SOFIA, April 29 (Reuters) - Levski Sofia beat bitter city
rivals CSKA 1-0 at home to end the leaders' nine-match winning
streak in the Bulgarian league as police arrested 15 fans
following violence at Sunday's derby.
Unmarked Portuguese midfielder Cristovao Ramos scored the
winner five minutes after the break when he gave CSKA's Algeria
keeper Rais M'Bolhi no chance with a precise shot from close
range.
"Levski didn't outplay us in any department," CSKA coach
Stoycho Mladenov told reporters. "God helped them today and
that's why they won, they're very, very lucky.
"And I don't want this referee (Nikolay Yordanov) to
officiate CSKA games anymore... I knew he'd create problems."
CSKA, searching for their 32nd league title, top the
standings with 63 points from 26 matches followed by surprise
packages Ludogorets on 58. Levski moved up to fourth on 53
points.
The heavily-policed "Eternal derby", as matches between the
two most popular clubs in the Balkan country are known, has
often been bad tempered with hooliganism rife.
Some 1,000 police officers were on duty to prevent public
order offences before, during and after the match at the Vasil
Levski national stadium.
(Reporting by Angel Krasimirov, editing by Mark Meadows)
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