BLAGOEVGRAD. Levski Sofia and OFK Pirin draw 1-1. A. Chandarov scored the first goal (14′) for Levski Sofia. M. Smolenski settled the score (45′). Levski Sofia was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Sunday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 5 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 114
- 51 Dangerous attack 100
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 6 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Levski Sofia was in firm control of the ball 58% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 100 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Levski Sofia to win the match.
OFK Pirin shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Levski Sofia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 6 yellow cards (Ventsislav Bengyuzov, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Hristofor Hubchev, Yanko Georgiev, Andrey Yordanov and Slavcho Shokolarov ). Regarding the opposition, Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (J. Córdoba, P. Galchev and Ivelin Popov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, OFK Pirin will have 13 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Levski Sofia will have 31 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, OFK Pirin will play away against Ludogorets on the 5th of March with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Ludogorets (1 draw).
Levski Sofia will play away agasint Hebar 1918 on the 5th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (0 draws).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
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74'
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OFK Pirin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Hristo Angelov Yanev decided to play with the following team: Yanko Georgiev, Vyacheslav Velev, Hristofor Hubchev, Andrey Yordanov, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Ilker Budinov, Martin Smolenski, Cebrail Makreckis, Krasimir Stanoev and Daniil Kondrakov.
The home team had on the bench: Dimitar Tonev, Maksym Kovalov, Rayan Senhadji, Slavcho Shokolarov, Ivan Tasev, Dimitar Tonev, Dmytro Semeniv, Boris Tyutyukov, Preslav Yordanov and Martin Stanislavov Bachev.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: Ilker Ilkov Budinov for Ivan Kostadinov Tasev (46′), Ventsislav Bengyuzov for Slavcho Shokolarov (74′), Martin Smolenski for Dmytro Semeniv (79′) and D. Kondrakov for Preslav Yordanov (86′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: Plamen Andreev, Ronaldo, Noah Sonko Sundberg, José Córdoba, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Asen Chandarov, Filip Krastev, Marin Petkov, Ivelin Popov and Welton, Ricardinho.
They had on the bench: Nikolay Mihaylov, Kristian Dimitrov, Kellian van der Kaap, Asen Mitkov, Iliyan Stefanov, Antoan Stoyanov and Borislav Rupanov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made only 1 change substituting Welton for Ilian Avramov Stefanov (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- OFK Pirin – Levski Sofia – 1-1
- Ludogorets – Slavia Sofia – 2-1
- Botev Vratsa – CSKA 1948 Sofia – 1-0
