CSKA 1948 Sofia routs Spartak Varna in six-goal home display

BISTRITSA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — FK CSKA 1948 Sofia defeated Spartak Varna 6-1 Friday at Stadion Vitosha, using a six-goal response after conceding early. Spartak Varna struck first in the 20th minute when Anton Ivanov scored, with Jota Lopes assisting. The visitors’ lead lasted only two minutes. FK CSKA 1948 Sofia answered in the 22nd through E. Franco, then took the lead in the 28th on Benaissa Benamar’s goal. Atanas Iliev scored twice, in the 48th and 82nd minutes, while Georgi Rusev added a 59th-minute goal and Hector Cuellar scored in the 67th. Emerson Barbosa recorded an assist. Franco was booked in the 14th minute, as were Spartak Varna’s J. Tshitoku in the 10th and Bua in the 85th. The result moved FK CSKA 1948 Sofia to 2-1 in this competition and 3-1 across all competitions. Spartak Varna fell to 1-2 in this competition and 2-2 across all competitions.