VARNA. Cherno More defeats Levski Sofia 1-0 after R. Henrique scored just 1 goal (49′).
Cherno More remained in 10 people after P. Alvarez received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Stadion Ticha stadium in Varna on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Stanimir Trenchev who was helped by Martin Venev and Stanislav Stanev. The 4th official was Petar Kuzev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 145
- 72 Dangerous attack 98
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Cherno More was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Levski Sofia that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 98 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Cherno More was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Cherno More shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Levski Sofia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cherno More received 1 yellow card (P. Alvarez). On the other side, Levski Sofia didn’t receive any yellow card.
P. Alvarez (Cherno More) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Cherno More will have 21 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Levski Sofia will stay with 14 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Cherno More will host Tsarsko selo on the 6th of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cherno More (3 draws).
Levski Sofia will play away agasint Slavia Sofia on the 6th of November with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (8 draws).
Cherno More – Formation
Cherno More
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49'
76'
Cherno More started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ilian Dimov Iliev decided to play with the following team: Ivan Dyulgerov, Viktor Popov, Vlatko Drobarov, Zhivko Atanasov, Tsvetomir Panov, Pablo Álvarez, Vasil Panayotov, Velislav Vasilev, Rodrigo Henrique, Yevhen Serdyuk Jeka and José Gomes.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Georgiev, Martin Dichev, Daniel Dimov, Kalin Georgiev, Pavel Diyanov Georgiev, Martin Milushev and Gevaro Nepomuceno.
Substitutions
Cherno More made 2 changes: V. Vasilev for G. Nepomuceno (76′) and J. Gomes for D. Dimov (83′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: Nikolay Mihaylov, Dragan Mihajlović, Gjoko Zajkov, José Córdoba, Ivan Goranov, Andrian Kraev, Marin Petkov, Radoslav Tsonev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Georgi Milanov and Bilal Bari.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Plamen Andreev, Georgi Alexsandrov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Ivaylo Naydenov, Borislav Tsonev, Zdravko Dimitrov and Martin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: M. Petkov for B. Tsonev (58′), D. Kostadinov for Z. Dimitrov (65′) and R. Tsonev for M. Petkov (89′).
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
