Lok. Plovdiv Edges Cherno More 1‑0 on Ali’s Early Goal
VARNA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Lok. Plovdiv (Bul) defeated host Cherno More 1-0 on Wednesday at Stadion Ticha. D. Ali scored in the 12th minute, with Adrian Cova providing the assist. Ali played 74 minutes and recorded the lone goal before being substituted, while Cova went the full 90 minutes and had one assist. The early goal held up through the second half as Cherno More pressed without success. Cherno More’s Ventsislavov G. was booked in the 36th minute, Tombak E. in the 89th and Bounaas I. in the third minute of stoppage time. Lok. Plovdiv made substitutions in the 74th, 75th and 87th minutes, while Cherno More made changes in the 46th, 64th and 81st minutes. The visitors improved to 1-0 in the competition and 3-0-1 across all competitions. Cherno More fell to 0-1 in the competition and 2-3 overall.