PLOVDIV. Botev Plovdiv tops Etar with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Chernev (71′) and a goal from D. Papazov (86′). Botev Plovdiv was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 stadium in Plovdiv on Friday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.87 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 5 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 100 Attack 69
- 95 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Botev Plovdiv had a strong ball possession 69% while Etar was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botev Plovdiv was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botev Plovdiv won the match.
Botev Plovdiv shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Etar shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botev Plovdiv received 2 yellow cards (Antonio Perera and Yanis Karabelyov). Regarding the opposition, Etar received 2 yellow cards (Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez and Nikolay Yankov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Botev Plovdiv has 32 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Etar will stays with 10 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Botev Plovdiv will play away with Slavia Sofia on the 2nd of March with a 17-17 head to head statistic.
Etar will host Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 on the 2nd of March with a 1-1 head to head.
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
71'
90'
36'
Botev Plovdiv started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dušan Kerkez decided to play with the following team: Matvei Igonen, James Eto’o, Atanas Chernev, Antoine Conte, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Yanis Karabelyov, Antonio Perera, Faustas Steponavičius, Ivelin Popov, Samuel Akere and Kristiyan Angelov Nikolov.
The home team had on the bench: Ehije Success Ukaki, Martin Sekulic, Nikolay Minkov, Dimitar Papazov, Daniel Kajzer, Lachezar Baltanov, Veliyan Vidolov Vidolov, Ivaylo Videv and Dobromir Danailov Pavlov.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 4 changes: Yanis Karabelyov for Nikolay Minkov (61′), Samuel Akere for Dimitar Papazov (81′), Georgi Nikolov for Martin Sekulic (90′) and Ivelin Popov for Lachezar Baltanov (90′).
Etar – Formation
Etar
Etar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov played with: Martin Velichkov, Kelyan Guessoum, Georgi Angelov, Georgi Aleksandrov, Josecarlos van Rankin, Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez, Nikolay Yankov, Gorka Larrucea, Jean-Marc Tiboue, Lovre Knezevic and Ivan Kostadinov Vasilev.
They had on the bench: Kristijan Sekulić, Didis Lutumba-Pitah, Ivailo Dimitrov, Atanas Stefanov Atanasov, Georgi Svilenov Ivanov, Luis Cordova, Martin Nikolov and Radoslav Naydenov.
Substitutions
Etar made 3 changes: Nikolay Yankov for Didis Lutumba-Pitah (69′), Kelyan Guessoum for Martin Nikolov (88′) and Lovre Knezevic for Ivailo Dimitrov (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Botev Plovdiv – Etar – 2-0
- Botev Vratsa – OFK Pirin – 1-2
