CSKA 1948 narrowly defeated Lokomotiv Sofia 3:2 in a match from the 27th round of the First League. Dragan Grivic scored a goal and an assist for the "reds". The team led by coach Alexander Alexandrov continues to be in third place in the standings, only 3 points behind Ludogorets, BTA reported.
In the fourth minute, Georgi Rusev's shot met Krasimir Stanoev's hand in the penalty area and the head referee Martin Markov was called by the video assistant referees to watch the situation on the monitors. The referee awarded a penalty, which was converted by Mamadou Diallo in the eighth minute.
Nearly a quarter of an hour later, Lasha Dvali headed the ball back into the small penalty area from the back post, and Dragan Grivic scored his first goal with the "red" team from close range.
The guests managed to reduce their deficit in the 30th minute. Then Ante Aralitsa scored after a cross from Angel Lyaskov.
In the last seconds of the first half, Erol Dost equalized with a shot from the edge of the penalty area and an assist from Dominik Yankov.
After the break, the hosts again tried to put pressure on Lokomotiv's goal. In the 62nd minute, Grivic crossed, and in the penalty area, Borislav Tsonev, who came off the bench, headed the ball back into CSKA 1948's favor.
Eight minutes later, Spas Delev had a chance to equalize with a shot from distance, but goalkeeper Petar Marinov intervened decisively.
A quarter of an hour before the end of regular time, CSKA 1948's defense could not clear the ball after a corner kick. Erol Dost shot inaccurately from the penalty area after the resulting mix-up. After this defeat, Lokomotiv has 34 points in tenth position.