SOFIA. Lokomotiv Plovdiv was able to snatch a draw against Slavia Sofia with a late goal from J. Segura scored in the (87′) after Slavia Sofia got a lead with a goal from K. Dobrev (48′). Lokomotiv Plovdiv was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 77 Attack 94
- 71 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Lokomotiv Plovdiv had a strong ball possession 57% while Slavia Sofia was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Slavia Sofia to win the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Plovdiv shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 4 yellow cards (N. Gassama, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Emil Stoev and Veljko Jelenkovic). On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv received 3 yellow cards (T. Pavlov, Pierre Zebli and Jorge Segura).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Slavia Sofia will have 46 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will have 47 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Slavia Sofia will play away against CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 6th of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (2 draws).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv will host Levski Sofia on the 8th of May with a 22-11 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (11 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Emil Viyachki, Veljko Jelenkovic, Nathan Gassama, Ertan Tombak, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Emil Stoev, Ludovic Soares, Galin Ivanov, Vladimir Nikolov and Kristian Dobrev.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Hristo Popadiyn, Erol Dost, Valentin Petrov, Chung Nguyen Do, Ahmed Ahmedov, Toni Tasev and Roberto Iliev Raychev.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 2 changes: Kristiyan Stoyanov for Toni Tasev (75′) and K. Dobrev for Erol Dost (80′).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Formation
Lokomotiv Plovdiv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aleksandar Tomash Tomovski played with: Dinko Horkaš, Matheus Silva, Martin Paskalev, Todor Pavlov, Josip Tomašević, Georgi Karakashev, Pierre Desiré Zebli, Hristo Ivanov, Denislav Aleksandrov, Dimitar Iliev and Giovanny.
These were the players on the bench: Ilko Pirgov, Giovanni Troupee, Jorge Segura, Ivan Mihaylov, Cristhian Mendoza, Babacar Dione, Erik Sorga, Ivailo Dimitrov and Andreev Petr.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made 5 changes: Josip Tomasevic for Giovanni Troupee (61′), D. Aleksandrov for Ivailo Dimitrov (61′), Georgi Karakashev for Babacar Dione (61′), Dinko Horkas for Ilko Pirgov (60′) and T. Pavlov for Jorge Segura (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.