Levski won an extremely valuable victory against Lokomotiv (Sofia) with 2:1, which took them to the top of the First League standings. Everton Bala put Julio Velasquez's team ahead in the score, Diego Raposo equalized for the hosts, and Levski captain Marin Petkov, who came on as a substitute, made it 2:1 deep into added time. The match lasted more than 100 minutes, as it was interrupted for more than ten minutes due to the fog in the stadium, created by smoke.
This was the second consecutive loss for Stanislav Genchev's team.
Levski coach Julio Velasquez again started without a central striker in his squad, with the attack led by Everton Bala. The "blues" group did not include the latest additions Akram Buras and Nikola Serafimov. Fabio Lima and Patrik Mislovic were not yet among the reserves.
In the first minutes, Levski, who played in their reserve white team, established a territorial advantage and kept the ball for a long time, but without sharpening the game in attack.
In the 25th minute, the "blues" They intensified the game, as Karl Fabien outplayed Messi Buatumusoka on the right and crossed to the back post, where the uncovered Radoslav Kirilov made a big miss, heading over the post.
Immediately after that, Fabien hit a powerful shot at the home team's goal, but it went straight into goalkeeper Martin Velichkov, who was boxing.
Lokomotiv responded with counterattacks, with Octavio stealing the ball from one of them, which reached Diego Raposo, but just before he could hit it, he was blocked by Levski captain Georgi Kostadinov.
In the 41st minute, Levski took the lead. Radoslav Kirilov crossed excellently from the left, and Everton Bala with a diving header from close range made Velichkov absolutely helpless - 0:1.
In the last minute of the first half after a corner kick, Kristian Dimitrov jumped above everyone, but his header went close to the left post of Lokomotiv's goal.
In the 57th minute, Diego Raposo equalized the score in one of the few situations for the "red and black". Octavio crossed from the left, Spas Delev stopped the ball with his chest, and Raposo shot from the air into the net behind Svetoslav Vutsov, with Georgi Kostadinov taking a little time to block it. This was Lokomotiv's first goal in the last three matches.
Levski's reaction was quick. In the 63rd minute, reserve Mustafa Sangare broke free from Katsarov and shot into Velichkov's body from close range, and then the "railroad players" goalkeeper also saved Maikon's shot.
Levski fans lit torches in the away section and due to the spreading fog, the game was stopped for nearly ten minutes. The stoppage somewhat killed Levski's enthusiasm, which had imposed a strong pressure on the field after the equalizer.
In the 76th minute, the ball hit Sangare's foot, who only had to put his foot down to put it in the net.
Shortly after that, the ram made a powerful breakthrough through the defense, but at the last moment the ball was cleared. A corner followed and Maicon shot from a distance, and Christian Makun intercepted the ball, which went high over the goal.
In the 87th minute, Maicon crossed from a direct free kick, and Christian Dimitrov headed the ball into the crossbar.
In the fourth minute of added time, a header by Sangare fell straight into the hands of goalkeeper Velichkov.
In the sixth minute of added time, Marin Petkov met a ball cleared by the defense and scored it into the net behind Martin Velichkov with a measured shot.
Thus, Levski is in first place with 19 points and a two-point lead over champion Ludogorets. The two teams have a direct clash on Friday at the "Georgi Asparuhov" stadium. "Zhelezničari" remained in seventh place with 10 points.