2020 Bulgarian Supercup
Финал за Суперкупата на България 2020
Ludogorets Lokomotiv Plovdiv
First League Bulgarian Cup
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Date2 August 2020
VenueHuvepharma Arena, Razgrad
RefereeVolen Chinkov (Sofia)
Attendanceno spectators
WeatherSunny
26 °C (79 °F)[1]
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The 2020 Bulgarian Supercup was the 17th Bulgarian Supercup, an annual Bulgarian football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Professional Football League and Bulgarian Cup. The game was played between the champions of the 2019-20 First League, Ludogorets Razgrad, and the 2020 Bulgarian Cup winners, Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

This was Ludogorets's eighth Bulgarian Supercup appearance and Lokomotiv Plovdiv's fourth. The two teams played each other twice: in 2012 and in last season. On both occasions Ludogorets won the trophy.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv won their second supercup following their success in 2004. The goal was scored by Dimitar Iliev.

Match details

Ludogorets Razgrad0−1Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Report D. Iliev 89'
Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Ludogorets
Lokomotiv
GK 33 Brazil Renan
RB 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jordan Ikoko Red card 64'
CB 21 Romania Dragoș Grigore Yellow card 72'
CB 5 Bulgaria Georgi Terziev (c)
LB 6 Israel Taleb Tawatha
CM 7 Brazil Alex Santana downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 12 Madagascar Anicet Abel
RW 95 Brazil Cauly
AM 8 Israel Dan Biton downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 17 Guinea-Bissau Jorginho downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 13 Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK 27 Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov
DF 30 Romania Cosmin Moți upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 18 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 64 Bulgaria Dominik Yankov upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 82 Bulgaria Ivan Yordanov
FW 28 Romania Claudiu Keșerü upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Czech Republic Pavel Vrba
GK 71 Bulgaria Martin Lukov
CB 61 Portugal Dinis Almeida
CB 25 Argentina Lucas Masoero Yellow card 64'
CB 20 Serbia Miloš Petrović Yellow card 25'
RM 9 Bulgaria Bircent Karagaren
CM 34 Bulgaria Petar Vitanov downward-facing red arrow 15'
CM 10 Tajikistan Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
LM 50 Croatia Josip Tomašević
AM 16 Brazil Lucas Salinas Yellow card 90' downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 14 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev (c) 89' Yellow card 90'
CF 77 Croatia Ante Aralica Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Bulgaria Ilko Pirgov
DF 5 Mozambique David Malembana upward-facing green arrow 15'
MF 7 Bulgaria Momchil Tsvetanov upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 44 Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolaev
FW 11 Austria Kenan Muslimović
FW 19 Bulgaria Georgi Minchev upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović (formally)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev (de facto for the final)

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Six named substitutes, of which five may be used

Post-match reactions

Lokomotiv Plovdiv owner Hristo Krusharski was overjoyed due to the victory, claiming that he had a premonition before the game, praising the collective efforts of the team and expressing the viewpoint that the "railwaymen" have great ambitions for the European tournaments and the next season in the league, hoping to make up for the disappointing finish outside the top 3 in the previous campaign.[2] Assistant manager Aleksandar Tunchev who was in charge of the team during the Supercup because of Bruno Akrapović serving a suspension expressed his gratitude to the players, some of whom were returning from a quarantine and also insisted that everyone should remain focused on the upcoming matches.[3] Lokomotiv captain Dimitar Iliev was satisfied that his team had been quite convincing and dominated the hosts from Razgrad unlike any other.[4] Sports director Georgi Ivanov regarded Lokomotiv's consistency as an indication of the team's class and expressed hope that the inertia the team had accumulated would carry over into the 2020/2021 season.[5] Ludogorets manager Pavel Vrba acknowledged issues with the team performance, especially when it came to the offensive players, as well as ill-discipline leading to the red card, though he also insisted that Jordan Ikoko had been provoked.[6] Ludogorets captain Svetoslav Dyakov considered his team's play to have been poor and emphasized the need for the right lessons to be drawn for the next matches.[7]

References

  1. ^ "History for Razgrad, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Крушарски: Това е само началото! Ще вземем цялото първенство!". topsport.bg. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Genov, Stoycho (2 August 2020). "Тунчев: С такъв обигран отбор се работи доста по-лесно". plovdiv24.bg. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Димитър Илиев: Надиграхме Лудогорец". gong.bg. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ Arabadzhiev, Miroslav (5 August 2020). "Гонзо: Апетитът идва с яденето, Локо Пловдив ще е фактор". gong.bg. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ Stefanov, Anton (3 August 2020). "Върба: Този резултат е доста поучителен. Треньорът на Лудогорец с обяснение за загубения финал". gol.bg. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Дяков: Слаб мач за Лудогорец, Локомотив заслужи победата". gong.bg. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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