Slavia 2:0 Montana, Raicev Misses Penalty

In a match of the 37th and final round of the efbet Liga, Slavia defeated Montana 2:0. Emilian Gogev gave the "whites" the lead in the first half with a header, and Kristian Balov doubled the score in the 65th minute after a pass from Boris Todorov.

Match Summary

The match began at a slow pace, with the first real danger coming in the 10th minute when Dimitar Burov from Montana crossed from the left, but the ball hit the side post of Ivan Andonov's goal. A few moments later, Emilian Gogev of the "whites" positioned himself in a shooting position in the penalty area, but his shot was blocked by a defender. In the 30th minute, Kristian Balov crossed to the penalty spot, where Roberto Raicev shot with his head, but the ball went past the visitors' goal.

In the end of the first half, Slavia took the lead 1:0. The 18-year-old attacker Emilian Gogev scored with a header after receiving a cross from Valentin Yotov, another talent from the "whites" school. Just before this, Vasile Simenov had taken a free kick from a foul by Iliyan Stefanov.

In the 65th minute, the team of Ratko Dostanic doubled their lead. Boris Todorov found national player Kristian Balov on the left, who broke free from David Carmona and scored with a precise shot - 2:0 for the "whites."

Slavia Misses Penalty

Towards the end of the match, the capital team was given the chance to score from a penalty. With the help of VAR, Christian Todorov pointed out a handball in the penalty area by David Carmona. Roberto Raicev took the shot but failed to beat Vasile Simenov, the goalkeeper for Montana. Thus, the "whites" missed the chance to increase their lead to 3:0, and Roberto Raicev failed to score a second penalty within two weeks after missing against Svetlin (Sofia).

Slavia 2:0 Montana

  • 1:0 Emilian Gogev (45)
  • 2:0 Kristian Balov (65)


Starting Lineups:

Slavia: 99. Ivan Andonov, 87. Diego Ferarresco, 4. Nikola Savich, 24. Lazar Marin, 22. Maximilian Lazarov, 23. Boris Todorov, 13. Iliyan Stefanov, 8. Valentin Yotov, 18. Kristian Balov, 9. Roberto Raicev, 7. Emilian Gogev;

Montana: 30. Vasile Simenov, 16. David Carmona, 13. George Soares, 5. Ivailo Markov, 23. Anton Tungarov, 14. Dimitar Burov, 24. Angelos Tzingaras, 10. Alexander Todorov, 27. Thomas Azvedo, 7. Boris Dimitrov, 17. Ivan Kokonov.