VARNA. Spartak Varna defeats Septemvri Sofia 1-0 after J. Mário scored just 1 goal (83′).
The match was played at the Stadion Spartak stadium in Varna on Wednesday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 83 Attack 80
- 75 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Spartak Varna was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Septemvri Sofia that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Spartak Varna had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Spartak Varna won the match.
Spartak Varna shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Septemvri Sofia shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Spartak Varna received 5 yellow cards (A. Belousov, João Mário, Cristiano, Ben Kantie Karamoko and R. Ivey). On the other side, Septemvri Sofia received 2 yellow cards (K. Peshov and V. Stojanovski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Spartak Varna will have 25 points like Septemvri Sofia to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Septemvri Sofia will stay with 25 points like Spartak Varna to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Spartak Varna will play away against OFK Pirin on the 5th of June with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Spartak Varna (3 draws).
Septemvri Sofia will host Botev Vratsa on the 5th of June with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Botev Vratsa (3 draws).
Spartak Varna – Formation
Spartak Varna
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83'Spartak Varna started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov decided to play with the following team: Cristiano Pereira, Rumen Rumenov, Ben Kantie Karamoko, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Viktor Mitev, Ewandro Costa, Ivan Yordanov, Rober Sierra, Romeesh Ivey, Denys Balanyuk and Leroy-Jacques Mickels.
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Dichevski, Plamen Dimov, Alexandr Belousov, Nathan Holder, Daniel Nachev, Ivaylo Klimentov and João Mário.
Substitutions
Spartak Varna made 3 changes: R. Rumenov for Daniel Nachev (46′), V. Mitev for Alexandr Belousov (62′) and D. Balanyuk for João Mário (67′).
Septemvri Sofia – Formation
Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Krasimir Balakov played with: Dimitar Sheytanov, Kristiyan Peshov, Ivan Arsov, Martin Nikolov, Petar Cuic, Simeon Aleksandrov, Aleksandar Todorov, Krasimir Stanoev, Mitko Borislavov Mitkov, Martin Petkov.
These were the players on the bench: Mikhail Polendakov, Ivan Vasilev, Aykut Ramadan, Atanas Kabov, Vlatko Stojanovski, Borislav Rumenov Marinov, Mikhail Polendakov, Aleksandr Petrov and Kubrat Onasci.
Substitutions
Septemvri Sofia made 4 changes: A. Todorov for Vlatko Stojanovski (65′), M. Mitkov for Atanas Kabov (65′), V. Stojanovski for Borislav Rumenov Marinov (88′) and S. Aleksandrov for Alexander Dobromirov Petrov (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Beroe – OFK Pirin – 1-1
- Botev Vratsa – Hebar 1918 – 2-3
- Spartak Varna – Septemvri Sofia – 1-0
