CSKA Sofia II Demolish Montana 4-0 in Second League
CSKA Sofia II ran riot against Montana in the Second League's regular season, posting a 4-0 victory on Saturday afternoon. The hosts paid for a sloppy opening, conceding the first goal in the 17th minute but then never looking back. To be fair, this wasn't the result anyone expected going into matchday nine.
K. Yordanov gave the locals the lead after just seventeen minutes, and here's the thing — that early strike changed everything. R. Zhivkov doubled the advantage shortly after the interval, making it 2-0 in the 50th minute. By then, Montana had already begun to fold under the pressure.
Y. Gilov added a third in the 69th minute, just before a flurry of substitutions saw both sides turn to their bench. The visitors brought on four players in one go, but it was too little, too late. CSKA II kept knocking on the door until R. Slavchev's own goal in the 85th minute sealed the rout.
The statistics tell a curious tale. Montana had more possession at 56 per cent and registered more attacks, but they couldn't find the net. CSKA Sofia II converted their chances with ruthless efficiency — eleven shots on target yielded four goals. The hosts had nothing to do all evening after that first half, while the visitors felt the pressure increasingly.
Seven yellow cards flew around the pitch throughout the contest, with P. Atanasov, A. Tunchev, V. Kaymakanov and M. Milushev among those cautioned for the away side. Several players were replaced in the second half, including K. Yordanov who was taken off after his goal in the 56th minute.
Our prediction of an away victory with 64 per cent confidence missed the mark. The match went a different way, and it was the early goal that broke the game open. Montana came into this fixture needing points after three losses in their last five, but they left Sofia with nothing to show for their efforts.
The result leaves CSKA Sofia II second with seventeen points from nine games, just one behind the leaders. Montana languish in 14th place with eleven points, their poor run extending to four defeats in nine matches. This wasn't the performance we anticipated, but sometimes football doesn't follow the script.