4 – 3
“Everton Bala opens the scoring early for Levski Sofia”
“Substitute Cauê Caruso Alves puts Lokomotiv ahead with clinical finish”
Pivotal“Nikola Neychev's unfortunate own goal levels the match for Levski”
Pivotal“Cauê Caruso Alves scores second goal in stoppage time to set up frantic finish”
Levski Sofia
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Levski Sofia survived a thrilling seven-goal derby against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929, with substitute Cauê Caruso Alves scoring twice to nearly steal the points in a dramatic finish. After trading early goals through Everton Bala and Ante Aralica, Lokomotiv took the lead through Cauê's first strike, but a crucial own goal from Nikola Neychev leveled the match before Mustapha Sangaré put Levski ahead. Bala's late penalty seemed to seal the victory, but Cauê's stoppage-time consolation ensured a pulsating finish to what was an end-to-end Sofia derby. The victory keeps Levski's momentum building in the First League, while Lokomotiv can take heart from their fighting spirit despite the narrow defeat.
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