2014 Bulgarian Supercup
Финал за Суперкупата на България 2014
Date13 August 2014[1]
VenueLazur, Burgas
RefereeNikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Attendance5,500

The 2014 Bulgarian Supercup was the 12th Bulgarian Supercup, an annual Bulgarian football match played between the winners of the previous season's A Football Group and Bulgarian Cup. The game was played between the champions of the 2013–14 A PFG, Ludogorets Razgrad, and the 2014 Bulgarian Cup runners-up, Botev Plovdiv, since Ludogorets won both trophies.

This was Ludogorets's third Bulgarian Supercup appearance and Botev's first. Watched by a crowd of 5,500 at Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Ludogorets won the match 3–1 (thus securing a treble), with goals from Virgil Misidjan, Marcelinho and Hamza Younés, after Milen Gamakov had put Botev 1–0 up at half-time.

Match overview

The first half was relatively even and saw both teams creating a number of good chances.[2] Milen Gamakov opened the scoring in the 18th minute after Plamen Nikolov lay the ball in his path with a header following a foul (taken by Marian Ognyanov) that had been awarded to Botev Plovdiv.[3] Just before half-time, Aleksandar Kolev had a claim for a penalty turned down by referee Nikolay Yordanov and was subsequently sent off for a second yellow card, presumably for a comment directed at the official.[3] The official's decision was vociferously disputed by the Botev Plovdiv players and technical staff, with Adam Stachowiak receiving a caution for dissent.[3] In the second half, Ludogorets Razgrad dominated the game, while Botev Plovdiv focused on the well-organized defense.[2] Virgil Misidjan equalized the score in the 53rd minute after being picked out by Marcelinho and managing to get past Filip Filipov.[3] Five minutes before the end of regular time, Marcelinho gave the team from Razgrad a 2:1 lead following a Hristo Zlatinski assist.[3] In the 88th minute, Vladislav Stoyanov pulled off a save from a powerful header by Plamen Nikolov, after Ivan Tsvetkov has found an opening in the champions' defense. New signing and former yellow and blacks' forward Hamza Younés sealed the win for Ludogorets Razgrad in the closing stages of the match courtesy of another assist from Marcelinho.[3]

Match details

Ludogorets Razgrad3–1Botev Plovdiv
Misidjan 53'
Marcelinho 85'
Younés 90+2'
Report Gamakov 18'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Ludogorets
Botev
GK21Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov
DF80Brazil Júnior Caiçara
DF15Bulgaria Aleksandar AleksandrovYellow card 36'downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF27Romania Cosmin MoțiYellow card 43'
DF19Bulgaria Aleksandar Vasilev
MF18Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov (c)
MF23Bulgaria Hristo Zlatinski
MF7Bulgaria Mihail Aleksandrov
MF84Brazil Marcelinho
MF17Spain Dani AbaloYellow card 45+1'downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW9Slovenia Roman BezjakYellow card 15'downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
GK91Bulgaria Ivan Čvorović
DF4Finland Tero MäntyläYellow card 60'upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF20Brazil Guilherme Choco
MF8Portugal Fábio Espinho
MF12Madagascar Anicet Abel
FW93Netherlands Virgil Misidjanupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW99Tunisia Hamza Younésupward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Bulgaria Georgi Dermendzhiev
GK1Poland Adam StachowiakYellow card 45+4'
DF28Bulgaria Filip Filipov
DF37Bulgaria Rosen Kolev
DF22Bulgaria Plamen Nikolov
DF24Bulgaria Lazar Marindownward-facing red arrow 60'
MF11Bulgaria Yordan Hristov (c)
MF38Bulgaria Milen Gamakov
MF7Bulgaria Marian Ognyanov
MF17Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanovdownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW92Bulgaria Aleksandar KolevYellow card 44' Yellow-red card 45+2'
FW23Bulgaria Tsvetelin Chunchukovdownward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK89Bulgaria Mihail Ivanov
DF2Bulgaria Vladimir Aytovupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF20Bulgaria Serkan Yusein
MF30Bulgaria Bozhidar Vasevupward-facing green arrow 60'
MF95Bulgaria Stanislav Dryanov
FW10Brazil Vander Vieira
FW19Bulgaria Ivan Tsvetkovupward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Bulgaria Velislav Vutsov

Man of the Match:

    MATCH OFFICIALS

    Match rules

    • 90 minutes.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
    • Seven named substitutes, of which up to five may be used.

    Post-match reactions

    In the aftermath of the match, Nikolay Yordanov's refereeing performance was severely criticized by manager Velislav Vutsov, Botev players, the management and fans, with the dismissal of Aleksandar Kolev viewed as the most controversial episode in the game.[4] Aleksandar Kolev insisted that he had been fouled, denied having demanded a penalty kick, and even briefly considered retiring from football.[5] Ludogorets were also lambasted by Botev supporters for supposedly having influenced the nature of the officiating.[6] Ludogorets' executive director Angel Petrichev congratulated Botev Plovdiv for making it a tight match and agreed that it would have been better for the game if the referee had not shown a red card, while also maintaining that the whole blame should not be apportioned to Yordanov.[7] Ludogorets manager Georgi Dermendzhiev did not sympathize with Botev Plovdiv's complaints against the referee and maintained that Ludogorets had managed to win without "giving it a 100%", but praised the young players of the opposing team.[8] After the match, the referee's officiating rights were temporarily suspended.[9]

    References

    1. Мачът за Суперкупата на 13 август (Sportal.bg, (in Bulgarian))
    2. 1 2 Genova, Marina (14 August 2014). "Лудогорец победи драматично Ботев и ликува с требъл! Шампионите спечелиха Суперкупата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Botev Plovdiv Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    4. "Вуцов: съдията уби футбола, заслужава само бой! Йорданов е обида за играта" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    5. "Изгоненият Колев: Спирам с футбола! Дяков каза на съдията да ме изгони" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    6. "Канарите" изригнаха срещу съдията и Лудогорец, "господа от Разград, така реноме не се гради" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    7. "На Петричев му загорчало от червения картон, уважаваме всеки турнир, в който участваме, напомни изпълнителният директор на Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    8. "Дерменджиев: "Ботев" да не се оправдават със съдиите, бихме с не повече от 60-70% от възможностите си, гледа отвисоко треньорът на Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    9. "Вили Вуцов се размина с глоба, нападателят Алекс Колев бе наказан за 1 мач и глоба от 300 лева" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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