VARNA. Cherno More prevailed over Botev Vratsa to win 2-1. It was Cherno More to strike first with a penalty of Atanas Iliev at the 41′. Then Messie Biatoumoussoka scored again for Cherno More in the 71′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, Miroslav Marinov reduced the distance for Botev Vratsa (80′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stadion Ticha stadium in Varna on Friday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 6 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 98
- 72 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Cherno More had a superior ball possession 55% while Botev Vratsa was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cherno More was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cherno More won the match.
Cherno More shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Botev Vratsa shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cherno More received 1 yellow card (Alberto Martín). On the opposite side, Botev Vratsa received 4 yellow cards (Hristo Yanev, Martin Bachev, Diogo Barbosa and Kleri Serber).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cherno More has 51 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Botev Vratsa will stays with 13 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Cherno More will play away against Beroe on the 9th of March with a 18-8 head to head record in favor of Cherno More (14 draws).
Botev Vratsa will host Arda on the 9th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Arda (6 draws).
Cherno More – Formation
Cherno More
46'
41'
87'
Cherno More adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ilian Dimov Iliev decided to play with the following team: Ivan Dyulgerov, Viktor Popov, Zhivko Atanasov, Daniel Dimov, Tsvetomir Panov, Pablo Álvarez, Vasil Panayotov, Andreas Calcan, Michael, Ilian Iliev and Atanas Iliev.
The home team had on the bench: Rosen Stefanov, Alberto Martín, Martin Milushev, Edgar Pacheco, Martin Dichev, Nikolay Zlatev, Hristiyan Slavkov and Ismail Issa.
Substitutions
Cherno More made 5 changes: Pablo Álvarez for Edgar Pacheco (46′), Atanas Iliev for Ismail Issa (76′), Ilian Iliev for Martin Milushev (76′), Andreas Calcan for Alberto Martín (81′) and Edgar Pacheco for Berk Beyhan (90′).
Botev Vratsa – Formation
Botev Vratsa
Also Botev Vratsa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Hristo Angelov Yanev played with: Federico Barrios, Bryan Mendoza, Messie Biatoumoussoka, Martin Bachev, Martin Achkov, Boubacar Traorè, Kleri Serber, Diogo Barbosa, Stefan Velev, Lassana N’Diaye and Brayan Perea.
These were the players on the bench: Ilker Budinov, Daniel Genov, Spas Georgiev, Miroslav Marinov , Martin Hristov, Martin Smolenski, Eduardo Kunde, Mario-Jason Kikonda and Krasimir Kostov.
Substitutions
Botev Vratsa made 4 changes: Diogo Barbosa for Mario-Jason Kikonda (66′), Lassana N’Diaye for Daniel Genov (62′), Martin Achkov for Ilker Budinov (62′) and Kleri Serber for Miroslav Marinov (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
