Levski Sofia conquers Botev Vratsa 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Bachev. HIGHLIGHTS

SOFIA. Levski Sofia defeats Botev Vratsa 1-0 after P. Bachev scored just 1 goal (83').

August 17, 2023

SOFIA. Levski Sofia overcomes Botev Vratsa 1-0 after P. Bachev scored just 1 goal (83′). Levski Sofia was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov stadium in Sofia on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Stanimir Trenchev with the help of Vladimir Velev and Stanislav Stanev. The 4th official was Stoyan Arsov. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.45 degrees Celsius or 79.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Levski Sofia

1 - 0

Botev Vratsa

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

13 Total 7
3 On Target 2
10 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 1

84 Attack 54
56 Dangerous attack 29
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
0 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

16 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Levski Sofia had a superior ball possession 66% while Botev Vratsa was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levski Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match.

Levski Sofia shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Botev Vratsa shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Asen Mitkov, Asen Chandarov and Asen Chandarov). Talking about the opposition, Botev Vratsa received 3 yellow cards (Brayan Perea, Federico Barrios and Bryan Mendoza).

Match Timeline

45'

B. Perea- Yellow

A. Mitkov- Yellow

59'

46'

Asen Chandarov- sub ->Ivelin Popov

46'

Iliyan Stefanov - sub ->Ricardinho

46'

Asen Chandarov- Yellow

72'

Asen Chandarov- Yellow

72'

P. Bachev- sub ->Hassimi Fadiaga

56'

71'

M. Majouga- sub ->Krasimir Todorov

80'

F. Barrios- Yellow

P. Bachev(goal)

83'

81'

M. Smolenski- sub ->Brayan Perea

87'

B. Mendoza- Yellow

Kristian Dimitrov- sub ->Ronaldo

88'

90'

Petar Kepov- sub ->Daniele Battara

90'

I. Neshkov- sub ->Chavdar Ivaylov

90'

Jean-Pierre Da Sylva- sub ->Bryan Mendoza

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Levski Sofia will have 9 points like Ludogorets to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Botev Vratsa will stay with 3 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

Levski Sofia – Formation

Levski Sofia

P. Andreev 1.Bulgaria

Tsunami 6.Brazil

Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 22.Bulgaria

46'

José Córdoba 33.Panama

Andrian Kraev 8.Bulgaria

Jawad El Jemili 11.Spain

A. Mitkov 27.Bulgaria

59'

Hassimi Fadiga 97.France

56'

Ronaldo 7.Brazil

88'

Ricardinho 9.Brazil

46'

Ivelin Popov 10.Bulgaria

46'

Substitutes

Nikolay Mihaylov 13.Bulgaria

Kristian Dimitrov 50.Bulgaria

88'

Iliyan Stefanov 14.Bulgaria

46'

Asen Chandarov 20.Bulgaria

46'

72'

Kristiyan Yovov 21.Bulgaria

P. Bachev 16.Bulgaria

56'

83'

Welton 17.Brazil

46'

Levski Sofia started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Nikolay Nikolov Kostov decided to play with the following team: Plamen Andreev, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Andrian Kraev, José Córdoba, Wenderson Tsunami, Asen Mitkov, Ronaldo, Hassimi Fadiaga, Ivelin Popov, Jawad El Jemili and Ricardinho.

The home team had on the bench: Nikolay Mihaylov, Iliyan Stefanov, Preslav Bachev, Welton, Asen Chandarov, Kristiyan Hristov Yovov and Kristian Dimitrov.

Substitutions

Levski Sofia made 5 changes: Ricardinho for Iliyan Stefanov (46′), Patrick-Gabriel Galchev for Welton (46′), Ivelin Popov for Asen Chandarov (46′), Hassimi Fadiaga for Preslav Bachev (56′) and Ronaldo for Kristian Dimitrov (88′).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa

F. Barrios 34.Colombia

80'

Martin Kavdanski 3.Bulgaria

Luiz Soares 4.Brazil

M. Tsvetanov 7.Bulgaria

Eduardo Kunde 28.Brazil

C. Ivaylov 17.Bulgaria

90'

B. Mendoza 23.Argentina

90'

87'

S. Velev 77.Bulgaria

D. Genov 9.Bulgaria

90'

Krasimir Todorov 16.Bulgaria

71'

B. Perea 19.Colombia

81'

45'

Substitutes

K. Kostov 76.Bulgaria

M. Hristov 20.Bulgaria

M. Panov 8.Bulgaria

Petar Kepov 22.Bulgaria

90'

M. Smolenski 24.Bulgaria

81'

I. Neshkov 88.Bulgaria

90'

Jean-Pierre Da Sylva 11.France

90'

M. Majouga 14.Central African Republic

71'

Botev Vratsa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Daniel Morales played with: Federico Barrios, Martin Kavdanski, Luiz Felipe de Souza Soares, Eduardo Kunde, Bryan Mendoza, Chavdar Ivaylov, Stefan Velev, Alessio Lisci, Krasimir Todorov, Brayan Perea and Daniel Genov.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mitko Adrianov Panov, Jean-Pierre Da Sylva, Marco Ludivin Majouga, Martin Hristov, Peter Kepov, Martin Smolenski, Krasimir Kostov and Ivan Neshkov.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 4 changes: Krasimir Todorov for Marco Ludivin Majouga (71′), Brayan Perea for Martin Smolenski (81′), Daniele Battara for Peter Kepov (90′) and Bryan Mendoza for Jean-Pierre Da Sylva (90′).