KARDZHALI. Arda tops Beroe 1-0 after A. Toungara scored just 1 goal (71′). Arda made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Arena Arda stadium in Kardzhali on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.04 degrees Celsius or 62.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arda had a strong ball possession 58% while Beroe was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arda had a more offensive attitude with 90 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arda won the match​.

Arda shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beroe shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Arda received 2 yellow cards (Lachezar Kotev and Ivan Tilev). Talking about the opposition, Beroe received 1 yellow card (Enzo Hoyos).

Standings

After playing this match, Arda will have 28 points like Levski Sofia to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Beroe will stay with 21 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Arda will host Lokomotiv Plovdiv on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Plovdiv (6 draws).

Beroe will host Etar on the 9th of December with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Beroe (4 draws).

Arda – Formation

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

The manager Aleksander Blagov Tunchev decided to play with the following team: Ivan Dichevski, Martin Stoychev, Oumar Sako, Jalal Huseynov, Okezie Prince Ebenezer, Lachezar Kotev, Radoslav Tsonev, Stanislav Ivanov, Aboubacar Toungara, El Mami Tetah and Preslav Borukov.

The home team had on the bench: Anatoli Gospodinov, Milen Stoev, Plamen Krachunov, Stanislav Dyulgerov, Ivan Kokonov, Tonislav Yordanov, Hristo Mitev, Ivan Tilev and Iliya Yurukov.

Substitutions

Arda made 4 changes: Preslav Borukov for Tonislav Yordanov (73′), Radoslav Tsonev for Iliya Yurukov (81′), Aboubacar Toungara for Plamen Krachunov (81′) and El Mami Tetah for Ivan Tilev (58′).

Beroe – Formation

Also Beroe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

José Luis Acciari played with: Rodrigo García, Gustavo Cascardo, Franco Ramos Mingo, Luciano Squadrone, Jordi Govea, Thiago Ceijas, Edwin Laszo, Francisco Politino, Enzo Hoyos, Vinni Triboulet and Santiago Godoy.

These were the players on the bench: Juan Pablo Lungarzo, Iliyan Bozhidarov Stoyanov, Viktorio Valkov, Enzo Espinoza, Vasil Vasilev, Segundo Pachamé, Stefan Gavrilov, Bruno Schmutz and Mike Cevallos.

Substitutions

Beroe made 4 changes: Thiago Ceijas for Mike Cevallos (76′), Francisco Politino for Stefan Gavrilov (76′), Gustavo Cascardo for Segundo Pachamé (21′) and Luciano Squadrone for Enzo Espinoza (88′).

Results of the day

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

• OFK Pirin – CSKA 1948 Sofia – 2-1
• Hebar 1918 – Cherno More – 1-1
• Arda – Beroe – 1-0