SOFIA. Levski Sofia was finally too strong for OFK Pirin with the goal of M. Petkov (25′), M. Petkov (63′) and B. Bari (90′). Levski Sofia took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. The referee was Nikola Popov who had the assistance of Petar Dzhuganski and Petar Mitrev. The 4th official was Ivaylo Nenkov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 22 Total 3
- 10 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 85
- 78 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 22 Total 22
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Levski Sofia was in firm control of the ball 59% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match.
Levski Sofia shot 22 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Levski Sofia received 2 yellow cards (B. Tsonev and R. Tsonev). On the opposite side, OFK Pirin received 2 yellow cards (P. Zanev and S. Nikolov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Levski Sofia will have 14 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin will stay with 8 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Levski Sofia will play away with Cherno More on the 30th of October with a 31-6 head to head statistic in favor of Levski Sofia (9 draws).
OFK Pirin will host Tsarsko selo on the 31st of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
88'
88'
25', 63'
Levski Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Stanimir Kolev Stoilov decided to play with the following team: Nikolay Mihaylov, Dragan Mihajlović, Gjoko Zajkov, José Córdoba, Ivan Goranov, Radoslav Tsonev, Marin Petkov, Georgi Milanov, Borislav Tsonev, Zdravko Dimitrov and Bilal Bari.
The home team had on the bench: Plamen Plamenov Andreev, Georgi Alexsandrov, Christos Shelis, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Ivaylo Naydenov and Martin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: Z. Dimitrov for D. Kostadinov (77′), B. Tsonev for I. Naydenov (88′) and M. Petkov for M. Petkov (89′).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
OFK Pirin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Warren Feeney played with: Nick Hengelman, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Stiliyan Nikolov, Petar Zanev, Hristofor Hubchev, Orlin Starokin, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Stanislav Manolev, Krasimir Stanoev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi and Stanislav Kostov.
These were the players on the bench: Dimitar Sheytanov, Pedro Ferrari, Yulian Strahilov Popev, Conor Henderson, Spas Georgiev, Anton Karachanakov and Preslav Yordanov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 2 changes: V. Benguzov for P. Yordanov (70′) and M. Brahimi for A. Karachanakov (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Botev Vratsa – Cherno More – 0-0
- Arda – Slavia Sofia – 1-1
- Levski Sofia – OFK Pirin – 3-0
