STADION GEORGI BENKOVSKI. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 prevailed over Slavia Sofia to win 2-1. A goal from G. Ivanov was decisive in the 87min. It was Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to strike first with a goal of Simeon Mechev at the 34′. Then Steve Traoré scored again for Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 in the 70′ minute. Eventually, Galin Ivanov reduced the distance for Slavia Sofia (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Slavia Sofia was much better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Stadion Georgi Benkovski stadium in Stadion Georgi Benkovski. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.32 degrees Celsius or 73.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 13 Total 12
- 6 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 130 Attack 75
- 76 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Slavia Sofia had a strong ball possession 64% while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Slavia Sofia shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 1 yellow card (Jon Bakero). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 3 yellow cards (Krasimir Miloshev, França and Ivaylo Naydenov ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Slavia Sofia will stay with 4 points like Etar to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will have 9 points like Botev Plovdiv to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Slavia Sofia will play away with Cherno More on the 9th of December with a 18-11 head to head in favor of Cherno More (15 draws).
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will play away agasint OFK Pirin on the 2nd of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 (0 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José María Bakero Escudero decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Martin Georgiev, Viktor Genev, Sibiry Keita, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Emil Martinov, Galin Ivanov, Jon Bakero, Kristian Dobrev and Vladimir Nikolov.
The home team had on the bench: Denislav Aleksandrov, Erol Dost, Ventsislav Kerchev, Emil Stoev, Ivan Minchev, Veljko Jelenkovic, Roberto Iliev Raychev, Martin Sorakov and Georgi Petkov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 4 changes: Kristiyan Stoyanov for Erol Dost (46′), Vladimir Nikolov for Martin Sorakov (46′), Sibiry Keita for Luka Ivanov (90′) and Viktor Genev for Veljko Jelenkovic (72′).
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation
Also Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Danilo Dončić played with: Aleksandar Lyubenov, Krasimir Miloshev, Dime Dimov, Alan Dias, Ivaylo Naydenov , Krasimir Stanoev, Simeon Mechev, Diogo Teixeira, Bruno Franco, Steve Traoré and França.
They had on the bench: Baboucarr Gaye, Galin Minkov, Kaloyan Krastev, Erik Manolkov, Valentin Nikolov, Dimitar Mitkov and Luka Ivanov.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 4 changes: Diogo Teixeira for Ventsislav Kerchev (27′), França for Valentin Nikolov (59′), Steve Traoré for Dimitar Mitkov (81′) and Simeon Mechev for Kaloyan Krastev (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.