Botev Plovdiv FC played a strong match against the elite Dynamo (Moscow), but lost 2:3. The “yellow-black” suffered a defeat in the last seconds of the second half.
The match started more than well for Dušan Kerkez’s players, who took the lead after less than 2 minutes of play. Christian Nvatchukvu broke through from the left and found Georgi Nikolov with a pass on the ground, who shot from close range and scored his first goal for Botev’s team.
In the 10th minute of the match, the captain Ivelin Popov shot a solid and measured shot at the goal of Anton Shunin, who caught it without any problems.
In the 19th minute, after a cross from a corner kick, the ball was deflected to Georgi Nikolov, who with one touch sent it into the Dynamo (Moscow) net for 2:0.
In the 23rd minute, Dynamo got back into the game after a goal by Fyodor Smolov. At the very end of the first half, a misunderstanding in Botev’s penalty area led to an 11-meter penalty kick for Dynamo. Behind the ball stood Jorge Carascal, who made no mistake to equalize the score in the match.
In the 23rd minute, Dynamo got back into the game after a goal by Fyodor Smolov. At the very end of the first half, a misunderstanding in Botev’s penalty area led to an 11-meter penalty kick for Dynamo. Behind the ball stood Jorge Carrascal, who made no mistake to equalize the score in the match.
STARTING SQUAD: Igonen, Еto’о, Balogiannis, Ukaki, Tchernev, Siriky, Popov (C), Каrabelyov, Akere, Nvatchukvu, Nikolov
RESERVES: Kajzer, Smarkalev, Papazov, Videv, Tatarov, Perera, Baltanov, Kolev, Mertens, Vidolov, Minkov, Ume, Pavlov, Batigi, Sekulic, Faustas, Naydenov
