Botev Plovdiv secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Chernomorets Burgas in the Bulgarian Cup Round of 32. The match was played at the beautiful Lazur Stadium in Burgas. <\/p>\n\n
The Canaries approached the game with the right motivation and respect for their opponents, delivering a strong performance over the full 90 minutes and dominating at one of the stadiums cherished by the yellow-and-black faithful.<\/p>\n\n
The match began with a minute of silence in memory of Botev Plovdiv president Iliyan Filipov and Yuri Vassev, the late coach of CSKA 1948.<\/p>\n\n
In the opening minutes, the hosts threatened twice through former Botev player Krasian Kolev, but both attempts were saved by Daniel Naumov. In the 4th minute, Veliyan Vidolov saw his dangerous effort parried by Argilashki. <\/p>\n\n
Samuel Kalu then sent two efforts off target before Botev broke the deadlock in the 24th minute. Mauro Rodrigues played Asen Chandarov through on goal, and the Bulgarian international made no mistake in his one-on-one with Argilashki to put the visitors 1-0 ahead. <\/p>\n\n
In the 38th minute, Daniel Naumov saved a tricky effort from Nikolay Zhelyazkov, while two minutes later Salido struck the crossbar. Just before half-time, Mauro Rodrigues found himself through on goal, but the difficult playing surface affected his attempt and he fired wide. <\/p>\n\n
The second half began with a big chance for the hosts. Krasian Kolev delivered an excellent cross to Kostenski, whose header flew just inches wide of the post. <\/p>\n\n
In the 51st minute, Botev doubled their lead through a moment of magic from Alberto Salido. The moustachioed forward received a superb pass from Samuel Kalu and produced a brilliant backheel finish to make it 2-0. <\/p>\n\n
In the 69th minute, Lucas Araujo added a third for the Canaries. The midfielder unleashed a thunderous strike from distance, with Mauro Rodrigues once again providing the assist. <\/p>\n\n
Ten minutes later, Rodrigues completed his hat-trick of assists. The attacking midfielder picked out Carlos Meoti inside the penalty area, and the Portuguese forward calmly finished to seal the 4-0 victory. <\/p>\n\n
Botev Plovdiv: Daniel Naumov (c), Nikola Soldo, Alberto Salido, Asen Chandarov, Bogdan Kostov, Veliyan Vidolov, Mauro Rodrigues, Lucas Araujo, Vladimir Mendes, Simeon Petrov, Samuel Kalu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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