VARNA. Cherno More conquered CSKA 1948 Sofia to win 2-1. I. Issa was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Cherno More to strike first with an early goal of Ismail Issa at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ismail Issa gave the win to Cherno More in the 66′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Stadion Ticha stadium in Varna on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.48 degrees Celsius or 49.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 7 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 80
- 74 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Cherno More was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. CSKA 1948 Sofia that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cherno More was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cherno More won the match.
Cherno More shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cherno More received 3 yellow cards (Ismail Issa, Daniel Dimov and Ilian Iliev). Regarding the opposition, CSKA 1948 Sofia received 3 yellow cards (Thalis, Birsent Karagaren and Simeon Vasilev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cherno More has 54 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, CSKA 1948 Sofia will stays with 37 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Cherno More will play away against Botev Plovdiv on the 30th of March with a 21-11 head to head stats in favor of Cherno More (11 draws).
CSKA 1948 Sofia will host Beroe on the 30th of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (4 draws).
Cherno More – Formation
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: Ilian Iliev, Ivan Dyulgerov, Viktor Popov, Zhivko Atanasov, Vlatko Drobarov, Tsvetomir Panov, Vasil Panayotov, Daniel Dimov, Ilian Iliev, Weslen Junior, Mazire Soula and Ismail Issa.
The home team had on the bench: Rosen Stefanov, Atanas Iliev, Dani Martín, Andreas Calcan, Martin Milushev, Edgar Pacheco, Berk Beyhan, Michael, Hristiyan Slavkov and Alberto Martín.
Substitutions
Cherno More made 5 changes: Tsvetomir Panov for Alberto Martín (26′), Ilian Iliev for Michael Alves (70′), Ismail Issa for Atanas Iliev (84′), Ismail Issa for Atanas Iliev (83′) and Michael Alves for Edgar Pacheco (84′).
CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation
Also CSKA 1948 Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nikolay Dimitrov Panayotov played with: Petar Marinov, Birsent Karagaren, Teodor Ivanov, Rosen Bozhinov, Simeon Vasilev, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Emil Tsenov, Radoslav Kirilov, Thalis, Pedrinho, Yevgeniy Serdyuk .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Radoslav Iliev, Lévi Ntumba, Antonio Vutov, Erdenis Gurishta, Tom Rapnouil, Kaloyan Strinski, Marto Boychev, Martin Ivaylov Dimitrov, Pierre-Daniel Nguinda, Viktor Sergeev Vassilev and Kaloyan Radostinov Strinski.
Substitutions
CSKA 1948 Sofia made 2 changes: Parvizdzhon Umarbaev for Martin Ivaylov Dimitrov (86′) and Emil Tsenov for Antonio Vutov (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Cherno More – CSKA 1948 Sofia – 2-1
- Beroe – Botev Vratsa – 2-2