SOFIA. CSKA 1948 Sofia overcomes OFK Pirin 1-0 after I. Chochev scored a penalty (45′). OFK Pirin lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

S. Manolev didn’t score a decisive penalty (69′). That would have allowed OFK Pirin to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Thursday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

CSKA 1948 Sofia

1 - 0

OFK Pirin

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 5 Total 6
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 128
  • 50 Dangerous attack 85
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 22
  • 3 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

OFK Pirin was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, CSKA 1948 Sofia was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

CSKA 1948 Sofia received 3 yellow cards (D. Pirgov, A. Bastunov and L. Marin). Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin received 7 yellow cards (S. Nikolov, M. Brahimi, S. Dyakov, S. Manolev, A. Dyulgerov, N. Bodurov and V. Benguzov).

Match Timeline

18'
21'
23'
41'
45'
51'
59'
60'
66'
68'
69'
70'
76'
87'
89'
Ventsislav Bengyuzov- sub ->K. Stanoev
89'
Aleksandar Dyulgerov - Yellow
90'
René Grabowski- Yellow
90'
Ventsislav Bengyuzov- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ludogorets
79
31
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
34
32
CSKA 1948 Sofia
41
6
CSKA Sofia
58
31
Beroe
41
6
OFK Pirin
33
32
Botev Plovdiv
53
31
Botev Vratsa
28
32
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
38
6
Arda
35
6
Levski Sofia
52
31
Tsarsko selo
26
32
Cherno More
47
31
Slavia Sofia
37
31

After playing this match, CSKA 1948 Sofia will have 18 points like Arda to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin will stay with 12 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Parva Liga, CSKA 1948 Sofia will play away with Cherno More on the 6th of December with a 1-1 head to head.

OFK Pirin will host CSKA Sofia on the 5th of December with a 8-0 head to head in favor of CSKA Sofia (6 draws).

CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation

CSKA 1948 Sofia
G
Daniel Naumov 29.Bulgaria
D
Simeon Petrov 87.Bulgaria
D
Dimitar Pirgov 3.Bulgaria
51'
M
G. Angelov 25.Bulgaria
60'
M
Mario Topuzov 7.Bulgaria
76'
M
Ivaylo Chochev 18.Bulgaria
45'
M
Emil Martinov 37.Bulgaria
M
L. Marin 24.Bulgaria
68'
F
Georgi Rusev 10.Bulgaria
F
A. Bastunov 20.Bulgaria
70' 59'
F
Denislav Minkov Angelov 9.Bulgaria
Substitutes
G
Dimitar Todorov 1.Bulgaria
D
Mihail Minkov 5.Bulgaria
M
Steliyan Plamenov Dobrev 61.Bulgaria
M
Ivaylo Klimentov 8.Bulgaria
70'
F
Valentin Yoskov 98.Bulgaria
60'

CSKA 1948 Sofia started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Nikolay Kirov decided to play with the following team: Daniel Naumov, Georgi Angelov, Simeon Petrov, Dimitar Pirgov, Mario Topuzov, Ivajlo Chochev, Emil Martinov, Lazar Marin, Georgi Rusev, Angel Bastunov and Denislav Angelov.

The home team had on the bench: Dimitar Todorov, Mihail Minkov, Stelian Plamenov Dobrev, Ivaylo Klimentov, Bogdan Kostov and Valentin Yoskov.

Substitutions

CSKA 1948 Sofia made 3 changes: D. Angelov for V. Yoskov (60′), A. Bastunov for I. Klimentov (70′) and M. Topuzov for B. Kostov (76′).

OFK Pirin – Formation

OFK Pirin
G
N. Hengelman 12.Netherlands
D
Y. Popev 6.Bulgaria
66'
D
René Grabowski 5.Bulgaria
90'
D
Stiliyan Nikolov 14.Bulgaria
18'
D
P. Zanev 3.Bulgaria
D
Aleksandar Dyulgerov 38.Bulgaria
89'
D
S. Manolev 11.Bulgaria
87'
M
S. Dyakov 18.Bulgaria
23'
M
Krasimir Stanoev 31.Bulgaria
89'
F
Mohamed Brahimi 7.France
21'
F
Stanislav Kostov 29.Bulgaria
76'
Substitutes
G
Mario Kirev 1.Bulgaria
D
Hristofor Hubchev 45.Bulgaria
M
Ventsislav Bengyuzov 73.Bulgaria
89' 90'
M
C. Henderson 44.Republic of Ireland
F
S. Georgiev 17.Bulgaria
F
Anton Karachanakov 71.Bulgaria
76'
F
Preslav Yordanov 9.Bulgaria
66'

OFK Pirin started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Warren Feeney played with: Nick Hengelman, Yulian Strahilov Popev, Nikolay Bodurov, Stiliyan Nikolov, Petar Zanev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Stanislav Manolev, Svetoslav Dyakov, Krasimir Stanoev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi and Stanislav Kostov.

These were the players on the bench: Mario Kirev, Hristofor Hubchev, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Conor Henderson, Spas Georgiev, Anton Karachanakov and Preslav Yordanov.

Substitutions

OFK Pirin made 3 changes: Y. Popev for P. Yordanov (66′), S. Kostov for A. Karachanakov (76′) and K. Stanoev for V. Benguzov (89′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.​