SOFIA. CSKA Sofia didn’t concede much to Etar to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..
The match was played at the Stadion Bâlgarska Armija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.78 degrees Celsius or 35.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 3
- 3 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 55 Attack 37
- 60 Dangerous attack 17
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 0
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 0 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. CSKA Sofia was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Etar that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough CSKA Sofia to win the match.
CSKA Sofia shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Etar shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
CSKA Sofia didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Etar received 1 yellow card (Plamen Dimov).
Also, Etar didn’t end the match with 11 players after Georgi Aleksandrov (Etar) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (13′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, CSKA Sofia will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Etar will have 9 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, CSKA Sofia will host Botev Vratsa on the 17th of February with a 15-0 head to head stats in favor of CSKA Sofia (1 draw).
Etar will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (1 draw).
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Nestor El Maestro decided to play with the following team: Gustavo Busatto, Ivan Turitsov, Brayan Córdoba, Hristiyan Petrov, Thibaut Vion, Emanuel Šakić, Marcelino Carreazo, Jonathan Lindseth, Tobias Heintz, Michael Estrada and Duckens Nazon.
The home team had on the bench: Sainey Sanyang, Menno Koch, Stanislav Shopov, Matthias Phaëton, Asen Donchev, Enes Mahmutovic, Dimitar Evtimov and Brayan Moreno.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Etar – Formation
Etar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov played with: Martin Velichkov, Plamen Dimov, Georgi Aleksandrov, Georgi Angelov, Kolyo Stanev, Yanko Angelov, Nikolay Yankov, Moses Candidus, Martin Nikolov, Chahreddine Boukholda and Martin Toshev.
These were the players on the bench: Alessandro Guarnone, Valeri Hristov, Lovre Knezevic, Ilker Budinov, Ivailo Dimitrov, Javier Betegón, Oussama Alou, Vladislav Naydenov and Dimo Bakalov.
Substitutions
Etar made only 1 change substituting Nikolay Yankov for Lovre Knežević (39′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- CSKA Sofia – Etar – 0-0
- Botev Plovdiv – OFK Pirin – 3-1
- Botev Vratsa – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 2-0