Late Goals Lift Lok. Sofia Past Vihren

SANDANSKI, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Lok. Sofia (Bul) scored twice after halftime to beat home side Vihren 2-1 on Saturday at Stadion Spartak. Erol Dost opened the scoring in the 56th minute, and Rayan Bidounga added the decisive goal in the 78th minute. Both players were on the field for the full 90 minutes and scored once. Vihren scored once in the match but could not recover after falling behind. The result moved Lok. Sofia to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions. Vihren dropped to 1-1 in the competition and 2-2 overall. Lok. Sofia had previously drawn 1-1 with Lok. Plovdiv and beaten Radnicki Nis 4-1. Vihren had lost 1-0 at Yantra Gabrovo, beaten Botev Novi Pazar 4-1 and defeated Nesebar 2-0. The match remained scoreless until Dost broke through after the break, and Bidounga sealed the win late. Vihren could not find an equalizer.