BLAGOEVGRAD. Levski Sofia prevailed over OFK Pirin to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Levski Sofia to strike first with an early goal of Marin Petkov at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ricardinho gave the win to Levski Sofia in the 40′ minute with a goal. Levski Sofia took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
Levski Sofia remained in players after José Córdoba received a red card in the 34′. Even so, Levski Sofia still succeeded in win this match competing only in players.
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.61 degrees Celsius or 49.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 5 Total 17
- 2 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 79 Attack 121
- 34 Dangerous attack 77
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 20 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Levski Sofia had a strong ball possession 57% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levski Sofia was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the encounter.
OFK Pirin shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Levski Sofia shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (Georgi Varbanov, Ventsislav Bengyuzov and Nikolay Bodurov). Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia received 1 yellow card (Patrick-Gabriel Galchev).
Also, Levski Sofia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after José Córdoba (Levski Sofia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (34′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, OFK Pirin stays with 16 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Levski Sofia will has 38 points like Lokomotiv Plovdiv to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, OFK Pirin will play away against Botev Vratsa on the 24th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of OFK Pirin (1 draw).
Levski Sofia will host Arda on the 24th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
63'
46'
16'OFK Pirin started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Oleksandr Babych decided to play with the following team: Maksym Kovalyov, Asen Donchev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov , Nikolay Bodurov, Modou Diagne, Ventsislav Bengyuzov, Ayoub Abou, Danylo Polonskyi, Aymen Souda, Andrey Yordanov and Hugo Komano.
The home team had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Lazar Boyanov, Stanislav Kostov, Ivan Tasev, Martin Georgiev, Brian Esalo, Georgi Varbanov, Hristo Popadiyn and Lazar Dobrinov Boyanov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: Ventsislav Bengyuzov for Hristo Popadiyn (60′), Modou Diagne for Georgi Varbanov (46′), Aymen Souda for Stanislav Kostov (46′) and Danylo Polonskyi for Ivan Tasev (68′).
Levski Sofia – Formation
Levski Sofia
34'
Levski Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Nikolay Nikolov Kostov played with: Plamen Andreev, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, José Córdoba, Wenderson Tsunami, Kellian van der Kaap, Marin Petkov, Asen Mitkov, Jawad El Jemili, Hassimi Fadiaga, Ricardinho and Fábio Lima.
These were the players on the bench: Viktor Borislavov Lyubenov, Carlos Ohene, Nikolay Mihaylov, Iliyan Stefanov, Bilal Bari, Patrik Myslovič, Joaquín Fernández, Kristian Dimitrov and Deyvid Marianov Mihalev.
Substitutions
Levski Sofia made 3 changes: Hassimi Fadiaga for Kristian Dimitrov (37′), Jawad El Jemili for Carlos Ohene (46′) and Ricardinho for Iliyan Stefanov (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- OFK Pirin – Levski Sofia – 1-2
- Levski Krumovgrad – Botev Plovdiv – 2-1
- Slavia Sofia – Beroe – 3-0
