STADION GEORGI BENKOVSKI. Slavia Sofia defeats Arda 1-0 after T. Tasev scored just 1 goal (45′).
The match was played at the Stadion Georgi Benkovski stadium in Stadion Georgi Benkovski. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.12 degrees Celsius or 70.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 4 Total 3
- 2 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 99
- 62 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Slavia Sofia was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Arda that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slavia Sofia won the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arda shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 2 yellow cards (Kristian Dobrev and Ivan Minchev). On the other side, Arda received 4 yellow cards (Lachezar Kotev, Ivan Dichevski, Martin Stoychev and Stanislav Ivanov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Slavia Sofia will have 8 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Arda will stay with 22 points to sit in the 5th 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 in favor of Cherno More (15 draws).
Arda will play away agasint Cherno More on the 4th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Cherno More (5 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Angel Stoyanov Slavkov decided to play with the following team: Nikolay Krastev, Ertan Tombak, Martin Georgiev, Viktor Genev, Ventsislav Kerchev, Emil Martinov, Sibiry Keita, Galin Ivanov, Ivan Minchev, Toni Tasev and Roberto Iliev Raychev.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Veljko Jelenkovic, Emil Stoev, Vladimir Nikolov, Kristian Dobrev, Erol Dost, Chung Nguyen Do and Kristiyan Stoyanov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 4 changes: Roberto Iliev Raychev for Vladimir Nikolov (46′), Sibiry Keita for Kristian Dobrev (46′), Toni Tasev for Emil Stoev (84′) and Ivan Minchev for Erol Dost (88′).
Arda – Formation
Arda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Aleksander Blagov Tunchev played with: Anatoli Gospodinov, Deyan Lozev, Jalal Huseynov, Oumar Sako, Martin Stoychev, Lachezar Kotev, Iliya Yurukov, Stanislav Ivanov, Aboubacar Toungara, Ivan Kokonov and Preslav Borukov.
They had on the bench: Milen Stoev, Plamen Krachunov, Stanislav Dyulgerov, Tonislav Yordanov, Radoslav Tsonev, Ivan Dichevski, Okezie Prince Ebenezer, Ivan Tilev and Atanas Zehirov.
Substitutions
Arda made 5 changes: Ivan Kokonov for Ivan Tilev (46′), Lachezar Kotev for Radoslav Tsonev (63′), Iliya Yurukov for Plamen Krachunov (90′), Aboubacar Toungara for Tonislav Yordanov (63′) and Galin Ivanov for Veljko Jelenkovic (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Cherno More – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 2-2
- CSKA Sofia – Levski Sofia – 1-1
- Slavia Sofia – Arda – 1-0