SOFIA. Levski Sofia defeats Slavia Sofia 1-0 after B. Bari scored just 1 goal (81′). Levski Sofia was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
E. Dost received a red card (61′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Slavia Sofia lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 5 Total 17
- 2 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 124
- 43 Dangerous attack 82
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 20
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Levski Sofia had a superior ball possession 65% while Slavia Sofia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the contest.
Slavia Sofia shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 4 yellow cards (V. Kerchev, E. Dost, E. Tombak and S. Vutsov). On the other side, Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (J. Cordoba, D. Mihajlovic and B. Bari).
E. Dost (Slavia Sofia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Slavia Sofia will stay with 23 points like CSKA Sofia to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Levski Sofia will have 17 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
82'
61'
75'
Slavia Sofia adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Emil Viyachki, Andrea Hristov, Ventsislav Kerchev, Ertan Tombak, Erol Dost, Georgi Valchev, Peter Makrillos, Emil Stoev, Radoslav Kirilov and Martin Sorakov.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Martin Atanasov, Ludovic Soares, Ivan Minchev, Kristian Dobrev, Junior Mapuku and Toni Tasev.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 3 changes: M. Sorakov for M. J. Mpia (46′), E. Stoev for T. Tasev (74′) and P. Makrillos for M. Atanasov (75′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
81'
Also Levski Sofia adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Regarding the opposition, Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: Nikolay Mihaylov, Dragan Mihajlović, Gjoko Zajkov, Ivan Goranov, José Córdoba, Radoslav Tsonev, Borislav Tsonev, Andrian Kraev, Georgi Milanov, Zdravko Dimitrov and Bilal Bari.
These were the players on the bench: Plamen Andreev, Georgi Alexsandrov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Ivaylo Naydenov, Marin Petkov and Martin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: I. Goranov for P. Galchev (76′), Z. Dimitrov for M. Petkov (79′) and B. Tsonev for D. Kostadinov (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Slavia Sofia – Levski Sofia – 0-1
- Cherno More – Tsarsko selo – 1-1
- OFK Pirin – Botev Plovdiv – 0-1
