Litex stroll into cup final

PFC Litex Lovech and PFC Levski Sofia will meet in the Bulgarian Cup final on 21 May at the Vasil Levski national stadium in Sofia after semi-final victories against PFC Marek Dupnitsa and PFC CSKA Sofia respectively.

Early goal
Litex's 4-0 win earned them a 6-0 aggregate trimuph after Desislav Rusev ensured his side got off to the best possible start,opening the scoring in the second minute.

Missed chances
Rumen Shankulov, Amiran Mudjiri and Toni Pitoska all had chances to equalise before the break but were unable to find an equaliser.

Three more
The game was effectively ended as a contest nine minutes after the restart when Hristo Yovov doubled Litex's lead, and made it 4-0 on aggregate. Kiril Nikolov and teenager Anatoli Todorov added goals in the dying stages to seal a resounding victory.

Mendoza decisive
Levski, meanwhile, could only manage a scoreless draw against local rivals PFC CSKA Sofia but progressed to the final thanks to a 1-0 aggregate scoreline courtesy of Ecuadorean Manuel Mendoza’s first-leg goal. CSKA substitute Hristo Yanev and Levski's Stanislav Angelov were both sent off in the 71st minute.