SOFIA. Slavia Sofia conquers Botev Vratsa 1-0 after I. Minchev scored just 1 goal (43′). Slavia Sofia was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
C. Ivaylov received a red card (32′). This red card was one of the reason why Botev Vratsa lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 11:15 am local time. The referee was Ivaylo Nenkov who had the assistance of Yordan Petrov and Georgi Stamboldzhiev. The 4th official was Yoto Garabedov. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 15 Total 4
- 6 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 83
- 98 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Slavia Sofia had a strong ball possession 69% while Botev Vratsa was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia was more aggressive with 98 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slavia Sofia won the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Botev Vratsa shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 2 yellow cards (T. Tasev and E. Viyachki). Regarding the opposition, Botev Vratsa received 2 yellow cards (Serginho and M. Nikolov).
Also, Botev Vratsa didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Ivaylov (Botev Vratsa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Slavia Sofia will have 23 points like CSKA Sofia to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Botev Vratsa will stay with 11 points like Arda and CSKA 1948 Sofia to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Slavia Sofia will host Levski Sofia on the 6th of November with a 21-9 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (8 draws).
Botev Vratsa will play away agasint Arda on the 7th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Arda (4 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
33'
23'
43'
Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Andrea Hristov, Emil Viyachki, Ventsislav Kerchev, Ertan Tombak, Georgi Valchev, Emil Stoev, Peter Makrillos, Ivan Minchev, R. Kirilov and Toni Tasev.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Martin Atanasov, Erol Dost, Kemelho Nguena, Dimitar Stoyanov, Kristian Dobrev and Junior Mapuku.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 4 changes: E. Viyachki for D. Stoyanov (33′), E. Stoev for M. J. Mpia (60′), T. Tasev for K. Dobrev (84′) and I. Minchev for E. Dost (84′).
Botev Vratsa – Formation
Botev Vratsa
32'
Botev Vratsa started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Daniel Morales played with: Krasimir Kostov, Valeri Hristov, Ilia Milanov, Kostadin Nichev, Yoan Baurenski, Martin Nikolov, Viktor Vasilev, Antonio Georgiev, V. Vasilev, Serginho and Chavdar Ivaylov, Dorian Babunski.
These were the players on the bench: Nikolay Krastev, Diego Ferraresso, Goncalo Vieira, Stefan Emilov Gavrilov, Miroslav Marinov, Matheus Cassini and Krasimir Todorov.
Substitutions
Botev Vratsa made 3 changes: V. Vasilev for M. Marinov (14′), Y. Baurenski for S. Gavrilov (86′) and A. Georgiev for K. Todorov (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Slavia Sofia – Botev Vratsa – 1-0
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Botev Plovdiv – 0-0
- Cherno More – Levski Sofia – 1-0
