SOFIA. CSKA Sofia defeats Botev Plovdiv 3-1. CSKA Sofia got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Duckens Nazon (10′) and Duckens Nazon (25′). Botev Plovdiv tried to recover with a goal from N. Minkov (45′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (47′ + 0′) scored by Maurício Garcez for CSKA Sofia.
The match was played at the Stadion Bâlgarska Armija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Stanimir Trenchev with the collaboration of Miroslav Maksimov Ivanov and Dimitar Rusev. The 4th official was Ventsislav Mitrev. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 8 Total 4
- 3 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 102
- 68 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. CSKA Sofia was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Botev Plovdiv that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA Sofia won the match.
CSKA Sofia shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Botev Plovdiv shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
CSKA Sofia received 1 yellow card (Enes Mahmutovic). On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv received 4 yellow cards (Pa Konate, T. Nnadi, R. Herman and Abraham Marcus).
Also, Botev Plovdiv didn’t end the match with 11 players after Abraham Marcus (Botev Plovdiv) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, CSKA Sofia will have 50 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Botev Plovdiv will stay with 20 points like Beroe to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, CSKA Sofia will play away with Septemvri Sofia on the 26th of February with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of CSKA Sofia (0 draws).
Botev Plovdiv will host Beroe on the 26th of February with a 17-11 head to head stats in favor of Beroe (12 draws).
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Saša Ilić decided to play with the following team: Gustavo Busatto, Ivan Turitsov, Jurgen Matheij, Enes Mahmutović, Amos Youga, Maurício Garcez de Jesus, Marcelino Carreazo, Jonathan Lindseth, Bradley de Nooijer, Duckens Nazon and Tobias Heintz.
The home team had on the bench: Dimitar Evtimov, Geferson, Menno Koch, Galin Minkov, Thibaut Vion, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Stanislav Shopov, Lazar Tufegdžić and Brayan Moreno.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia made 5 changes: Tobias Heintz for Thibaut Vion (68′), Jonathan Lindseth for Geferson (77′), Duckens Nazon for Bryan Moreno Álvarez (77′), Maurício Garcez for Lazar Tufegdžić (87′) and Marcelino Carreazo for Stanislav Shopov (87′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Bruno Miguel Nunes Baltazar played with: Hidajet Hankić, Nikolay Minkov, Roberto Punčec, Jasper Van Heertum, Viktor Genev, Pa Konate, James Eto’o, Todor Nedelev, Tochukwu Nadi, Antoine Baroan and Umeh Emmanuel.
They had on the bench: Georgi Argilashki, Atanas Chernev, Roy Herman, Samuel Souprayen, Krasian Kolev, Dylan Mertens, Dimitir Papazov, Martin Sekulić and Abdoulaye Traore.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 3 changes: Pa Konate for Roei Herman (65′), N. Minkov for Abdoulaye Traoré (74′) and Todor Nedelev for Martin Sekulić (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Cherno More – Beroe – 1-1
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Septemvri Sofia – 1-1
- CSKA Sofia – Botev Plovdiv – 3-1