SOFIA. Cherno More prevails over Slavia Sofia 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Slavia Sofia lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Georgi Kabakov who had the assistance of Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov. The 4th official was Kristiyan Kolev. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.35 degrees Celsius or 77.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 116 Attack 79
- 67 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Slavia Sofia had a strong ball possession 60% while Cherno More was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Cherno More succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Slavia Sofia shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Cherno More shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Emil Martinov, Ivan Minchev and Erol Dost). On the opposite side, Cherno More received 1 yellow card (Rosen Stefanov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Slavia Sofia will stay with 4 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Cherno More will have 13 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager José María Bakero Escudero decided to play with the following team: Nikolay Krastev, Emil Martinov, Ventsislav Kerchev, Viktor Genev, Ertan Tombak, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Erol Dost, Galin Ivanov, Ivan Minchev, Denislav Aleksandrov and Jon Bakero.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Veljko Jelenkovic, Emil Stoev, Vladimir Nikolov, Kristian Dobrev, Roberto Iliev Raychev, Valentin Petrov, Chung Nguyen Do, Toni Tasev and Valentin Petrov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 3 changes: Kristiyan Stoyanov for Vladimir Nikolov (65′), Jon Bakero for Toni Tasev (81′) and Galin Ivanov for Emil Stoev (90′).
Cherno More – Formation
Cherno More started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ilian Dimov Iliev played with: Ivan Dyulgerov, Tsvetomir Panov, Rosen Stefanov, Zhivko Atanasov, Viktor Popov, Mazire Soula, Vasil Panayotov, Pablo Álvarez, Aleksandar Vasilev, Matheus Machado Ferreira and Velislav Vasilev.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Atanas Iliev, Alex Fernandes, Edgar Pacheco, Berk Beyhan, Martin Dichev, Arlind Dakaj, Nikolay Zlatev, Hristiyan Georgiev Slavkov and Ismail Isa.
Substitutions
Cherno More made 3 changes: Aleksandar Vasilev for Edgar Pacheco (74′), Pablo Álvarez for Arlind Dakaj (81′) and Tsvetomir Panov for Martin Dichev (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Slavia Sofia – Cherno More – 1-5
- Hebar 1918 – Botev Plovdiv – 1-0