OFK Pirin steals a 2-1 win against Botev Vratsa

VRATSA. OFK Pirin defeated Botev Vratsa to win 2-1. A goal from L. N'Diaye was decisive in the 89min.

February 24, 2024

VRATSA. OFK Pirin beat Botev Vratsa to win 2-1. A goal from L. N’Diaye was decisive in the 89min. It was OFK Pirin to strike first with a goal of Danylo Polonskyi at the 29′. Then Hugo Komano scored again for OFK Pirin in the 68′ minute. Eventually, Lassana N’Diaye reduced the distance for Botev Vratsa (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Botev Vratsa was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Vratsa on Friday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.94 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

Botev Vratsa

1 - 2

OFK Pirin

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

14 Total 10
7 On Target 7
6 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 2

91 Attack 66
95 Dangerous attack 47
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 4

Fouls

18 Total 4
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Botev Vratsa had a strong ball possession 61% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Botev Vratsa had a more offensive attitude with 95 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, OFK Pirin was capable to find the solution to win this contest.

Botev Vratsa shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, OFK Pirin shot 10 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Botev Vratsa received 4 yellow cards (Brayan Perea, Martin Hristov, Martin Achkov and Marco Majouga). Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin received 1 yellow card (Aymen Souda).

Match Timeline

17'

Aymen Souda- Yellow

29'

Danylo Polonskyi(goal)Aymen Souda

35'

42'

Aymen Souda(yellowredcard)

D. Genov- sub ->Ilker Budinov

46'

B. Mendoza- sub ->Spas Georgiev

46'

M. Hristov- Yellow

49'

M. Majouga- Yellow

55'

57'

Arnaud Luzayadio- sub ->Danylo Polonskyi

62'

Georgi Varbanov- sub ->Ivan Tasev

62'

Ventsislav Bengyuzov- sub ->Ayoub Abou

62'

Georgi Varbanov- sub ->Ivan Tasev

K. Serber- sub ->Martin Achkov

68'

Hugo Komano(goal)Arnaud Luzayadio

M. Marinov- sub ->Marco Majouga

71'

L. N'Diaye- sub ->Stefan Velev

72'

B. Perea- Yellow

81'

L. N'Diaye(goal)Miroslav Marinov

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Botev Vratsa stays with 13 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin will has 19 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First League, Botev Vratsa will play away against Cherno More on the 2nd of March with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cherno More (3 draws).

OFK Pirin will play away against Arda on the 2nd of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Arda (2 draws).

Botev Vratsa – Formation

Botev Vratsa

F. Barrios 34.Colombia

Martin Achkov 13.Bulgaria

68'

35'

M. Hristov 20.Bulgaria

49'

Eduardo Kunde 28.Brazil

I. Budinov 7.Bulgaria

46'

S. Georgiev 10.Bulgaria

46'

M. Majouga 14.Central African Republic

71'

55'

Diogo Barbosa 18.Portugal

B. Traorè 21.Senegal

S. Velev 77.Bulgaria

72'

B. Perea 19.Colombia

81'

Substitutes

K. Kostov 76.Bulgaria

B. Mendoza 23.Argentina

46'

M. Bachev 29.Bulgaria

K. Serber 8.France

68'

D. Genov 9.Bulgaria

46'

M. Marinov 15.Bulgaria

71'

C. Ivaylov 17.Bulgaria

M. Kikonda 37.France

L. N'Diaye 11.Mali

72'

89'

Botev Vratsa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Hristo Angelov Yanev decided to play with the following team: Federico Barrios, Eduardo Kunde, Martin Hristov, Martin Achkov, Spas Georgiev, Diogo Barbosa, Stefan Velev, Boubacar Traorè, Marco Majouga, Ilker Budinov and Brayan Perea.

The home team had on the bench: Kleri Serber, Daniel Genov, Lassana N’Diaye, Miroslav Marinov , Chavdar Ivaylov , Bryan Mendoza, Martin Bachev, Mario-Jason Kikonda and Krasimir Kostov.

Substitutions

Botev Vratsa made 5 changes: Spas Georgiev for Bryan Mendoza (46′), Ilker Budinov for Daniel Genov (46′), Martin Achkov for Kleri Serber (68′), Marco Majouga for Miroslav Marinov (71′) and Stefan Velev for Lassana N’Diaye (72′).

OFK Pirin – Formation

OFK Pirin

Maksym Kovalyov 12.Ukraine

René Grabowski 5.Bulgaria

Andrey Yordanov 6.Bulgaria

Asen Donchev 7.Bulgaria

Aleksandar Dyulgerov 38.Bulgaria

Hristo Popadiyn 83.Bulgaria

90'

Ayoub Abou 4.Morocco

62'

Aymen Souda 10.France

17'

Ivan Tasev 11.Bulgaria

62'

Danylo Polonskyi 14.Ukraine

57'

29'

Hugo Komano 19.France

68'

Substitutes

Mario Kirev 1.Bulgaria

L. Dobrinov 8.Bulgaria

Arnaud Luzayadio 18.France

57'

Georgi Varbanov 27.Bulgaria

62'

Ventsislav Bengyuzov 73.Bulgaria

62'

Stanislav Kostov 9.Bulgaria

OFK Pirin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Oleksandr Babych played with: Maksym Kovalyov, Asen Donchev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov , Nikolay Bodurov, Andrey Yordanov, Hristo Popadiyn, Ayoub Abou, Ivan Tasev, Danylo Polonskyi, Aymen Souda and Hugo Komano.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mario Kirev, Lazar Dobrinov Boyanov, Stanislav Kostov, Evgeni Georgiev, Brian Esalo, Martin Georgiev, Arnaud Luzayadio, Georgi Varbanov, Ventsislav Bengyuzov and Brian Esalo.

Substitutions

OFK Pirin made 4 changes: Ivan Tasev for Georgi Varbanov (62′), Ayoub Abou for Ventsislav Bengyuzov (62′), Ivan Tasev for Georgi Varbanov (62′) and Danylo Polonskyi for Arnaud Luzayadio (57′).