SOFIA. CSKA Sofia was able to turn the table against Arda to win 2-1. It was Arda to strike first with an early goal of M. Zhelev at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Mazikou gave the win to CSKA Sofia in the 79′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stadion Bâlgarska Armija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 7 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 84
- 79 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 17
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. CSKA Sofia was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Arda that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia was was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA Sofia won the match.
CSKA Sofia shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arda shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
CSKA Sofia received 5 yellow cards (B. Mazikou, J. Mattheij, Geferson, K. Mets and Busatto). On the opposite side, Arda received 3 yellow cards (I. Yurukov, P. Krumov and I. Karadzhov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, CSKA Sofia will have 29 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Arda will stay with 17 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Levski Sofia to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, CSKA Sofia will play away against Ludogorets on the 29th of November with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Ludogorets (14 draws).
Arda will host Levski Sofia on the 27th of November with a 2-2 head to head stats.
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia
90'
79'
46'
CSKA Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stoycho Mladenov decided to play with the following team: Gustavo Busatto, Thibaut Vion, Jurgen Matheij, Thomas Lam, Bradley Mazikou, Geferson, Karlo Muhar, Georgi Yomov, Graham Carey, Yanic Wildschut and Jordy Caicedo.
The home team had on the bench: Dimitar Evtimov, Karol Mets, Ivan Turitsov, Amos Youga, Fede Varela, Yohan Bai and Kaloyan Krastev.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia made 4 changes: G. Carey for A. Youga (46′), K. Muhar for F. Varela (46′), F. Varela for K. Mets (90′) and Y. Wildschut for Y. Bai (90′).
Arda – Formation
Arda
Also Arda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Georgi Chilikov played with: Ivan Karadzhov, Plamen Krumov, Milen Zhelev, Milen Stoev, David Kiki, Hristo Ivanov, Iliya Yurukov, Ivan Kokonov, Tonislav Yordanov, Spas Delev and Juninho.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mesut Yusuf, Slobodan Rubežić, Atanas Zehirov, Lachezar Kotev, Svetoslav Kovachev, Ivan Tilev and Aleksandar Georgiev.
Substitutions
Arda made 2 changes: S. Delev for S. Kovachev (65′) and Juninho for I. Tilev (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- CSKA Sofia – Arda – 2-1
- Botev Plovdiv – Cherno More – 0-2
- Tsarsko selo – Slavia Sofia – 2-5
