Cherno More blanks Septemvri Sofia behind first-half goals

VARNA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Georgi Lazarov and Vasil Panayotov scored first-half goals as Cherno More beat Septemvri Sofia 2-0 on Tuesday at Stadion Ticha in Varna. Lazarov scored in the 15th minute and Panayotov added a goal in the 26th, with both players on the field for the full 90 minutes. Cherno More’s Bounaas I. and Atanasov Z. received yellow cards in the first half, while Septemvri Sofia’s Hristov M. was booked in first-half stoppage time. Ivanov Vladimir, Tombak E., Kerchev V. and Ferreira P. also received yellow cards. Liberal A. was sent off in stoppage time. Septemvri Sofia made substitutions in the 37th, 46th, 46th, 67th and 79th minutes, and Cherno More made changes in the 76th, 76th, 85th and 90th. Cherno More improved to 1-1 in the competition and 3-3 across all competitions. Septemvri Sofia fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-3-1 overall.