STARA ZAGORA. Spartak Varna and Beroe draw 1-1. E. Costa scored the first goal (20′) for Spartak Varna. S. Yusein settled the score (42′).
The match was played at the Stadion Beroe stadium in Stara Zagora on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 7 Total 14
- 2 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 101
- 59 Dangerous attack 66
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 6 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Beroe was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Spartak Varna that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Spartak Varna was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Spartak Varna to win the match.
Beroe shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Spartak Varna shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Beroe received 6 yellow cards (Vasil Georgiev Vasilev, M. Čelić, Spas Georgiev, Ewandro Costa, Saná Gomes and Bozhidar Penchev). Talking about the opposition, Spartak Varna received 2 yellow cards (L. Mickels and João Mário).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Beroe will have 31 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Spartak Varna will have 22 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Beroe will host OFK Pirin on the 31st of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Beroe (11 draws).
Spartak Varna will host Septemvri Sofia on the 31st of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Spartak Varna (1 draw).
Beroe – Formation
Beroe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Nikolay Kirov decided to play with the following team: Ivan Karadzhov, Pedro Henrique, Maks Juraj Čelić, Klaidher Macedo, Spas Georgiev, Simeon Mechev, Serkan Ussein, Uerdi Mara, Boubacar Traorè, Vasilev Vasil and Tonislav Yordanov.
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Goshev, Georgi Dinkov, Saná Gomes, Zarija Lambulić, Yoan Baurenski, Romario Moise, Bozidar Pencev, Kaloyan Krastev and Denislav Stanchev.
Substitutions
Beroe made 5 changes: Boubacar Traore for Saná Gomes (46′), Pedro Henrique for Romario Moise (46′), Tonislav Yordanov for Filip Krastev (63′), Serkan Yusein for Yoan Hristov Baurenski (68′) and U. Mara for Bozhidar Krasimirov Penchev (90′).
Spartak Varna – Formation
Spartak Varna started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov played with: Cristiano Pereira, Alexandr Belousov, Ben Kantie Karamoko, Georgi Dichev, Leroy-Jacques Mickels, Rober Sierra, Ivan Yordanov, Viktor Mitev, Romeesh Ivey, Denys Balanyuk and Ewandro Costa.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Plamen Dimov, Nathan Holder, Ivaylo Klimentov, Daniel Nachev, João Mário and Stefan Petkov.
Substitutions
Spartak Varna made 3 changes: A. Belousov for Daniel Nachev (68′), D. Balanyuk for João Mário (83′) and Ewandro Costa for Plamen Dimov (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Beroe – Spartak Varna – 1-1