CSKA 1948 claimed a 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv Plovdiv at Stadium Bistritsa on Thursday evening in the seventh round of the First League. Borislav Tsonev opened the scoring just before half-time, and Elias Franco sealed the result with a late strike. The hosts moved closer to the top of the table while the visitors remain rooted at the bottom.
Lucas Ryan picked up an early yellow card in the twelfth minute, and Lokomotiv's discipline went further south. Adrián Cova and Parvizdzhon Umarbaev were both booked in consecutive minutes around the half-hour mark. By then, the Bulgarian side had already taken control of the tempo.
Stats tell a straightforward story. CSKA 1948 held 62 per cent possession and registered two shots on target against five off target. Lokomotiv managed three shots on target and two wide, though possession sat at 38 per cent for the visitors. The numbers confirm what the scoreboard showed — the hosts dominated territory without creating a flood of chances.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half. Dalil Ali went off in the sixtieth minute, followed by a double change for Lokomotiv at sixty-nine when Jules Meyer and Mamadou Diallo were replaced. Tsonev was withdrawn alongside Christ Longville and Sevi Idriz in the eightieth-fourth, and Georgi Rusev made his appearance in stoppage time.
The result leaves CSKA 1948 third with sixteen points from seven games — five wins, one draw and one defeat. Lokomotiv Plovdiv sit fourteenth on three points, having won just once and lost six matches. The gap between them is 13 points, and neither side looks like changing position soon.