CSKA-Sofia made a complete turnaround as a guest in the second half and beat Arda (Kardzhali) 3:2 in a match of the 30th round of the Bulgarian football efbet League. So the "red" finished second in the regular season by a point ahead of Black Sea (Varna) and secured a matchup with Levski in the first round of the playoffs.
CSKA-Sofia struck the first blow of the match in the 12th minute when the captain of the capital took advantage of an excellent cross from Thibaut Vion and headed the ball past the penalty spot. He scored for 1:0 in favor of the visitors, but Arda responded very quickly and did it twice for a complete turnaround.
In the 19th minute, Deyan Lozev crossed from the left wing and Chinonso Ofor headed the ball in front of Matai, sending it to the feet of Borislav Tsonev. The midfielder shot instantly from close range and equalized, and Stanislav Ivanov made it 2:1 in the 21st minute. Chinonso Ofor broke into the penalty area and shot, and Gustavo Busato's deflected ball hit the home striker and he scored into an empty net.
Matthias Phaeton failed to score three minutes after the restart, but Tobias Heinz did in the 57th minute. The Sofia midfielder shot and his shot was blocked, but his cross into the near corner was flawless and CSKA-Sofia equalized early on – 2:2.
Stolichani achieved a complete turnaround in the 66th minute. Sainey Sanyang crossed from the left wing and the ball reached the far post for Ulaus Skarshem, who beat Anatoly Gospodinov for the third time and sealed the victory for CSKA-Sofia.
Arda remained in ninth place with 39 points and four less than Botev (Plovdiv) in the playoff race for the Conference League.
Efbet League Round 30 Matches
Krumovgrad – Slavia 2:0
Botev (Vr) – Ether 2:0
Pirin (BL) - Black Sea 0:0
Heber – Ludogorets 0:3
Levski – Beroe 1:0
Loko (South) - CSKA 1948 1:1
Loko (Sf) - Botev (Pd) 0:4
Arda - CSKA-Sofia 2:3