RAZGRAD. Ludogorets beat Slavia Sofia to win 2-1. A goal from Nonato was decisive in the 90min. It was Ludogorets to strike first with a goal of Spas Delev at the 18′. Then it was a penalty in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nonato gave the win to Ludogorets in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Ludogorets Arena stadium in Razgrad on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 68
- 85 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ludogorets had a superior ball possession 55% while Slavia Sofia was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ludogorets was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ludogorets won the match.
Ludogorets shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Slavia Sofia shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 1 yellow card (Pedro Naressi). On the opposite side, Slavia Sofia received 6 yellow cards (Darko Tasevski, Ahmed Ahmedov, K. Dobrev, V. Nikolov, Ludovic Soares and V. Petrov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ludogorets will have 49 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Slavia Sofia will stay with 35 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Ludogorets will host OFK Pirin on the 5th of March with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of Ludogorets (1 draw).
Slavia Sofia will host Hebar 1918 on the 26th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Hebar 1918 (1 draw).
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets
78'
18'
77'
Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ante Šimundža decided to play with the following team: Sergio Padt, Igor Plastun, Aslak Fonn Witry, Olivier Verdon, Anton Nedyalkov, Show, Jakub Piotrowski, Kiril Despodov, Dominik Yankov, Igor Thiago and Spas Delev.
The home team had on the bench: Simon Sluga, Pipa, Danny Gruper, Franco Russo, Claude Gonçalves, Pedro Naressi, Nonato, Bernard Tekpetey and Matías Tissera.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 5 changes: Igor Thiago for Matías Tissera (46′), Kiril Despodov for Bernard Tekpetey (47′), D. Yankov for Nonato (68′), Show for Pedro (69′) and Aslak Witry for Pipa Ávila (78′).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Zlatomir Zagorčić played with: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Emil Viyachki, Veljko Jelenkovic, Ludovic Soares, Erol Dost, Kristian Dobrev, Darko Tasevski, Chung Nguyen Do, Toni Tasev and Ahmed Ahmedov.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Valentin Petrov, Nikolay Krastev, Ventsislav Kerchev, Hristo Popadiyn, Nathan Gassama, Vladimir Nikolov and Valentin Petrov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 2 changes: Erol Dost for Vladimir Nikolov (56′) and Darko Tasevski for Vladimir Nikolov (57′).
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
