BLAGOEVGRAD. OFK Pirin conquered Tsarsko selo to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was OFK Pirin to strike first with a goal of P. Yordanov at the 15′. Then P. Zanev scored again for OFK Pirin in the 26′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Angelov reduced the distance for Tsarsko selo with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Tsarsko selo was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 5 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 133
- 47 Dangerous attack 89
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Tsarsko selo had a strong ball possession 65% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tsarsko selo was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, OFK Pirin was able to find the solution to win this match.
OFK Pirin shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Tsarsko selo shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (P. Zanev, P. Yordanov and S. Georgiev). On the opposite side, Tsarsko selo received 4 yellow cards (L. Baltanov, , C. Ohene and M. Kavdanski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, OFK Pirin will have 11 points like Arda, CSKA 1948 Sofia and Botev Vratsa to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Tsarsko selo will stay with 9 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, OFK Pirin will host Botev Plovdiv on the 6th of November with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Botev Plovdiv (6 draws).
Tsarsko selo will play away agasint Cherno More on the 6th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Cherno More (3 draws).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
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26'
52'
OFK Pirin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Warren Feeney decided to play with the following team: Nick Hengelman, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Stiliyan Nikolov, Petar Zanev, Yulian Strahilov Popev, Krasimir Stanoev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi, Stanislav Kostov, Stanislav Manolev, Anton Karachanakov and Preslav Yordanov.
The home team had on the bench: Aleksandar Valentinov Markovski, Nikolay Bodurov, Pedro Ferrari, Orlin Starokin, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Conor Henderson and Spas Georgiev.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: S. Kostov for V. Benguzov (52′), K. Stanoev for O. Starokin (52′), M. Brahimi for S. Georgiev (77′) and A. Karachanakov for N. Bodurov (80′).
Tsarsko selo – Formation
Tsarsko selo
Tsarsko selo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev played with: Yanko Georgiev, Hristo Popadiyn, Martin Kavdanski, Ivan Bandalovski, Louis Nganioni, Dimo Bakalov, Carlos Ohene, Vasil Shopov, Alen Stevanović, Lucas Dias and Milcho Angelov.
They had on the bench: Hristiyan Vasilev, Dilyan Georgiev, Vencislav Vasilev, Lachezar Baltanov, Milan Jokić, Petar Atanasov and Gaëtan Missi Mezu.
Substitutions
Tsarsko selo made 5 changes: D. Bakalov for P. Atanasov (46′), C. Ohene for M. Jokic (46′), M. Angelov for G. Missi Mezu (69′), I. Bandalovski for V. Vasilev (78′) and V. Shopov for L. Baltanov (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- OFK Pirin – Tsarsko selo – 2-1
- CSKA Sofia – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 1-3
- Ludogorets – Beroe – 2-0
