SOFIA. Lokomotiv Plovdiv beats Septemvri Sofia 1-0 after M. Paskalev scored just 1 goal (66′). Lokomotiv Plovdiv made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex stadium in Sofia on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Krasen Georgiev with the collaboration of Krasimir Atanasov and Miroslav Simeonov. The 4th official was Ivo Andreev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 114
- 51 Dangerous attack 74
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Lokomotiv Plovdiv was in firm control of the ball 58% while Septemvri Sofia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lokomotiv Plovdiv was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lokomotiv Plovdiv won the match.
Septemvri Sofia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Plovdiv shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Septemvri Sofia received 3 yellow cards (A. Kabov, D. Kostadinov and M. Nikolov). Talking about the opposition, Lokomotiv Plovdiv received 2 yellow cards (P. Zebli and T. Pavlov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Septemvri Sofia will stay with 8 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will have 19 points like Cherno More to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Septemvri Sofia will play away against CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 16th of September with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Septemvri Sofia (0 draws).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv will host Cherno More on the 17th of September with a 19-17 head to head in favor of Lokomotiv Plovdiv (8 draws).
Septemvri Sofia – Formation
Septemvri Sofia
81'
41'
Septemvri Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Slavko Matić decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Sheytanov, Martin Stoychev, Krasian Kolev, Ivan Arsov, Martin Tsvetanov Nikolov, Atanas Kabov, Martin Stojanov, Aleksandar Todorov, Asen Chandarov, Kristiyan Peshov and Dimitar Kostadinov.
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Vasilev, Ilia Milanov, Martin Achkov, Aykut Ramadan, Yoan Gavrilov, Simeon Aleksandrov and Martin Petkov.
Substitutions
Septemvri Sofia made 5 changes: D. Kostadinov for R. Zhivkov (68′), A. Kabov for M. Petkov (68′), K. Kolev for A. Ramadan (72′), M. Stoychev for M. Achkov (81′) and A. Todorov for Y. Gavrilov (81′).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Formation
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
66'
Lokomotiv Plovdiv started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aleksandar Tomash Tomovski played with: Dinko Horkaš, Matheus Silva, Martin Paskalev, Miloš Petrović, Aleksandar Vasilev, Pierre Desiré Zebli, Petar Vitanov, Georgi Karakashev, Dimitar Iliev, Birsent Karagaren and Babacar Dione.
They had on the bench: Ilko Pirgov, Josip Tomašević, Ewandro Costa, Giovanny, Preslav Borukov, Ivailo Dimitrov and Todor Pavlov.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made 5 changes: M. Petrovic for T. Pavlov (46′), G. Karakashev for P. Borukov (57′), B. Karageren for Ewandro (57′), P. Vitanov for Giovanny (71′) and B. Dione for J. Tomasevic (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Arda – OFK Pirin – 0-0
- Septemvri Sofia – Lokomotiv Plovdiv – 0-1
