VARNA. Spartak Varna and CSKA 1948 Sofia went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. CSKA 1948 Sofia was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Stadion Spartak stadium in Varna on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 3 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 76 Attack 95
- 54 Dangerous attack 94
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
CSKA 1948 Sofia had a superior ball possession 60% while Spartak Varna was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA 1948 Sofia was putting more pressure with 94 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough CSKA 1948 Sofia to win the match.
Spartak Varna shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Spartak Varna didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia received 1 yellow card (Aleksandar Kolev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Spartak Varna will have 17 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, CSKA 1948 Sofia will have 59 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Spartak Varna will play away against Cherno More on the 7th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Cherno More (2 draws).
CSKA 1948 Sofia will host Slavia Sofia on the 6th of May with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (2 draws).
Spartak Varna – Formation
Spartak Varna
62'
58'
Spartak Varna started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov decided to play with the following team: Ivan Dichevski, Rober Sierra, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Luan, Alexandr Belousov, Ivan Yordanov, Rumen Rumenov, Viktor Mitev, Romeesh Ivey, Ewandro Costa and Denys Balanyuk.
The home team had on the bench: Ben Kantie Karamoko, Nathan Holder, Ivaylo Klimentov, Leroy-Jacques Mickels, Daniel Nachev and Stefan Petkov.
Substitutions
Spartak Varna made 4 changes: Luan for Ben Kantie Karamoko (61′), Luan for Ivaylo Klimentov (62′), Ben Kantie Karamoko for Nathan Holder (79′) and D. Balanyuk for Leroy-Jacques Mickels (90′).
CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation
CSKA 1948 Sofia
49'
CSKA 1948 Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Todor Yanchev played with: Daniel Naumov, Steve Furtado, Héliton, Angel Granchov, Sidcley, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Octávio, Radoslav Kirilov, Georgi Rusev, Pedrinho and Aleksandar Kolev.
They had on the bench: Gennadiy Ganev, Angel Lyaskov, Reyan Daskalov, Svetoslav Dikov, Lazar Marin, Carlos Ohene, Mario Topuzov, Emil Tsenov and Preslav Antonov.
Substitutions
CSKA 1948 Sofia made 2 changes: Radoslav Kirilov for Svetoslav Dikov (66′) and Pedrinho for Mario Topuzov (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Arda – Cherno More – 2-2
- Spartak Varna – CSKA 1948 Sofia – 3-3
- Ludogorets – Beroe – 2-1
