Botev Plovdiv beat Etar to win 2-1. A goal from A. Baroan was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Botev Plovdiv to strike first with a goal of Ivelin Popov at the 66′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Antoine Baroan gave the win to Botev Plovdiv in the 89′ minute with a goal.
The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.79 degrees Celsius or 92.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 68 Attack 99
- 50 Dangerous attack 67
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Etar was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Botev Plovdiv that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botev Plovdiv was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botev Plovdiv won the match.
Etar shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Etar received 4 yellow cards (Martin Nikolov, Yanko Angelov, Martin Toshev and Georgi Angelov). On the other side, Botev Plovdiv received 3 yellow cards (Jasper van Heertum, Ivelin Popov and Antoine Baroan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Etar will stay with 1 points like OFK Pirin to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Botev Plovdiv will have 5 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Etar will play away against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 on the 2nd of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Botev Plovdiv will host Slavia Sofia on the 1st of September with a 17-16 head to head in favor of Slavia Sofia (9 draws).
Etar – Formation
Etar
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Etar adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Emanuel Lukanov decided to play with the following team: Martin Velichkov, Valeri Hristov, Plamen Dimov, Georgi Angelov, Krum Stoyanov, Yanko Angelov, Martin Moran, Kolyo Stanev, Chahreddine Boukholda, Vladislav Naydenov and Martin Toshev.
The home team had on the bench: Damyan Hristov, Georgi Aleksandrov, Ivailo Dimitrov, Atanas Stefanov Atanasov, Pavel Velimirov Ivanov, Javier Betegón, Mariyan Ivanov, Nikolay Yankov and Martin Nikolov.
Substitutions
Etar made 5 changes: Vladislav Naydenov for Ivailo Dimitrov (73′), Chahreddine Boukholda for Martin Nikolov (75′), Krum Stoyanov for Nikolay Yankov (72′), Martin Moran for Nikolay Minkov (86′) and Kolyo Stanev for Antoine Baroan (68′).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
Also Botev Plovdiv adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stanislav Genchev played with: Hidajet Hankić, Joonas Tamm, Roberto Puncec, Jasper van Heertum, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Antonio Perera, Yanis Karabelyov, Samuel Akere, Ivelin Popov, Réda Rabeï and Martin Sekulic.
They had on the bench: Roy Herman, Antoine Baroan, James Eto’o, Nikolay Minkov, Tochukwu Nnadi, Stanislav Rabotov, Lachezar Baltanov, Krasian Kolev and Daniel Kajzer.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 3 changes: Martin Sekulic for Georgi Aleksandrov (86′), Yanis Karabelyov for Javier Betegón (86′) and Jasper van Heertum for James Eto’o (59′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Etar – Botev Plovdiv – 1-2
- Ludogorets – Beroe – 5-0
