STADION GEORGI BENKOVSKI. Levski Sofia had a surprising win over Slavia Sofia with a 2-0 win with a goal from Ronaldo (34′) and a goal from Welton (54′).
Levski Sofia remained with 10 players after Hassimi Fadiaga received a red card in the 23′. Nevertheless, Levski Sofia still found a way to win this match playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Stadion Georgi Benkovski stadium in Stadion Georgi Benkovski. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.03 degrees Celsius or 77.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 6 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 84 Attack 60
- 72 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Slavia Sofia was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Levski Sofia that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Levski Sofia succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Slavia Sofia shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Levski Sofia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 2 yellow cards (Kristian Dobrev and Martin Georgiev). On the other side, Levski Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Jeremy Petris, Darlan and Wenderson Tsunami).
Also, Levski Sofia didn’t end the match with 11 players after Hassimi Fadiaga (Levski Sofia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Slavia Sofia will stay with 4 points like Etar to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Levski Sofia will have 22 points to remain in the 3rd 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 record in favor of Cherno More (15 draws).
Levski Sofia will play away agasint OFK Pirin on the 17th of February with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angel Stoyanov Slavkov decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Viktor Genev, Martin Georgiev, Ventsislav Kerchev, Erol Dost, Emil Martinov, Kristian Dobrev, Ivan Minchev, Emil Stoev and Galin Ivanov.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Veljko Jelenkovic, Martin Sorakov, Vladimir Nikolov, Roberto Iliev Raychev, Denislav Aleksandrov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Toni Tasev and Sibiry Keita.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 4 changes: Kristian Dobrev for Toni Tasev (46′), Erol Dost for Sibiry Keita (46′), Ivan Minchev for Vladimir Nikolov (84′) and Emil Martinov for Kristiyan Stoyanov (74′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Nikolay Nikolov Kostov played with: Plamen Andreev, Jeremy Petris, Kellian van der Kaap, José Córdoba, Wenderson Tsunami, Andrian Kraev, Ronaldo, Hassimi Fadiaga, Darlan, Jawad El Jemili and Welton.
These were the players on the bench: Nikolay Mihaylov, Iliyan Stefanov, Preslav Bachev, Asen Chandarov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Kristian Dimitrov and Marin Petkov.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: Welton for Marin Petkov (82′), Darlan for Asen Chandarov (65′) and Jawad El Jemili for Kristian Dimitrov (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Ludogorets – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 1-1
- Slavia Sofia – Levski Sofia – 0-2
- Hebar 1918 – Botev Vratsa – 1-1