Source: Eurosport
Fulham earn draw in Sofia
Diomansy Kamara pounced to secure Fulham a creditable 1-1 draw in their Europa League clash with CSKA Sofia at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.[LNB] Apart from a worrying spell after the interval that kickstarted a lively second half, Fulham were never overwhelmed and responded superbly to Michel Platini's fine 63rd minute opener.[LNB] CSKA were cranking up the pressure only to be caught on the break three minutes later, Erik Nevland finding Kamara who rifled home for his first goal of the season.[LNB] Ivan Stoyanov provided one of the few highlights of a dismal first half when he reacted smartly to some careless play by Fulham, linking neatly with Yordan Todorov before firing narrowly wide of the left post.[LNB] Jonathan Greening found space down the right, weaving his way into the area where he set up a tricky chance for Simon Davies but the Welshman struck his shot straight at Ivan Karadzhov.[LNB] Yordan Todorov blazed wide of the near post as CSKA made an energetic start to the second half.[LNB] Slippery footwork from substitute Marcos Marquinhos was concluded with a superb flat ball into the box that CSKA claimed Stephen Kelly handled, but referee Darko Ceferin was not persuaded and Fulham escaped.[LNB] Growing increasingly ragged, Marquinhos chested the ball down to Michel Platini who buried the half-volley from the edge of the area for an impressive 63rd-minute strike that the home fans celebrated wildly.[LNB] The lead lasted just three minutes, however, as the bounce of Nevland's pass deceived Karadzhov and Kamara was able to skip away from the keeper before finding an empty net.[LNB] David Stockdale produced a stunning save to deny Yordan Todorov, showing lightning reflexes to palm the ball over the crossbar.
