CSKA Sofia conquers Botev Vratsa 3-0

SOFIA. CSKA Sofia was ultimately too good for Botev Vratsa.

February 19, 2024

SOFIA. CSKA Sofia was after all too good for Botev Vratsa with the goal of Thibaut Vion (21′), Tobias Heintz (36′) and Thibaut Vion (61′). CSKA Sofia was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadion Bâlgarska Armija stadium in Sofia on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.53 degrees Celsius or 45.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

CSKA Sofia

3 - 0

Botev Vratsa

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

20 Total 8
8 On Target 2
7 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 2

104 Attack 75
107 Dangerous attack 57
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 5
6 Off Sides 2

Fouls

12 Total 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

CSKA Sofia was in firm control of the ball 65% while Botev Vratsa was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CSKA Sofia was more aggressive with 107 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA Sofia won the match.

CSKA Sofia shot 20 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Botev Vratsa shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

CSKA Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Amos Youga, Thibaut Vion and Matthias Phaëton). On the other side, Botev Vratsa received 1 yellow card (Spas Georgiev).

Match Timeline

Thibaut Vion(goal)

21'

Matthias Phaëton- Yellow

22'

Tobias Heintz (goal)

36'

Thibaut Vion- Yellow

49'

Thibaut Vion(goal)Amos Youga

61'

65'

M. Marinov- sub ->Daniel Genov

Amos Youga - Yellow

68'

Danilo Asprilla- sub ->Matthias Phaëton

71'

S. Shopov- sub ->Jonathan Lindseth

71'

M. Stoychev- sub ->Ivan Turitsov

71'

76'

S. Georgiev- Yellow

78'

L. N'Diaye- sub ->Brayan Perea

78'

M. Kikonda- sub ->Martin Smolenski

Jurgen Mattheij - sub ->Brayan Córdoba

78'

Emanuel Sakic- sub ->Tobias Heintz

80'

90'

P. Ganev- sub ->Spas Georgiev

90'

I. Neshkov- sub ->Ilker Budinov

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, CSKA Sofia has 45 points like Cherno More to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Botev Vratsa will stays with 13 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, CSKA Sofia will play away with Cherno More on the 24th of February with a 24-5 head to head stats in favor of CSKA Sofia (14 draws).

Botev Vratsa will host OFK Pirin on the 24th of February with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of OFK Pirin (1 draw).

CSKA Sofia – Formation

CSKA Sofia

Dimitar Evtimov 25.Bulgaria

H. Petrov 6.Bulgaria

Brayan Córdoba 13.Colombia

78'

Thibaut Vion 15.France

49'

21', 61'

Ivan Turitsov 19.Bulgaria

71'

Olaus Skarsem 7.Norway

Jonathan Lindseth 10.Norway

71'

Tobias Heintz 14.Norway

80'

36'

Amos Youga 21.Central African Republic

68'

Fernando Karanga 9.Brazil

Matthias Phaëton 11.Guadeloupe

71'

22'

Substitutes

Marin Orlinov 12.Bulgaria

Jurgen Mattheij 2.Netherlands

78'

Menno Koch 4.Netherlands

M. Stoychev 20.Bulgaria

71'

Enes Mahmutovic 22.Luxembourg

S. Shopov 8.Bulgaria

71'

Emanuel Sakic 17.Austria

80'

Danilo Asprilla 30.Colombia

71'

CSKA Sofia started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Nestor El Maestro decided to play with the following team: Brayan Córdoba, Dimitar Evtimov, Ivan Turitsov, Hristiyan Petrov, Thibaut Vion, Amos Youga, Jonathan Lindseth, Tobias Heintz, Olaus Jair Skarsem, Fernando Karanga and Matthias Phaëton.

The home team had on the bench: Jurgen Matheij, Menno Koch, Stanislav Shopov, Marin Orlinov, Emanuel Šakić, Martin Stoychev, Enes Mahmutovic and Danilo Asprilla.

Substitutions

CSKA Sofia made 5 changes: Ivan Turitsov for Martin Stoychev (71′), Brayan Córdoba for Jurgen Matheij (78′), Tobias Heintz for Emanuel Šakić (80′), Jonathan Lindseth for Stanislav Shopov (71′) and Matthias Phaëton for Danilo Asprilla (71′).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa

F. Barrios 34.Colombia

Martin Achkov 13.Bulgaria

M. Hristov 20.Bulgaria

B. Mendoza 23.Argentina

D. Genov 9.Bulgaria

65'

S. Georgiev 10.Bulgaria

90'

76'

B. Traorè 21.Senegal

M. Smolenski 24.Bulgaria

78'

S. Velev 77.Bulgaria

I. Budinov 7.Bulgaria

90'

B. Perea 19.Colombia

78'

Substitutes

K. Kostov 76.Bulgaria

P. Ganev 5.Bulgaria

90'

M. Majouga 14.Central African Republic

M. Marinov 15.Bulgaria

65'

C. Ivaylov 17.Bulgaria

Diogo Barbosa 18.Portugal

M. Kikonda 37.France

78'

I. Neshkov 88.Bulgaria

90'

L. N'Diaye 11.Mali

78'

Botev Vratsa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Hristo Angelov Yanev played with: Federico Barrios, Bryan Mendoza, Boubacar Traorè, Martin Hristov, Martin Achkov, Stefan Velev, Ilker Budinov, Spas Georgiev, Martin Smolenski, Daniel Genov and Brayan Perea.

These were the players on the bench: Petko Ganev, Lassana N’Diaye, Marco Majouga, Miroslav Marinov , Chavdar Ivaylov , Diogo Barbosa, Mario-Jason Kikonda, Krasimir Kostov and Ivan Neshkov.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 5 changes: Daniel Genov for Miroslav Marinov (65′), Brayan Perea for Lassana N’Diaye (78′), Martin Smolenski for Mario-Jason Kikonda (78′), Spas Georgiev for Petko Ganev (90′) and Ilker Budinov for Ivan Neshkov (90′).