Etar prevails over Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

SOFIA. Etar was capable to turn the tables against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929.

September 3, 2023

SOFIA. Etar was capable to reverse the scoreline against Lokomotiv Sofia 1929. It was Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to score first with a goal from Simeon Mechev. Nonetheless, later Etar found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Krum Stoyanov (23′), Kolyo Stanev (45′) and Martin Nikolov (52′). Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).

Etar remained in 10 after Plamen Dimov received a red card in the 72′. Even so, Etar still was capable to win this contest playing only with 10 players.

The match was played at the Stadion Lokomotiv stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.57 degrees Celsius or 81.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.

Match Statistics

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

1 - 3

Etar

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

23 Total 12
9 On Target 8
11 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 4

104 Attack 95
99 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 had a strong ball possession 62% while Etar was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, Etar was able to find the solution to win this match.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 23 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Etar shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 4 yellow cards (Georgi Aleksandrov, Krasimir Stanoev, Simeon Mechev and Valeri Hristov). Regarding the opposition, Etar received 3 yellow cards (Ivailo Dimitrov, Ivailo Dimitrov and Martin Moran).

Also, Etar didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Plamen Dimov (Etar) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (72′).

Match Timeline

Simeon Mechev(goal)Felipe Ryan

17'

M. Morán- Yellow

23'

K. Stoyanov(goal)Nikolay Yankov

Krasimir Miloshev - sub ->Diogo Teixeira

38'

43'

M. Nikolov- sub ->Krum Stoyanov

45'

K. Stanev(goal)Martin Toshev

Steve Traoré- sub ->Felipe Ryan

46'

52'

M. Nikolov(goal)Kolyo Stanev

57'

Dimitar Mitkov- sub ->Bruno Franco

57'

66'

G. Aleksandrov- sub ->Nikolay Yankov

72'

Plamen Dimov- Red

Simeon Mechev- Yellow

73'

75'

Valeri Hristov- Yellow

82'

G. Aleksandrov- Yellow

87'

I. Dimitrov- Yellow

83'

Javier Betegón- sub ->Kolyo Stanev

83'

I. Dimitrov- sub ->Martin Toshev

83'

Mariyan Ivanov- sub ->Martin Moran

Valentin Nikolov - sub ->Ivaylo Naydenov

84'

Krasimir Stanoev- Yellow

73'

87'

I. Dimitrov- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will stay with 6 points like Botev Vratsa to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Etar will have 4 points like Slavia Sofia to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Ivaylo Naydenov 22.Bulgaria

84'

Aleksandar Lyubenov 24.Bulgaria

Bruno Franco 12.Brazil

57'

Dime Dimov 4.Macedonia

Alan Dias 33.Brazil

Stéphane Lambese 93.Haiti

Diogo Teixeira 20.Portugal

38'

Felipe Ryan 7.Brazil

46'

Simeon Mechev 16.Bulgaria

73'

Krasimir Stanoev 31.Bulgaria

57'

73'

Kaloyan Krastev 9.Bulgaria

França 11.Brazil

Substitutes

Baboucarr Gaye 1.Gambia

Daniel Kamy Ntankeu 5.Cameroon

Galin Minkov 13.Bulgaria

57'

Krasimir Miloshev 26.Bulgaria

38'

Valentin Nikolov 10.Bulgaria

84'

Luka Ivanov 15.Bulgaria

Steve Traoré 98.Benin

46'

Dimitar Mitkov 45.Bulgaria

57'

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Stoycho Stoev decided to play with the following team: Ivaylo Naydenov , Aleksandar Lyubenov, Diogo Teixeira, Dime Dimov, Alan Dias, Stéphane Lambese, Krasimir Stanoev, Felipe Ryan, Simeon Mechev, Bruno Franco, Kaloyan Krastev and França.

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Kamy Ntankeu, Baboucarr Gaye, Galin Minkov, Krasimir Miloshev, Valentin Nikolov, Steve Traoré, Dimitar Mitkov and Luka Ivanov.

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 5 changes: Diogo Teixeira for Krasimir Miloshev (38′), Felipe Ryan for Steve Traoré (46′), Ivaylo Naydenov for Valentin Nikolov (84′), Krasimir Stanoev for Galin Minkov (57′) and Bruno Franco for Dimitar Mitkov (57′).

Etar – Formation

Etar

M. Velichkov 22.Bulgaria

Plamen Dimov 6.Bulgaria

72'

K. Stoyanov 25.Bulgaria

43'

23'

K. Stanev 7.Bulgaria

83'

45'

M. Morán 8.Panama

83'

17'

N. Yankov 28.Bulgaria

66'

G. Angelov 15.Bulgaria

Valeri Hristov 2.Bulgaria

Yanko Angelov 29.Bulgaria

Vladislav Naydenov 38.Bulgaria

Martin Toshev 9.Bulgaria

83'

Substitutes

Damyan Hristov 1.Bulgaria

Mariyan Ivanov 26.Bulgaria

83'

M. Nikolov 77.Bulgaria

43'

52'

G. Aleksandrov 4.Bulgaria

66'

C. Boukholda 24.France

I. Dimitrov 14.Bulgaria

83'

87'

Javier Betegón 19.Panama

83'

Etar started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Emanuel Lukanov played with: Martin Velichkov, Valeri Hristov, Plamen Dimov, Georgi Angelov, Krum Stoyanov, Yanko Angelov, Martin Moran, Kolyo Stanev, Nikolay Yankov, Vladislav Naydenov, Martin Toshev.

These were the players on the bench: Mariyan Ivanov, Ivailo Dimitrov, Martin Nikolov, Javier Betegón, Georgi Aleksandrov, Damyan Hristov and Chahreddine Boukholda.

Substitutions

Etar made 5 changes: Krum Stoyanov for Martin Nikolov (43′), Kolyo Stanev for Javier Betegón (83′), Martin Toshev for Ivailo Dimitrov (83′), Martin Moran for Mariyan Ivanov (83′) and Nikolay Yankov for Georgi Aleksandrov (66′).