Botev Vratsa defeats Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1

VRATSA. Botev Vratsa defeated Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to win 2-1.

Botev Vratsa defeats Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1

VRATSA. Botev Vratsa overcame Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to win 2-1. It was Botev Vratsa to strike first with a goal of Daniele Battara at the 21′. Then Brayan Perea scored again for Botev Vratsa in the 39′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Dimo Bakalov reduced the distance for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 a penalty (54′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Vratsa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 93 Attack 84
  • 58 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 6 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Botev Vratsa was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Botev Vratsa had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botev Vratsa won the match​.

Botev Vratsa shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Botev Vratsa received 6 yellow cards (Martin Kavdanski, Antonio Georgiev, Kléri Serber, Krasimir Kostov, Messie Biatoumoussoka and Brayan Perea). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 3 yellow cards (Aleksandar Aleksandrov, Alan Dias and Carlos França).

Match Timeline

Antonio Georgiev- Yellow
11'
D. Genov(goal)
21'
28'
38'
Alan Dias- Yellow
B. Perea(penalty)
39'
45'
46'
Ivaylo Naydenov- sub ->Bruno
46'
K. Serber- Yellow
48'
K. Kostov- Yellow
52'
54'
M. Majouga- sub ->Daniele Battara
64'
Diogo Barbosa- sub ->Kléri Serber
64'
M. Biatoumoussoka- Yellow
71'
71'
79'
79'
87'
B. Perea- Yellow
90'
Jean-Pierre Da Sylva- sub ->Brayan Perea
90'
90'
França- Yellow

Standings

After playing this match, Botev Vratsa will have 28 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will stay with 37 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Botev Vratsa will play away against CSKA Sofia on the 8th of May with a 13-0 head to head record in favor of CSKA Sofia (1 draw).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will host Arda on the 6th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (2 draws).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa
G
K. Kostov 76.Bulgaria
52'
D
Martin Kavdanski 3.Bulgaria
45'
D
M. Biatoumoussoka 20.France
71'
D
Diego Ferraresso 8.Bulgaria
D
M. Tsvetanov 11.Bulgaria
M
B. Mendoza 23.Argentina
M
K. Serber 28.France
64' 48'
M
Antonio Georgiev 6.Bulgaria
11'
M
C. Ivaylov 17.Bulgaria
87'
F
D. Genov 9.Bulgaria
64' Goals21'
F
B. Perea 19.Colombia
90' 90' Goals39'
Substitutes
G
F. Barrios 34.Colombia
D
Luiz Soares 4.Brazil
D
Tom Rapnouil 37.France
M
M. Marinov 15.Bulgaria
M
Diogo Barbosa 18.Portugal
64'
M
Petar Kepov 22.Bulgaria
M
Stefan Gavrilov 24.Bulgaria
87'
F
M. Majouga 14.Central African Republic
64'
F
90'

Botev Vratsa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Daniel Morales decided to play with the following team: Krasimir Kostov, Bryan Mendoza, Martin Kavdanski, Messie Biatoumoussoka, Diego Ferraresso, Kleri Serber, Antonio Georgiev, Daniel Genov, Chavdar Ivaylov, Momchil Tsvetanov and Brayan Perea.

The home team had on the bench: Federico Barrios, Luiz Felipe de Souza Soares, Tom Rapnouil, Miroslav Marinov, Diogo Barbosa, Peter Kepov, Stefan Emilov Gavrilov, Marco Ludivin Majouga and Jean-Pierre Da Sylva.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 4 changes: Daniele Battara for Marco Majouga (64′), Kléri Serber for Diogo Barbosa (64′), Chavdar Ivaylov  for Stefan Gavrilov (87′) and Brayan Perea for Jean-Pierre Da Sylva (90′).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Luka Ivanov 15.Bulgaria
G
Aleksandar Lyubenov 24.Bulgaria
D
Celso Raposo 13.Portugal
79'
D
David Malembana 5.Mozambique
71'
D
Alan Dias 33.Brazil
38'
D
Bruno Franco 12.Brazil
46'
D
B. Katsarov 44.Bulgaria
79'
M
Krasimir Miloshev  26.Bulgaria
F
França 11.Brazil
90'
F
Julian Nenov 94.Bulgaria
F
46' 28'
Substitutes
G
Baboucarr Gaye  1.Gambia
D
Mario Petkov 3.Bulgaria
D
71'
M
Dimo Bakalov 70.Bulgaria
46' Goals54'
M
Ivaylo Naydenov 22.Bulgaria
46'
M
Martin Raynov 8.Bulgaria
79'
M
Miki Orachev 4.Bulgaria
M
Hritiyan Chipev 18.Bulgaria
F
Stanislav Kostov 29.Bulgaria
79'

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Stanislav Genchev played with: Aleksandar Lyubenov, Celso Raposo, David Malembana, Alan Carlos, Bruno Franco, Krasimir Miloshev, Bozhidar Katsarov, Luka Ivanov, Carlos França, Julian Nenov and Aleksandr Aleksandrov.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Baboucarr Gaye, Mario Petkov, Matheus Duarte Rocha, Dimo Bakalov, Ivaylo Naydenov, Martin Raynov, Miki Orachev, Hristian Chipev and Stanislav Kostov.

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 5 changes: Bruno for Ivaylo Naydenov (46′), Aleksandar Aleksandrov for Dimo Bakalov (46′), David Malembana for Matheus Duarte (71′), Celso Raposo for Stanislav Kostov (79′) and Bozhidar Katsarov for Martin Raynov (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First League.​