2024-07-22 20:43:10
After 470 days, a Bulgarian judge decided to give a penalty against “Ludogorets” and Tobias Heinz from CSKA decided to miss it.
1 year, 3 months and 470 days have passed since the last 11-meter goal against the hegemon in native football. The last white dot in front of the goal of Razgrad was shown by Nikola Popov on April 8, 2023 at 6:0 for “Ludogorets” against “Botev” from Vratsa. Then Chavdar Ivaylov scored it, but his team was beaten 1:8.
Ironically, Nikola Popov was supposed to give the penalty on Sunday night, but first he pretended not to see a double foul on Jonathan Lindseth. However, Georgi Kabakov, who was VAR for the match, summoned him in front of the monitor and Popov had no way to escape. Tobias Heinz hit the center of the goal and Sergio Patt kicked his shot away.
This turned out to be the turning point in the match, after the “reds”, led by 19-year-olds Petko Panayotov and Gerogi Chorbadzhiyski, played a great first half. New coach Tomislav Stipić decided to take a risk with their inclusion in the starting line-up and they did not disappoint.
In the end, “Ludogorets” won 1:0 after an own goal by the national player Hristiyan Petrov and with only one accurate shot in the goal of Ivan Dyulgerov. In the end, there was a goal for the people of Razgrad in added time, but the expectations of a rout were not met.
Sensationally, the fans of CSKA, who are ready to cut their veins after losing to this opponent, in their vast majority saw positives in the team’s game with young players and without a complete selection. According to some, a better tactical build and game in Razgrad has not been shown for years.
In general, the fans are quite upset with Tomislav Stipić, who, instead of promising them rosy dreams, told them the truth that the team is not ready to compete at a serious level at the moment and will fight for the top five places in the standings. It turned out that he worked much faster and for 45 minutes there was no difference between the hegemon and the juniors of the “reds”.