Levski Sofia beats OFK Pirin 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BLAGOEVGRAD. Levski Sofia was in the end too much to handle for OFK Pirin.

April 4, 2022

BLAGOEVGRAD. Levski Sofia was finally too strong for OFK Pirin with the goal of Chimbinha (4′), I. Stefanov (45′) and I. Stefanov (73′). Levski Sofia made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Ivo Andreev with the assistance of Martin Venev and Martin Angelov. The 4th official was Mustafa Shefket. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

OFK Pirin

0 - 3

Levski Sofia

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

8 Total 18
4 On Target 9
4 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

77 Attack 130
47 Dangerous attack 79
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

12 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Levski Sofia had a superior ball possession 60% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levski Sofia was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levski Sofia won the match.

OFK Pirin shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

OFK Pirin received 2 yellow cards (S. Dyakov and M. Kirev). Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia received 2 yellow cards (I. Stefanov and D. Mihajlovic).

Match Timeline

19'

Iliyan Stefanov - Yellow

27'

Mario Kirev- Yellow

28'

45'

Iliyan Stefanov (goal)B. Bari

60'

69'

M. Petkov- sub ->F. Krastev

67'

M. Petkov- sub ->F. Krastev

73'

Iliyan Stefanov (goal)

Stanislav Kostov- sub ->P. Yordanov

77'

78'

Kellian van der Kaap- sub ->B. Bari

90'

Patrik-Gabriel Galchev- sub ->G. Milanov

90'

Antoan Stoyanov- sub ->I. Stefanov

90'

Antoan Stoyanov- sub ->I. Stefanov

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, OFK Pirin will stay with 27 points to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Levski Sofia will have 39 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Parva Liga, OFK Pirin will play away with Tsarsko selo on the 11th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of OFK Pirin (1 draw).

Levski Sofia will host Cherno More on the 9th of April with a 31-7 head to head statistic in favor of Levski Sofia (9 draws).

OFK Pirin – Formation

OFK Pirin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Petar Mihtarski decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

OFK Pirin made 2 changes: S. Nikolov for K. Takahashi (60′) and P. Yordanov for S. Kostov (77′).

Levski Sofia – Formation

Also Levski Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: .

Substitutions

Levski Sofia made 7 changes: F. Krastev for M. Petkov (69′), F. Krastev for M. Petkov (67′), B. Bari for K. van der Kaap (78′), G. Milanov for P. Galchev (90′), Chimbinha for R. Tsonev (90′), I. Stefanov for A. Stoyanov (90′) and I. Stefanov for A. Stoyanov (90′).