BLAGOEVGRAD. CSKA Sofia tops OFK Pirin 1-0 after B. Moreno scored just 1 goal (42′). CSKA Sofia was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 4 Total 12
- 1 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 106
- 54 Dangerous attack 92
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
CSKA Sofia had a superior ball possession 66% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia was putting more pressure with 92 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA Sofia won the contest.
OFK Pirin shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, CSKA Sofia shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 2 yellow cards (Ilker Ilkov Budinov and Cebrail Makreckis). On the opposite side, CSKA Sofia received 2 yellow cards (Lazar Tufegdzic and Marcelino Carreazo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, OFK Pirin will stay with 21 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, CSKA Sofia will have 67 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, OFK Pirin will play away with Septemvri Sofia on the 7th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Septemvri Sofia (0 draws).
CSKA Sofia will play away agasint Hebar 1918 on the 4th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of CSKA Sofia (0 draws).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
85'
77'
OFK Pirin started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Hristo Angelov Yanev decided to play with the following team: Yanko Georgiev, Ilker Budinov, Rayan Senhadji, Andrey Yordanov, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Slavcho Shokolarov, Cebrail Makreckis, Dmytro Semeniv, Ivan Tasev, Daniil Kondrakov and Boris Tyutyukov.
The home team had on the bench: Maksym Kovalov, Martin Stanislavov Bachev, Ilian Kostov, Martin Smolenski, Dimitar Tonev, Vergil Yanev, Lyubomir Todorov and Preslav Yordanov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: Ilker Ilkov Budinov for Martin Ognyanov Smolenski (46′), B. Tyutyukov for Preslav Yordanov (46′), Ilker Ilkov Budinov for Dimitar Dimitrov Tonev (63′) and Slavcho Shokolarov for Stanislav Shopov (66′).
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia
42'
CSKA Sofia started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Saša Ilić played with: Gustavo Busatto, Ivan Turitsov, Enes Mahmutović, Hristiyan Petrov, Amos Youga, Marcelino Carreazo, Thibaut Vion, Lazar Tufegdžić, Tobias Heintz, Brayan Moreno and Duckens Nazon.
These were the players on the bench: Dimitar Evtimov, Bradley de Nooijer, Menno Koch, Jurgen Matheij, Maurício Garcez de Jesus, Jonathan Lindseth, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Stanislav Shopov and Bismark Charles Sie.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia made 4 changes: Ivan Turitsov for Mauricio (66′), Enes Mahmutovic for Menno Koch (67′), Lazar Tufegdzic for Zhirayr Shaghoyan (80′) and Enes Mahmutovic for Jonathan Lindseth (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- OFK Pirin – CSKA Sofia – 0-1
- Levski Sofia – Beroe – 1-0
