BLAGOEVGRAD. OFK Pirin and Hebar 1918 draw 1-1. H. Popadiyn scored the first goal (36′) for OFK Pirin. A. Kabov equalized (72′).
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.42 degrees Celsius or 59.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 10 Total 5
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 90
- 70 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. OFK Pirin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Hebar 1918 that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
OFK Pirin was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough OFK Pirin to win the match.
OFK Pirin shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hebar 1918 shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 2 yellow cards (Evgeni Georgiev and Hristo Popadiyn). On the other side, Hebar 1918 received 4 yellow cards (Georgi Valchev, Stiliyan Tisovski, Cheikh Diamanka and Johan N’Zi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, OFK Pirin has 21 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Hebar 1918 will has 24 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, OFK Pirin will play away against Levski Krumovgrad on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of OFK Pirin (0 draws).
Hebar 1918 will host Arda on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Arda (1 draw).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
79'
49'
36'
OFK Pirin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Oleksandr Babych decided to play with the following team: Maksym Kovalyov, Asen Donchev, Arnaud Luzayadio, Vitālijs Jagodinskis, Nikolay Bodurov, Andrey Yordanov, Modou Diagne, Hristo Popadiyn, Ayoub Abou, Hugo Komano and Danylo Polonskyi.
The home team had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Lazar Dobrinov Boyanov, Ivan Tasev, Evgeni Georgiev, Martin Georgiev, Brian Esalo, Georgi Varbanov, Stanislav Kostov and Lyubomir Todorov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 3 changes: Hristo Popadiyn for Ivan Tasev (59′), Arnaud Luzayadio for Georgi Varbanov (79′) and Danylo Polonskyi for Stanislav Kostov (86′).
Hebar 1918 – Formation
Hebar 1918
Hebar 1918 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev played with: Petar Debarliev, Georgi Valchev, João Cesco, Stefan Tsonkov, Oleksiy Zbun, Krasian Kolev, Johan N’Zi, Lazar Marin, Angel Bastunov, Nikolas Lyuboslav Penev and Mark Emilio Papazov.
They had on the bench: Bogomil Bojurkin, Atanas Kabov, Arhan Isuf, Ivan Gavrilov Dishkov, Bozhidar Penchev, Sasho Georgiev Lebanov, Stiliyan Tisovski and Martin Yankov.
Substitutions
Hebar 1918 made 5 changes: Oleksiy Zbun for Arhan Isuf (46′), Mark Emilio Papazov for Atanas Kabov (60′), Nikolas Lyuboslav Penev for Cheikh Diamanka (60′), Krasian Kolev for Stiliyan Tisovski (77′) and Angel Bastunov for Bozhidar Penchev (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- OFK Pirin – Hebar 1918 – 1-1
