. Etar beat Arda to win 2-1. A goal from D. Lutumba-Pitah was decisive in the 90min. It was Etar to strike first with a goal of I. Vasilev at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Lutumba-Pitah gave the win to Etar in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Nikola Shterev-Starika Complex stadium in on Tuesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.28 degrees Celsius or 68.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Etar was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Arda that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Arda was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Etar succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Etar shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Arda shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Etar didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Arda received 1 yellow card (Milen Stoev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Etar has 13 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Arda will stays with 36 points like Levski Krumovgrad to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Etar will play away with Hebar 1918 on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Hebar 1918 (0 draws).
Arda will host Slavia Sofia on the 6th of April with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Slavia Sofia (2 draws).
Etar – Formation
Etar
65'
90'
Etar started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov decided to play with the following team: M. Velichkov, J. Van Rankin, S. Faye, G. Aleksandrov, M. Nikolov, M. Morán, Gorka Larrucea, J. Carcela, D. Lutumba-Pitah, I. Vasilev and J. Tiboue.
The home team had on the bench: K. Guessoum, L. Knežević, K. Sekulić, I. Dimitrov, G. Angelov, A. Atanasov, C. Boukholda, K. Stoyanov and L. Cordova.
Substitutions
Etar made 4 changes: J. Tiboue for K. Stoyanov (65′), M. Morán for L. Knežević (80′), J. Carcela for C. Boukholda (80′) and I. Vasilev for A. Atanasov (87′).
Arda – Formation
Arda
89'
Arda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nikolay Kirov played with: Anatoli Gospodinov, Deyan Lozev, Milen Stoev, C. Hüseynov, Hristo Mitev, Iliya Yurukov, Lachezar Kotev , Stanislav Ivanov, Borislav Tsonev, E. Tetah and Chinonso Offor.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Boris Tyutyukov, Petar Petrov, Ivan Kokonov, Tonislav Yordanov, Kerimdzhan Ignatov and Ivan Tilev.
Substitutions
Arda made 2 changes: Borislav Tsonev for Tonislav Yordanov (53′) and E. Tetah for Ivan Kokonov (46′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
