VRATSA. CSKA 1948 Sofia managed to find the solution against Botev Vratsa to win 2-1. I. Chochev was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Botev Vratsa to strike first with a penalty of Brayan Perea at the 17′. Then it was a penalty in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ivaylo Chochev gave the win to CSKA 1948 Sofia in the 90′ minute scoring a double. CSKA 1948 Sofia took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Vratsa on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.07 degrees Celsius or 75.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Botev Vratsa

1 - 2

CSKA 1948 Sofia

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 12 Total 23
  • 7 On Target 12
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 86 Attack 105
  • 50 Dangerous attack 79
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

CSKA 1948 Sofia had a strong ball possession 60% while Botev Vratsa was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CSKA 1948 Sofia was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA 1948 Sofia won the match.​

Botev Vratsa shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 23 times, 12 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Botev Vratsa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia received 2 yellow cards (Héliton and Emil Tsenov).

Match Timeline

B. Perea(penalty)
17'
36'
16'
Emil Tsenov- Yellow
M. Kikonda- sub ->Rooney Eva
88'
55'
Jean-Pierre Da Sylva- sub ->Spas Georgiev
73'
Luiz Soares- sub ->Daniele Battara
73'
M. Smolenski- sub ->Emil Tsenov
60'
B. Traorè- sub ->Diogo Barbosa
60'
Jean-Pierre Da Sylva- sub ->Marco Majouga
73'
90'
90'
Radoslav Kirilov - sub ->Georgi Rusev
84'
Birsent Karagaren- sub ->Stefan Velev
62'
Parvizdzhon Umarbaev- sub ->Pedrinho
46'
Vidar Örn Kjartansson- sub ->Pedrinho

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ludogorets
75
30
Cherno More
62
30
CSKA Sofia
67
3
Levski Sofia
54
30
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
55
3
Botev Plovdiv
44
30
Levski Krumovgrad
44
30
CSKA 1948 Sofia
43
30
Arda
39
30
Slavia Sofia
33
30
Beroe
33
30
Hebar 1918
30
30
OFK Pirin
30
30
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
28
30
Botev Vratsa
22
30
Etar
14
30

After playing this match, Botev Vratsa will stay with 10 points like OFK Pirin to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia will have 18 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Botev Vratsa will play away with Etar on the 28th of October with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Botev Vratsa (4 draws).

CSKA 1948 Sofia will play away agasint Etar on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (1 draw).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa
G
F. Barrios 34.Colombia
D
M. Tsvetanov 7.Bulgaria
D
M. Hristov 20.Bulgaria
D
Eduardo Kunde 28.Brazil
M
S. Velev 77.Bulgaria
M
Diogo Barbosa 18.Portugal
60'
M
B. Mendoza 23.Argentina
F
B. Perea 19.Colombia
17'
F
D. Genov 9.Bulgaria
73'
F
M. Majouga 14.Central African Republic
73'
F
S. Georgiev 10.Bulgaria
73'
Substitutes
G
K. Kostov 76.Bulgaria
D
Martin Kavdanski 3.Bulgaria
D
Luiz Soares 4.Brazil
73'
D
B. Traorè 21.Senegal
60'
M
M. Smolenski 24.Bulgaria
M
M. Panov 8.Bulgaria
M
M. Kikonda 37.France
F
Jean-Pierre Da Sylva 11.France
73'
F
Krasimir Todorov 16.Bulgaria

Botev Vratsa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Hristo Angelov Yanev decided to play with the following team: Federico Barrios, Bryan Mendoza, Eduardo Kunde, Martin Hristov, Momchil Tsvetanov, Diogo Barbosa, Stefan Velev, Spas Georgiev, Daniele Battara, Marco Majouga and Brayan Perea.

The home team had on the bench: Martin Smolenski, Jean-Pierre Da Sylva, Krasimir Todorov, Mitko Panov, Martin Kavdanski, Luiz Soares, Krasimir Kostov, Mario Jason Kikonda and Boubacar Traorè.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 4 changes: Daniele Battara for Luiz Soares (73′), Diogo Barbosa for Boubacar Traorè (60′), Spas Georgiev for Jean-Pierre Da Sylva (73′) and Marco Majouga for Jean-Pierre Da Sylva (73′).

CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation

CSKA 1948 Sofia
G
Daniel Naumov 29.Bulgaria
D
Simeon Vasilev 15.Bulgaria
D
Héliton 5.Brazil
55'
D
Simeon Petrov 87.Bulgaria
D
Erdenis Gurishta 24.Albania
M
Antonio Vutov 20.Bulgaria
M
Ivaylo Chochev 18.Bulgaria
36', 90'
M
Emil Tsenov 21.Bulgaria
60' 16'
F
Georgi Rusev 10.Bulgaria
90'
F
Pedrinho 8.Brazil
46'
F
Rooney Eva 19.Cameroon
88'
Substitutes
G
Gennadiy Ganev 33.Ukraine
D
Miki Orachev 4.Bulgaria
D
Emil Viyachki 23.Bulgaria
D
Steeve Furtado 6.Cape Verde
M
Birsent Karagaren 11.Bulgaria
84'
M
Parvizdzhon Umarbaev 39.Tajikistan
62'
F
Vidar Örn Kjartansson 9.Iceland
46'
F
Nikola Iliev 17.Bulgaria
F
Radoslav Kirilov 99.Bulgaria
90'

Also CSKA 1948 Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nikolay Dimitrov Panayotov played with: Daniel Naumov, Erdenis Gurishta, Simeon Petrov, Emil Tsenov, Héliton, Ivaylo Chochev, Simeon Vasilev, Georgi Rusev, Pedrinho, Antonio Vutov and Rooney Eva.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gennadiy Ganev, Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Nikola Iliev, Miki Orachev, Emil Viyachki, Radoslav Kirilov, Birsent Karagaren, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev and Steve Furtado.

Substitutions

CSKA 1948 Sofia made 6 changes: Rooney Eva for Mario Jason Kikonda (88′), Emil Tsenov for Martin Smolenski (60′), Pedrinho for Parvizdzhon Umarbaev (62′), Georgi Rusev for Radoslav Kirilov (90′), Stefan Velev for Birsent Karagaren (84′) and Pedrinho for Vidar Örn Kjartansson (46′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First League.​