Litex Lovech to defend Bulgarian cup following 1-0 defeat of Minyor Pernik

Defending Bulgarian Cup champions Litex Lovech advanced to the finals with a close 1-0 victory over Minyor Pernik.

For Dimitar Aleksiev's Pernik side, promotion to the top flight A PFG (А ПФГ) in Bulgaria has been difficult as they are only a point above relegation but they came out big against Litex with an impressive disciplined style. However four minutes before the hour mark Sandrinho played Krum Bibishkov through the left channel with the striker pounding the ball in from fourteen metres in the matches lone goal

Litex Lovech will face "Cinderella story" Pirin Blagoevgrad who following their defeat of CKSA Sofia, neatly dispatched Levski Sofia 1-0.

Pirin Blagoevgrad heads to Bulgarian Cup final with 1-0 defeat of Levski Sofia

After Levski Sofia's stunning 7-1 victory over Belasitsa Petrich that included great veteran Gjorgji Hristov's four goal performance, Emil Velev's side were shocked in the Bulgarian Cup (Купа на България) semi-finals losing 1-0 to Pirin Blagoevgrad.

Following a scoreless opening half the eagles added the winner eleven minutes after the restart as Bulgarian U-21 Spas Delev intercepted a under-weighted back-pass by Levski's Zhivko Milanov, surged down the left flank and sent a low cross to Daniel Peev who drove into the right corner of the net from twelve metres out.

Petar Mihtarski's side have had a stunning run though the Cup which included a defeat of CSKA Sofia and will now face defending champions Litex Lovech in the final. A victory in the Cup would come with the added bonus of earning a berth in the Europa League.