VRATSA. Botev Vratsa snatched a late win Slavia Sofia 1-0 after B. Perea scored just 1 goal (90′).

Botev Vratsa remained in 9 people redcard Martin Kavdanski (87′ for a double yellow card) and M. Tsvetanov (90′ for a red card) were sent off. On the other side, also Veljko Jelenkovic received a red card (77′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Slavia Sofia lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Vratsa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Botev Vratsa was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Slavia Sofia that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Slavia Sofia was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Botev Vratsa was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Botev Vratsa shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Slavia Sofia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Botev Vratsa received 3 yellow cards (Petko Ganev, Martin Kavdanski and M. Marinov). On the other side, Slavia Sofia received 4 yellow cards (V. Nikolov, C. Nguyen Do, Veljko Jelenkovic and M. Tsvetanov).

Martin Kavdanski (Botev Vratsa) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).

Martin Kavdanski (Botev Vratsa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Slavia Sofia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Veljko Jelenkovic (Slavia Sofia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).

Standings

After this match, Botev Vratsa will have 22 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Slavia Sofia will stay with 35 points like Levski Sofia to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Botev Vratsa will play away with Levski Sofia on the 11th of March with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).

Slavia Sofia will host Arda on the 12th of March with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Slavia Sofia (1 draw).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Daniel Morales decided to play with the following team: Krasimir Kostov, Martin Kavdanski, Petko Ganev, Diego Ferraresso, Bryan Mendoza, Antonio Georgiev, Kleri Serber, Momchil Tsvetanov, Chavdar Ivaylov, Brayan Perea and Daniel Genov.

The home team had on the bench: Federico Barrios, Luiz Felipe de Souza Soares, Tom Rapnouil, Lukas Pivetta Brambilla, Miroslav Marinov, Stefan Emilov Gavrilov, Marco Ludivin Majouga and Jean-Pierre Da Sylva.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 4 changes: Chavdar Ivaylov  for Stefan Gavrilov (57′), Kléri Serber for Jean-Pierre Da Sylva (57′), Daniel Genov for Miroslav Kalinov Marinov (57′) and Petko Ganev for Marco Majouga (84′).

Slavia Sofia – Formation

Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Zlatomir Zagorčić played with: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Veljko Jelenkovic, Emil Viyachki, Ludovic Soares, Chung Nguyen Do, Galin Ivanov, Erol Dost, Emil Stoev, Toni Tasev and Vladimir Nikolov.

These were the players on the bench: Nikolay Krastev, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Ventsislav Kerchev, Hristo Popadiyn, Nathan Gassama, Darko Tasevski, Valentin Petrov, Kristian Dobrev and Ahmed Ahmedov.

Substitutions

Slavia Sofia made 5 changes: V. Nikolov for Ahmed Ahmedov (46′), Emil Stoev for Kristian Dobrev (64′), C. Nguyen Do for Kristiyan Stoyanov Stoyanov (64′), Emil Viyachki for Nathan Gassama (72′) and Toni Tasev for Ventsislav Kerchev (81′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First League.​

• Ludogorets – OFK Pirin – 0-1
• Hebar 1918 – Levski Sofia – 0-2
• Botev Vratsa – Slavia Sofia – 1-0