OFK Pirin prevails over Ludogorets 5-3 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

RAZGRAD. OFK Pirin beats Ludogorets 5-3 after playing a incredible match.

December 14, 2021

RAZGRAD. OFK Pirin conquers Ludogorets 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Ludogorets was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%).

The match was played at the Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad) stadium in Razgrad on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Ludogorets

3 - 5

OFK Pirin

! 72 Ball Possession 28

Shots

16 Total 7
8 On Target 5
8 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 0

139 Attack 71
116 Dangerous attack 24
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
10 Corners 1

Fouls

7 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ludogorets was in firm control of the ball 72% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ludogorets was more aggressive with 116 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, OFK Pirin succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Ludogorets shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Ludogorets didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (M. Brahimi, S. Dyakov and A. Karachanakov).

Match Timeline

15'

23'

Olivier Verdon(own-goal)

38'

46'

51'

60'

G. Terziev- sub ->J. Ikoko

64'

70'

Olivier Verdon(goal)

77'

78'

Stanislav Kostov- sub ->P. Yordanov

79'

Ivan Tasev- sub ->M. Brahimi

81'

Ventsislav Bengyuzov- sub ->K. Stanoev

83'

89'

90'

Ventsislav Bengyuzov(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Ludogorets will stay with 42 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin will have 16 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

Ludogorets – Formation

Ludogorets

Kristijan Kahlina 71.Croatia

Jordan Ikoko 22.DR Congo

64'

S. Pinas 6.Suriname

Igor Plastun 30.Ukraine

Olivier Verdon 24.Benin

77'

Stéphane Badji 25.Senegal

60'

Cauly 95.Brazil

90'

Kiril Despodov 11.Bulgaria

89'

Show 23.Angola

46'

Higinio Marín 9.Spain

70'

Dorin Rotariu 29.Romania

Substitutes

Sergio Padt 1.Netherlands

G. Terziev 5.Bulgaria

64'

Claude Gonçalves 8.Portugal

Alex Santana 7.Brazil

46'

Dominik Yankov 64.Bulgaria

60'

I. Budinov 51.Bulgaria

M. Tchibota 13.Republic of the Congo

70'

Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stanislav Genchev decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina, Jordan Ikoko, Igor Plastun, Olivier Verdon, Shaquille Pinas, Stéphane Badji, Show, Dorin Rotariu, Cauly Oliveira, Kiril Despodov and Higinio.

The home team had on the bench: Sergio Padt, Georgi Terziev, Claude Gonçalves, Alex Santana, Dominik Yankov, Ilker Budinov and Mavis Tchibota.

Substitutions

Ludogorets made 4 changes: Show for A. Santana (46′), S. Badji for D. Yankov (60′), J. Ikoko for G. Terziev (64′) and H. Marin for M. Tchibota (70′).

OFK Pirin – Formation

OFK Pirin

N. Hengelman 12.Netherlands

René Grabowski 5.Bulgaria

Aleksandar Dyulgerov 38.Bulgaria

Hristofor Hubchev 45.Bulgaria

15'

Stiliyan Nikolov 14.Bulgaria

P. Zanev 3.Bulgaria

S. Dyakov 18.Bulgaria

90'

51'

Krasimir Stanoev 31.Bulgaria

81'

Mohamed Brahimi 7.France

79'

23'

46', 70'

Anton Karachanakov 71.Bulgaria

90'

83'

Preslav Yordanov 9.Bulgaria

78'

Substitutes

Ivan Tasev 26.Bulgaria

79'

Mario Kirev 1.Bulgaria

Kaloyan Todorov 23.Bulgaria

Ventsislav Bengyuzov 73.Bulgaria

81'

90'

C. Henderson 44.Republic of Ireland

90'

S. Georgiev 17.Bulgaria

90'

Stanislav Kostov 29.Bulgaria

78'

OFK Pirin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Radoslav Mitrevski played with: Nick Hengelman, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Nikolay Bodurov, Stiliyan Nikolov, Petar Zanev, Hristofor Hubchev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi, Krasimir Stanoev, Svetoslav Dyakov, Anton Karachanakov and Preslav Yordanov.

They had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Ivaylo Todorov, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Conor Henderson, Spas Georgiev, Stanislav Kostov and Ivan Tasev.

Substitutions

OFK Pirin made 5 changes: P. Yordanov for S. Kostov (78′), M. Brahimi for I. Tasev (79′), K. Stanoev for V. Benguzov (81′), S. Dyakov for S. Georgiev (90′) and A. Karachanakov for C. Henderson (90′).