KARLOVO. OFK Pirin conquers Ludogorets 1-0 after P. Yordanov scored a penalty (45′). Ludogorets was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Stadion Vasil Levski stadium in Karlovo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 7 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 69
- 118 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ludogorets had a strong ball possession 69% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ludogorets had a more offensive attitude with 118 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, OFK Pirin managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Ludogorets shot 23 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 2 yellow cards (Franco Russo and Igor Thiago). Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (Cebrail Makreckis, Martin Smolenski and Maksym Kovalyov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ludogorets will stay with 50 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, OFK Pirin will have 16 points like Hebar 1918 to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Ludogorets will host Cherno More on the 12th of March with a 23-5 head to head record in favor of Ludogorets (5 draws).
OFK Pirin will host Hebar 1918 on the 11th of March with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ante Šimundža decided to play with the following team: Sergio Padt, Pipa, Olivier Verdon, Franco Russo, Anton Nedyalkov, Claude Gonçalves, Show, Todor Nedelev, Kiril Despodov, Igor Thiago and Raí Nascimento.
The home team had on the bench: Simon Sluga, Danny Gruper, Igor Plastun, Georgi Terziev, Pedro Naressi, Jakub Piotrowski, Dominik Yankov and Spas Delev.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 4 changes: Raí Nascimento for Spas Delev (46′), Claude Gonçalves for Pedro (46′), Pipa for Jakub Piotrowski (60′) and Show for Dominik Yankov (60′).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Hristo Angelov Yanev played with: Maksym Kovalov, Vyacheslav Velev, Rayan Senhadji, Martin Stanislavov Bachev, Ivan Tasev, Slavcho Shokolarov, Cebrail Makreckis, Martin Smolenski, Preslav Yordanov, Daniil Kondrakov and Andrey Yordanov.
They had on the bench: Yanko Georgiev, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Dimitar Tonev, Dmytro Semeniv, Lyubomir Todorov, Boris Tyutyukov and Marcel Bibishkov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: Preslav Yordanov for Boris Tyutyukov (71′), Ivan Tasev for Marsel Krum Bibishkov (77′), Martin Smolenski for Ventsislav Bengyuzov (90′) and Slavcho Shokolarov for Dmytro Semeniv (90′).
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