VELIKO TâRNOVO. OFK Pirin defeats Etar 2-0 after B. Tyutyukov scores a double.
The match was played at the Stadion Ivailo stadium in Veliko Târnovo on Thursday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.63 degrees Celsius or 74.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
OFK Pirin had a strong ball possession 57% while Etar was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Etar was more pushing with 102 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, OFK Pirin was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Etar shot 20 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, OFK Pirin shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Etar received 1 yellow card (Dimo Bakalov). Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin received 4 yellow cards (Andrey Yordanov, Martin Bachev, Valeri Hristov and Boris Tyutyukov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Etar will stay with 4 points like Slavia Sofia to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, OFK Pirin will have 10 points like Botev Vratsa to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Etar will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (1 draw).
OFK Pirin will host Levski Sofia on the 17th of February with a 19-2 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
Etar – Formation
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, Kolyo Stanev, Georgi Angelov, Plamen Dimov, Krum Stoyanov, Dimo Bakalov, Martin Moran, Nikolay Yankov, Vladislav Naydenov and Martin Toshev.
The home team had on the bench: Angel Martinov, Georgi Aleksandrov, Lovre Knezevic, Ilker Budinov, Ivailo Dimitrov, Chahreddine Boukholda, Mariyan Ivanov, Yanko Angelov and Martin Nikolov.
Substitutions
Etar made 5 changes: Vladislav Naydenov for Ivailo Dimitrov (46′), Kolyo Stanev for Ilker Budinov (70′), Martin Moran for Yanko Angelov (65′), Dimo Bakalov for Lovre Knezevic (58′) and Nikolay Yankov for Chahreddine Boukholda (58′).
OFK Pirin – Formation
Also OFK Pirin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivo Trenchev played with: Maksym Kovalyov, Dmytro Semeniv, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Martin Bachev, Andrey Yordanov, Ventsislav Bengyuzov, Ayoub Abou, Ivan Tasev, Aymen Souda, Boris Tyutyukov and Hugo Komano.
These were the players on the bench: Mario Kirev, Nikolay Bodurov, Vladimir Medved, Stanislav Kostov, Daniil Kondrakov, Martin Georgiev, Georgi Varbanov, Lyubomir Todorov and Hristo Popadiyn.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 5 changes: Ivan Tasev for Vladimir Medved (55′), Aymen Souda for Hristo Popadiyn (83′), Boris Tyutyukov for Daniil Kondrakov (64′), Hugo Komano for Lyubomir Todorov (64′) and Ventsislav Bengyuzov for Nikolay Bodurov (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Etar – OFK Pirin – 0-2
- Levski Krumovgrad – Arda – 1-3
- CSKA Sofia – Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – 2-0