SOFIA. Slavia Sofia defeats Hebar 1918 3-1. Slavia Sofia got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ivan Minchev (11′) and Martin Georgiev (60′). Hebar 1918 tried to recover with a goal from O. Zbun (65′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (75′) scored by M. Sorakov for Slavia Sofia.
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivaylo Stoyanov assisted by Dragomir Milev and Nikolay Popnikolov. The 4th official was Dimitar Dimitrov. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.36 degrees Celsius or 72.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 70
- 65 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Slavia Sofia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Hebar 1918 that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slavia Sofia won the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Hebar 1918 shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 1 yellow card (Vladimir Nikolov). On the opposite side, Hebar 1918 received 1 yellow card (B. Penchev).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Slavia Sofia has 33 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Hebar 1918 will stays with 30 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First League, Slavia Sofia will play away against Levski Krumovgrad on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Slavia Sofia (1 draw).
Hebar 1918 will host Ludogorets on the 20th of April with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Ludogorets (0 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
38'
11'
45'
Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, M. Georgiev, Viktor Genev, Ventsislav Kerchev, C. Nguyen-Do, Emil Martinov, Quentin Seedorf, Ivan Minchev, Galin Ivanov and Vladimir Nikolov.
The home team had on the bench: M. Sorakov, Kristian Dobrev, Nikolay Krastev, R. Raychev, Erol Dost, Nikolay Hristov, Ivaylo Markov, Isaac Solet Bomawoko and Georgi Tartov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 3 changes: Quentin Seedorf for M. Sorakov (38′), Ivan Minchev for Isaac Solet Bomawoko (66′) and C. Nguyen-Do for Erol Dost (57′).
Hebar 1918 – Formation
Hebar 1918
Hebar 1918 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev played with: P. Debarliev, B. Penchev, S. Tsonkov, M. Mihaylov, L. Marin, G. Valchev, J. N’Zi, N. Penev, A. Bastunov, M. Papazov and Cheikh Diamanka.
They had on the bench: K. Kolev, A. Kabov, A. Isuf, O. Zbun, I. Dishkov, B. Zagorski, O. Hamdiev, S. Tisovski and G. Karakashev.
Substitutions
Hebar 1918 made 5 changes: N. Penev for O. Zbun (61′), Cheikh Diamanka for G. Karakashev (61′), G. Valchev for O. Hamdiev (61′), M. Papazov for A. Kabov (61′) and A. Bastunov for K. Kolev (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First League.
- Cherno More – Levski Sofia – 3-1
- Slavia Sofia – Hebar 1918 – 3-1
