SOFIA. CSKA 1948 Sofia defeats Arda 1-0 after I. Chochev scored a penalty (12′).
The match was played at the Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex stadium in Sofia on Thursday and it started at 5:30 pm local time.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 3 Total 1
- 3 On Target 0
- 0 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 17 Attack 18
- 11 Dangerous attack 7
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arda had a superior ball possession 55% while CSKA 1948 Sofia was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA 1948 Sofia was more pushing with 11 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA 1948 Sofia won the match.
CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Arda shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
CSKA 1948 Sofia received 4 yellow cards (Antonio Vutov, Emil Tsenov, Emil Viyachki and Steeve Furtado). Talking about the opposition, Arda received 5 yellow cards (Anatoli Gospodinov, Milen Stoev, Aboubacar Toungara, Oumar Sako and Deyan Lozev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, CSKA 1948 Sofia has 35 points like Levski Sofia to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Arda will stays with 31 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, CSKA 1948 Sofia will play away against Etar on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (1 draw).
Arda will host Lokomotiv Plovdiv on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Lokomotiv Plovdiv (6 draws).
CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation
CSKA 1948 Sofia
40'
87'
12'
CSKA 1948 Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nikolay Dimitrov Panayotov decided to play with the following team: Gennadiy Ganev, Steeve Furtado, Emil Viyachki, Héliton, Simeon Vasilev, Reyan Daskalov, Ivaylo Chochev, Georgi Rusev, Emil Tsenov, Pedrinho and Antonio Vutov.
The home team had on the bench: Rosen Bozhinov, Nikola Iliev, Daniel Naumov, Mihail Zlatev Tsonev, Kristiyan Kristiyanov Boychev, Valentin Yoskov, Birsent Karagaren, Martin Atanasov and Ryan Bidounga.
Substitutions
CSKA 1948 Sofia made 3 changes: Pedrinho for Ryan Bidounga (87′), Emil Tsenov for Martin Atanasov (90′) and Antonio Vutov for Nikola Iliev (64′).
Arda – Formation
Arda
Arda started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Aleksander Blagov Tunchev played with: Anatoli Gospodinov, Milen Stoev, Calal Hüseynov, Oumar Sako, Martin Stoychev, Iliya Yurukov, Lachezar Kotev, Deyan Lozev, Aboubacar Toungara, Stanislav Ivanov and Tonislav Yordanov.
These were the players on the bench: Plamen Krachunov, Ivan Kokonov, Radoslav Tsonev, Mesut Yusuf, Hristo Mitev, Okezie Prince Ebenezer, Preslav Borukov, El Mami Tetah and Ivan Tilev.
Substitutions
Arda made 5 changes: Aboubacar Toungara for Ivan Tilev (76′), Martin Stoychev for El Mami Tetah (38′), Iliya Yurukov for Radoslav Tsonev (46′), Tonislav Yordanov for Preslav Borukov (46′) and Milen Stoev for Ivan Kokonov (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia – Arda – 1-0
