SOFIA. CSKA Sofia didn’t concede much to Tsarsko selo to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. CSKA Sofia was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Stadion Bâlgarska Armija stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -2.1 degrees Celsius or 28.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 13 Total 1
- 4 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 140 Attack 92
- 94 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
CSKA Sofia had a strong ball possession 68% while Tsarsko selo was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia was more pushing with 94 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough CSKA Sofia to win the match.
CSKA Sofia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Tsarsko selo shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
CSKA Sofia received 2 yellow cards (M. Koch and Geferson). On the opposite side, Tsarsko selo received 4 yellow cards (A. Craciun, J. Petris, K. Ndiaye and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, CSKA Sofia will have 49 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Tsarsko selo will have 12 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, CSKA Sofia will play away with Botev Plovdiv on the 20th of March with a 21-6 head to head stats in favor of CSKA Sofia (8 draws).
Tsarsko selo will host Ludogorets on the 19th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Ludogorets (2 draws).
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stoycho Mladenov decided to play with the following team: Gustavo Busatto, Thibaut Vion, Thomas Lam, Menno Koch, Ivan Turitsov, Geferson, Graham Carey, Georgi Yomov, Karlo Muhar, Yanic Wildschut and Jordy Caicedo.
The home team had on the bench: Dimitar Evtimov, Yohan Bai, Maurício Garcez de Jesus, Bismark Charles Sie, Kaloyan Krastev, Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov and Kaloyan Pehlivanov.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia made 3 changes: G. Carey for B. Charles (59′), G. Yomov for Mauricio (59′) and J. Caicedo for K. Krastev (77′).
Tsarsko selo – Formation
Also Tsarsko selo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stefano Maccoppi played with: Khadim Ndiaye, Jeremy Petris, Artur Crăciun, Alessandro Coppola, Nikolay Nikolaev, Davide Vitturini, Pierre Desiré Zebli, Andrey Yordanov, Ayoub Abou Oulam, Sedrick Kalombo and Lucas Willian.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Guido Guerrieri, Alessandro Martella, Davide Masella, Felipe Ronchetti, Stefano Palmucci, Ventsislav Hristov and Matteo Lucarelli.
Substitutions
Tsarsko selo made 3 changes: A. Yordanov for V. Hristov (78′), L. Martins for M. Lucarelli (90′) and J. Petris for A. Martella (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- CSKA Sofia – Tsarsko selo – 0-0
- Cherno More – Arda – 2-0
- Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Botev Vratsa – 1-0