BLAGOEVGRAD. OFK Pirin prevails over Levski Krumovgrad 1-0 after V. Bengyuzov scored a penalty (45′).
Aleksandar Kolev squandered a decisive penalty (74′). That would have allowed Levski Krumovgrad to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.84 degrees Celsius or 91.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 94 Attack 102
- 59 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. OFK Pirin was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Levski Krumovgrad that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
OFK Pirin was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why OFK Pirin won the match.
OFK Pirin shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Levski Krumovgrad shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (Hugo Komano, Ventsislav Bengyuzov and Martin Bachev). On the opposite side, Levski Krumovgrad received 3 yellow cards (Bozhidar Katsarov, Daniel Miljanovic and Alexander Georgiev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, OFK Pirin will have 7 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Levski Krumovgrad will stay with 13 points like Beroe to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, OFK Pirin will host Levski Sofia on the 17th of February with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
Levski Krumovgrad will host Botev Plovdiv on the 17th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Levski Krumovgrad (0 draws).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ivo Trenchev decided to play with the following team: Maksym Kovalyov, Dmytro Semeniv, Martin Bachev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Andrey Yordanov, Ayoub Abou, Ventsislav Bengyuzov, Boris Tyutyukov, Aymen Souda, Ivan Tasev and Hugo Komano.
The home team had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Nikolay Bodurov, Vladimir Medved, Stanislav Kostov, Daniil Kondrakov, Martin Georgiev, Lyubomir Todorov and Simeon Aleksandrov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 3 changes: Ivan Tasev for Vladimir Medved (90′), Andrey Yordanov for Hristo Popadiyn (90′) and Aymen Souda for Daniil Kondrakov (86′).
Levski Krumovgrad – Formation
Also Levski Krumovgrad adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nemanja Milanović played with: Yanko Georgiev, Vyacheslav Velev, Matej Simic, Kaloyan Pehlivanov, Alexander Georgiev, Bozhidar Katsarov, Serkan Ussein, Daniel Miljanovic, Diego Raposo, Kitan Vasilev and Aleksandar Kolev.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dzuniet Ali, Jefferson Andrés Granado Manjarrés, Dzhuneyt Yashar, Blagoy Makendzhiev, Biser Bonev, Zhak Pehlivanov, Rayan Senhadji, Oktay Yusein and Renan Areias.
Substitutions
Levski Krumovgrad made 3 changes: Alexander Georgiev for Jefferson Andrés Granado Manjarrés (87′), Vyacheslav Velev for Biser Bonev (86′) and Kitan Vasilev for Dzuniet Ali (46′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.