2024-04-25 11:00:56
The management of “Botev” (Pd) called on the bosses of BFS to send an international referee from Bulgaria to the semi-final rematch in the tournament for the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA. In the first meeting in Sofia, the Canaries won 1:0. The owners of the “yellow and black” club issued a statement:
“Dear representatives of the Bulgarian Football Union,
PFC “Botev” (Plovdiv) expresses its wish that the upcoming ½-final against CSKA on May 1 at the “Hristo Botev” stadium will be led by one of the international judges of Bulgaria.
Our club believes in the qualities and objectivity of the home referees selected by UEFA. Hopefully, on May 1, the football arguments will send one of the two teams to the final without the need to discuss the referee’s role after the match.
We sincerely believe that this time also the meeting will be covered with a sufficient number of cameras so that the VAR system can also function to its full potential.
In the name of fair play, of football and above all – of the fans”
The international referees of Bulgaria are Volen Chinkov, Georgi Kabakov, Dragomir Draganov, Georgi Davidov, Radoslav Gidzhenov. A month ago, the management of “Botev” (Pd) requested from BFS that the two matches with CSKA be led by foreign referees, but was refused.