KARDZHALI. Arda and OFK Pirin didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday. Arda was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

The match was played at the Arena Arda stadium in Kardzhali on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Arda

0 - 0

OFK Pirin

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 6 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 122 Attack 80
  • 84 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arda had a superior ball possession 62% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arda was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Arda to win the match​.

Arda shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Arda received 2 yellow cards (E. M. Tetah and Junior Palmares). Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin received 6 yellow cards (P. Zanev, S. Shokolarov, C. Makreckis, H. Hubchev, M. Smolenski and Y. Georgiev).

Match Timeline

E. Tetah- Yellow
43'
51'
56'
61'
Deyan Lozev- sub ->D. Ali
64'
64'
64'
70'
70'
70'
76'
82'
Ivan Kokonov- sub ->E. M. Tetah
82'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arda
58
6
Ludogorets
85
5
OFK Pirin
34
5
CSKA Sofia
84
5
Hebar 1918
32
5
Slavia Sofia
58
6
Beroe
32
5
CSKA 1948 Sofia
64
5
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
42
6
Botev Plovdiv
36
6
Botev Vratsa
32
5
Levski Sofia
61
5
7th ranked
0
0
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    54
    5
    Septemvri Sofia
    28
    5
    Cherno More
    54
    5
    Spartak Varna
    25
    5
    6th position
    0
    0

      After playing this encounter, Arda will have 16 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, OFK Pirin will have 7 points like Botev Plovdiv, Botev Vratsa and Hebar 1918 to remain in the 13th place.

      Next matches

      In the next match in the Parva Liga, Arda will play away against Ludogorets on the 18th of September with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Ludogorets (2 draws).

      OFK Pirin will host Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 on the 17th of September with a 3-2 head to head in favor of OFK Pirin (0 draws).

      Arda – Formation

      Arda
      G
      Anatoli Gospodinov 1.Bulgaria
      D
      D. Ali 2.Bulgaria
      64'
      D
      Oumar Sako 3.Ivory Coast
      M
      Aleks Petkov 24.Bulgaria
      M
      Ivan Tilev 33.Bulgaria
      M
      Hristo Ivanov 70.Bulgaria
      64'
      M
      Lachezar Kotev 80.Bulgaria
      M
      Iliya Yurukov 77.Bulgaria
      F
      Tonislav Yordanov 9.Bulgaria
      70'
      F
      A. Georgiev 11.Bulgaria
      F
      E. Tetah 26.Mauritania
      82' 43'
      Substitutes
      G
      Vasil Simeonov 36.Bulgaria
      D
      Milen Stoev 4.Bulgaria
      D
      M. Zhelev 8.Bulgaria
      M
      Ivan Kokonov 17.Bulgaria
      82'
      M
      Deyan Lozev 20.Bulgaria
      64'
      M
      Junior Palmares 97.Brazil
      64' 90'
      F
      L. N'Diaye 18.Mali
      70'

      Arda started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

      The manager Aleksander Blagov Tunchev decided to play with the following team: Anatoli Gospodinov, Oumar Sako, Alex Petkov, Dzuniet Ali, Hristo Ivanov, Iliya Yurukov, Lachezar Kotev, Ivan Tilev, Aleksandar Georgiev, Tonislav Yordanov and El Mami Tetah.

      The home team had on the bench: Vasil Simeonov, Milen Stoev, Milen Zhelev, Ivan Kokonov, Deyan Lozev, Jose Ederaldo da Silva Junior and Lassana N’Diaye.

      Substitutions

      Arda made 4 changes: D. Ali for D. Lozev (64′), H. Ivanov for Junior Palmares (64′), T. Yordanov for L. N’diaye (70′) and E. M. Tetah for I. Kokonov (82′).

      OFK Pirin – Formation

      OFK Pirin
      G
      Y. Georgiev 21.Bulgaria
      90'
      D
      Aleksandar Dyulgerov 38.Bulgaria
      D
      V. Veliev 19.Ukraine
      D
      P. Zanev 3.Bulgaria
      56' 51'
      D
      Hristofor Hubchev 45.Bulgaria
      82'
      M
      Krasimir Stanoev 31.Bulgaria
      M
      M. Smolenski 18.Bulgaria
      90'
      M
      Radoslav Tsonev 17.Bulgaria
      M
      Slavcho Shokolarov 10.Bulgaria
      70' 61'
      M
      Cebrail Makreckis 20.Latvia
      76' 64'
      F
      Stanislav Kostov 29.Bulgaria
      70'
      Substitutes
      G
      Maksym Kovalyov 12.Ukraine
      D
      Emil Yanchev 8.Bulgaria
      D
      Y. Popev 6.Bulgaria
      56'
      F
      K. Takahashi 23.Japan
      70'
      F
      K. Vasilev 7.Bulgaria
      76'
      F
      Preslav Yordanov 9.Bulgaria
      70'

      OFK Pirin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

      Krasimir Petrov played with: Yanko Georgiev, Vyacheslav Velev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Hristofor Hubchev, Petar Zanev, Radoslav Tsonev, Cebrail Makreckis, Krasimir Stanoev, Slavcho Shokolarov, Stanislav Kostov and Martin Smolenski.

      These were the players on the bench: Maksym Kovalov, Emil Yanchev, Ilian Kostov, Yulian Popev, Kazuki Takahashi, Kitan Vasilev and Preslav Yordanov.

      Substitutions

      OFK Pirin made 4 changes: P. Zanev for Y. Popev (56′), S. Kostov for P. Yordanov (70′), S. Shokolarov for K. Takahashi (70′) and C. Makreckis for K. Vasilev (76′).

      Results of the day

      These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.​