisional standings with 43 points, but can become eighth if Botev Plovdiv wins away to Lokomotiv Sofia.
Certainly, in the first round of the playoff, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will visit the Black Sea
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