Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 beats Spartak Varna 3-2 with 2 goals from D. Mitkov. HIGHLIGHTS

SOFIA. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 topped Spartak Varna 3-2 thanks to D. Mitkov who scored in the 26th and 90th minute.

August 28, 2022

SOFIA. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 conquered Spartak Varna 3-2 thanks to D. Mitkov who scored in the 26th and 90th minute. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Lokomotiv stadium in Sofia on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.

Match Statistics

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

3 - 2

Spartak Varna

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

16 Total 8
5 On Target 4
11 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 0

122 Attack 85
96 Dangerous attack 51
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 5

Fouls

3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 had a superior ball possession 60% while Spartak Varna was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 won the match.

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Spartak Varna shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 3 yellow cards (K. Miloshev, S. Slavchev and A. Vutov). On the other side, Spartak Varna received 3 yellow cards (Z. Dimitrov, I. Dichevski and T. Iliev).

Match Timeline

Krasimir Miloshev - Yellow

12'

Dimitar Mitkov(goal)S. Slavchev

26'

30'

Rumen Rumenov(goal)B. Vasev

44'

51'

Bozhidar Vasev(goal)V. Mitev

56'

62'

64'

74'

79'

83'

Velislav Boev- sub ->V. Mitev

84'

90'

Romeesh Ivey- sub ->Z. Dimitrov

90'

Dimitar Mitkov(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will have 12 points like Slavia Sofia to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Spartak Varna will stay with 1 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Parva Liga, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will play away against OFK Pirin on the 17th of September with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of OFK Pirin (0 draws).

Spartak Varna will host Botev Plovdiv on the 16th of September with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Botev Plovdiv (2 draws).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Aleksandar Lyubenov 24.Bulgaria

Alan Dias 33.Brazil

Kamen Hadzhiev 21.Bulgaria

Celso Raposo 13.Portugal

Simeon Slavchev 8.Bulgaria

83'

Krasimir Miloshev 26.Bulgaria

12'

Miki Orachev 4.Bulgaria

Antonio Vutov 39.Bulgaria

90'

44'

Dimo Bakalov 7.Bulgaria

64'

B. Katsarov 44.Bulgaria

84'

Dimitar Mitkov 45.Bulgaria

26', 90'

Substitutes

Luka Ivanov 15.Bulgaria

Valentin Nikolov 10.Bulgaria

Damyan Damyanov 1.Bulgaria

Matheus Duarte Rocha 89.Brazil

84'

Hritiyan Chipev 18.Bulgaria

Ivaylo Naydenov 22.Bulgaria

Iliya Dimitrov 9.Bulgaria

64'

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Stanislav Genchev decided to play with the following team: Aleksandar Lyubenov, Bozhidar Katsarov, Alan Carlos, Kamen Hadzhiev, Celso Raposo, Simeon Slavchev, Krasimir Miloshev, Miki Orachev, Antonio Vutov, Dimo Bakalov and Dimitar Mitkov.

The home team had on the bench: Damyan Damyanov, Matheus Duarte Rocha, Hristian Chipev, Ivaylo Naydenov, Iliya Dimitrov, Luka Ivanov and Valentin Nikolov.

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 2 changes: D. Bakalov for I. Dimitrov (64′) and B. Katsarov for M. Duarte (84′).

Spartak Varna – Formation

Spartak Varna

Ivan Dichevski 21.Bulgaria

74'

Nikola Borislavov Borisov 19.Bulgaria

I. Ibrahim Ibryam 3.Bulgaria

Prosper Mendy 23.France

Ivaylo Klimentov 8.Bulgaria

90'

Rumen Rumenov 77.Bulgaria

30'

Bozhidar Vasev 30.Bulgaria

51'

Z. Dimitrov 11.Bulgaria

90'

62'

Viktor Mitev 11.Bulgaria

83'

I. Budinov 51.Bulgaria

Georgi Babaliev 7.Bulgaria

Substitutes

Hristiyan Hristov 67.Bulgaria

Mehmed Mehmed 9.Bulgaria

Velislav Boev 2.Bulgaria

83'

Sami El Anabi 22.Morocco

90'

Daniel Nachev 45.Bulgaria

Romeesh Ivey 17.Panama

90'

Tsvetan Iliev 17.Bulgaria

56'

79'

Spartak Varna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Todor Kiselichkov played with: Ivan Dichevski, Ilker Budinov, Nikola Borisov, Ibryam Ibryam, Prosper Mendy, Ivaylo Klimentov, Rumen Rumenov, Georgi Babaliev, Viktor Mitev, Viktor Mitev and Bozhidar Vasev.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Velislav Boev, Sami El Anabi, Daniel Nachev, Tsvetan Iliev, Tsvetan Iliev, Hristiyan Hristov and Mehmed Sabri.

Substitutions

Spartak Varna made 4 changes: G. Georgiev for T. Iliev (56′), V. Mitev for V. Boev (83′), Z. Dimitrov for R. Ivey (90′) and I. Klimentov for S. El Anabi (90′).