PLOVDIV. Botev Plovdiv overcame Lokomotiv Plovdiv to win 2-1. A goal from D. Iliev was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Botev Plovdiv to strike first with a goal of V. Genev at the 76′. Then J. Lahne scored again for Botev Plovdiv in the 85′ minute. Eventually, D. Iliev reduced the distance for Lokomotiv Plovdiv (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Botev Plovdiv made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
D. Iliev didn’t score a decisive penalty (57′). That would have allowed Lokomotiv Plovdiv to draw the match.
The match was played at the Sporten kompleks Botev 1912 stadium in Plovdiv on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 87
- 76 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Botev Plovdiv was in firm control of the ball 58% while Lokomotiv Plovdiv was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Botev Plovdiv was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botev Plovdiv won the match.
Botev Plovdiv shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Botev Plovdiv received 1 yellow card (D. Tonev). On the other side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv received 2 yellow cards (E. Yanchev and C. Gomis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Botev Plovdiv will have 39 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will stay with 28 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Botev Plovdiv will play away with CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 11th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Botev Plovdiv (0 draws).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv will play away agasint Arda on the 18th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lokomotiv Plovdiv (4 draws).
Botev Plovdiv – Formation
Botev Plovdiv
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89'Botev Plovdiv started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Azrudin Valentic decided to play with the following team: Georgi Argilashki, Samuel Souprayen, Viktor Genev, James Eto’o, Emmanuel Toku, Reda Rabeï, Dylan Mertens, Pa Konate, Todor Nedelev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi and Antoine Baroan.
The home team had on the bench: Hidajet Hankić, Atanas Chernev, Stanislav Rabotov, Lachezar Baltanov, Jack Lahne, Nikolay Minkov and Dimitar Tonev.
Substitutions
Botev Plovdiv made 4 changes: M. Brahimi for D. Tonev (64′), A. Baroan for J. Lahne (72′), E. Toku for N. Minkov (86′) and T. Nedelev for L. Baltanov (86′).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Formation
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Plovdiv started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Aleksander Blagov Tunchev played with: Lukas Raeder, Emil Yanchev, Christian Gomis, Martin Paskalev, Miloš Petrović, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Birsent Karagaren, Aleksandar Vasilev, Vincent Marcel, Preslav Borukov and Dimitar Iliev.
They had on the bench: Ilko Pirgov, Ryan Bidounga, Ivan Aramazov, Hristo Ivanov, Ivailo Dimitrov, Plamen Petrov and Ivan Sulev.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made 3 changes: V. Marcel for R. Bidounga (67′), M. Petrovic for I. Dimitrov (86′) and B. Karageren for H. Ivanov (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
