Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) also defeated Black Sea after the resounding victory over CSKA - Sofia with 2:1 less than a week ago, reported Sportal. The alumni of mentor Alexander Tomas defeated the "sailors" with 1:0 in a match of the 28th round of the efbet League. Oliver Kamdem (31) scored the only goal for Plovdiv. The chief judge of the meeting was Nikola Popov.
With the three points, Loko is now in fourth position with 53 points. The team has four wins in its last six matches, and last week achieved a very important success over CSKA - Sofia with 2:1 away. “The Smurfs” they have 15 points more than the seventh CSKA 1948 and there is no way they will drop out of the top 6.
The people of Varna, on the other hand, continue their struggle for the top places. Ilian Iliev's team is third and a possible victory today could have taken them back to second place.
In the 10th minute, Evandro shot over the goal from a free kick. Black Sea responded with an inaccurate shot by Daniel Dimov three minutes later. Several attacks to both goals followed, in which the attacking footballers did not show the necessary concentration. In the 23rd minute, Hristo Ivanov shot too inaccurately. Oliver Camdem produced a far better effort three minutes later. He set the ball on his left foot and forced Ivan Dyulgerov to intervene.
In the 31st minute, Lokomotiv waited for its moment and hit the Black Sea. During a quick attack, the ball ended up at the feet of Dimitar Iliev. He passed forward and slightly to the side to Oliver Kamdem, who took the ball, entered the penalty area and fired hard. Guard Ivan Dyulgerov hooked the ball, but was unable to clear it and saw it entangle in his net.
At the end of the half, the home team could have reached a second goal. After a corner kick, the defense of the "sailors" he acted very distracted and only luck did not allow Todor Pavlov to play with the ball. Another good opportunity opened up for Efe Ali. Dimitar Iliev saw that his teammate was free and passed to him. The defender looked for the far corner from around 20 meters, but Dylgerov dived and kicked into the corner. From this static position, Babakar Dion crosses into the small penalty area. Jorge Segura rose above everyone, but his header went wide of the right post.
The second half started with Mazir Sula's shot in the reach of Christian Tomov after a good combination with Atanas Iliev. Around the 50th minute, the fans in the stand "Besika" they created a spectacular choreography with smoke and light. In the 56th minute, Babacar Dion brilliantly brought Michy Ntelo behind the back of the defense, but the striker was unable to control the ball in the best way.
In the 61st minute, a goal by the guests from Varna was disallowed due to an ambush. Atanas Iliev was not in a regular position and tried to play with the ball after Ilian Iliev - Jr.'s cross ended in Tomov's goal, which was interpreted as the striker's influence on the situation.
Three minutes later, Tomov deflected a strong shot from Weslen Faustino, and the head referee Nikola Popov drew the ire of the audience, who said the referee should have called a foul against captain Dimitar Iliev. In the 69th minute, Kamdem put the ball on the head of Dimitar Iliev, who jumped over Viktor Popov and shot a header, but Dyulgerov intervened.
In the 76th minute, Angel Lyaskov dealt with Daniel Dimov on the left touchline. The captain of the "sea" slipped and fell to the grass, which allowed Lyaskov to pass to Dimitar Iliev. He advanced and attempted a shot that flew over the crossbar. Kamdem then crossed to Lyaskov, and the defender was allowed to head it. And this time Dylgerov had taken his place. In the 78th minute, Vladimir Medved demonstrated great speed, entered the penalty area and shot powerfully. Ivan Dyulgerov once again saved his team.
In the final minutes of the match and in added time, the visitors applied pressure, even having claims for a penalty, which were denied after VAR's intervention. There was no goal and Lokomotiv added three more points to its asset.
LOKOMOTIVE - BLACK SEA 1:0
1:0 Oliver Camdem (31)
Starting lineups:
LOCOMOTIVE: 81. Christian Tomov, 44. Angel Lyaskov, 5. Todor Pavlov, 91. Jorge Segura, 12. Efe Ali, 71. Oliver Kamdem, 6. Hristo Ivanov, 21. Evandro, 7. Babakar Dion, 14. Dimitar Iliev, 9. Michi Ntelo;
BLACK SEA: 25. Ivan Dyulgerov, 3. Zhivko Atanasov, 28. Vlatko Drobarov, 2. Tsvetomir Panov, 6. Viktor Popov, 27. Daniel Dimov, 71. Vasil Panayotov, 10. Mazir Sula, 11. Ilian Iliev – Jr., 99. Weslen Faustino, Atanas Iliev;