SOFIA. Slavia Sofia succeeded in turn the tables against Botev Vratsa to win 2-1. It was Botev Vratsa to strike first with a goal of Messi at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Tasev gave the win to Slavia Sofia in the 49′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Monday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 6 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 111
- 91 Dangerous attack 65
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 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 54% of the time vs. Botev Vratsa that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slavia Sofia won the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Botev Vratsa shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 1 yellow card (K. Dobrev). On the opposite side, Botev Vratsa received 4 yellow cards (V. Vasilev, M. Atanasov, R. Zahariev and D. Genov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Slavia Sofia will have 9 points like Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Botev Vratsa will stay with 7 points like Septemvri Sofia to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Slavia Sofia will play away with Arda on the 27th of August with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Slavia Sofia (1 draw).
Botev Vratsa will host Levski Sofia on the 28th of August with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (3 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
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90'Slavia Sofia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Emil Viyachki, Ventsislav Kerchev, Ludovic Soares, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Kemelho Nguena, Toni Tasev, Galin Ivanov, Radoslav Kirilov and Jon Bakero.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Konstantin Cheshmedjiev, Hristo Popadiyn, Georgi Valchev, Erol Dost, Ahmed Ahmedov and Kristian Dobrev.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 5 changes: T. Tasev for K. Dobrev (64′), K. Stoyanov for G. Valchev (65′), J. Bakero for A. Ahmedov (87′), G. Ivanov for K. Cheshmedjiev (90′) and R. Kirilov for E. Dost (90′).
Botev Vratsa – Formation
Botev Vratsa
Also Botev Vratsa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rosen Iordanov Kirilov played with: Krasimir Kostov, Bryan Mendoza, Stefan Emilov Gavrilov, Messie Biatoumoussoka, Diego Ferraresso, Martin Atanasov, Chavdar Ivaylov, Daniel Genov, Santiago Montoya, Viktor Vasilev and Miroslav Marinov.
They had on the bench: Federico Barrios, Antonio Georgiev, Peter Kepov, Mitko Adrianov Panov, Radoslav Zahariev and Jhojan Valbuena.
Substitutions
Botev Vratsa made 5 changes: C. Ivaylov for Y. Valbuena (46′), M. Marinov for A. Georgiev (46′), V. Vasilev for R. Zahariev (55′), B. Mendoza for P. Kepov (73′) and S. Montoya for M. Panov (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- OFK Pirin – Ludogorets – 0-4
- Slavia Sofia – Botev Vratsa – 2-1
