Strong football tournament SKF “Meet the World” in Sopot

The annual SKF “Meet the World” tournament was held in Sopot from 10 to 12 May. The competition is for children born in 2004. The winner will represent Bulgaria at the Gothia Cup in Sweden in the summer. Eight teams took part in the matches in Sopot - the hosts from Metalik, Lokomotiv, CSKA-Sofia, Ludogorets, Cherno More, Botev, Beroe and Slavia. The tournament was played under all FIFA rules, with two halves of 30 minutes. In the last two years Plovdiv teams have won the tournament and then gone on to bring glory to Bulgaria in Sweden. Last year the “Canaries” triumphed in Sopot, and in 2017 the “Smurfs” did. CSKA won the SKF Meet the World tournament in Sopot this year. In the final the “Reds” beat Cherno More 2-0. Third place went to Ludogorets, who beat Botev (Plovdiv) 4-0. Hristiyan Stoyanov of Ludogorets was the best goalkeeper. Valentin Sitnilski of CSKA was the tournament’s best defender, and his teammate Georgi Chorbadzhiyski was chosen as the best midfielder. Nikola Iliev of Botev (Plovdiv) was the competition’s top scorer. The best coach was named as the manager of the winners CSKA, Atanas Bornosuzov.