Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 defeats OFK Pirin 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Dias. HIGHLIGHTS

BLAGOEVGRAD. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 conquers OFK Pirin 1-0 after A. Dias scored just 1 goal (27').

September 18, 2022

BLAGOEVGRAD. Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 beats OFK Pirin 1-0 after A. Dias scored just 1 goal (27′). OFK Pirin lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Saturday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. The referee was Vladimir Valkov assisted by Svetoslav Enchev and Martin Machev. The 4th official was Ventsislav Mitrev. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

OFK Pirin

0 - 1

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

11 Total 10
1 On Target 3
10 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 0

106 Attack 97
75 Dangerous attack 66
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 8

Fouls

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

Ball possession

OFK Pirin was in firm control of the ball 58% while Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

OFK Pirin was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

OFK Pirin shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

OFK Pirin received 5 yellow cards (V. Benguzov, N. Bodurov, V. Velev, R. Tsonev and H. Hubchev). Regarding the opposition, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 received 3 yellow cards (Carlos Franca, K. Miloshev and A. Lyubenov).

Match Timeline

13'

França- Yellow

27'

Alan Dias(goal)

34'

Krasimir Miloshev - Yellow

Ventsislav Bengyuzov- Yellow

56'

63'

64'

65'

René Grabowski- Yellow

67'

73'

75'

76'

78'

79'

89'

Valentin Nikolov - sub ->S. Slavchev

90'

Aleksandar Lyubenov- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, OFK Pirin will stay with 7 points like Botev Plovdiv and Hebar 1918 to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 will have 18 points like Slavia Sofia to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

OFK Pirin – Formation

OFK Pirin

Y. Georgiev 21.Bulgaria

René Grabowski 5.Bulgaria

67'

V. Veliev 19.Ukraine

75'

Aleksandar Dyulgerov 38.Bulgaria

Hristofor Hubchev 45.Bulgaria

79'

Radoslav Tsonev 17.Bulgaria

78'

Cebrail Makreckis 20.Latvia

63'

Ivan Tasev 26.Bulgaria

76'

Krasimir Stanoev 31.Bulgaria

Ventsislav Bengyuzov 73.Bulgaria

76'

56'

Stanislav Kostov 29.Bulgaria

63'

Substitutes

Mario Kirev 1.Bulgaria

Y. Popev 6.Bulgaria

Slavcho Shokolarov 10.Bulgaria

76'

M. Smolenski 18.Bulgaria

63'

Preslav Yordanov 9.Bulgaria

63'

K. Takahashi 23.Japan

76'

OFK Pirin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Krasimir Petrov decided to play with the following team: Yanko Georgiev, Vyacheslav Velev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Nikolay Bodurov, Hristofor Hubchev, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Cebrail Makreckis, Krasimir Stanoev, Radoslav Tsonev, Ivan Tasev and Stanislav Kostov.

The home team had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Yulian Popev, Ilian Kostov, Slavcho Shokolarov, Martin Smolenski, Preslav Yordanov and Kazuki Takahashi.

Substitutions

OFK Pirin made 4 changes: S. Kostov for P. Yordanov (63′), C. Makreckis for M. Smolenski (63′), V. Benguzov for S. Shokolarov (76′) and I. Tasev for K. Takahashi (76′).

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 – Formation

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Aleksandar Lyubenov 24.Bulgaria

90'

Celso Raposo 13.Portugal

Kamen Hadzhiev 21.Bulgaria

Alan Dias 33.Brazil

27'

Simeon Slavchev 8.Bulgaria

89'

Ivaylo Naydenov 22.Bulgaria

Krasimir Miloshev 26.Bulgaria

65'

34'

Antonio Vutov 39.Bulgaria

73'

França 11.Brazil

73'

13'

B. Katsarov 44.Bulgaria

Dimitar Mitkov 45.Bulgaria

64'

Substitutes

Valentin Nikolov 10.Bulgaria

89'

Damyan Damyanov 1.Bulgaria

Matheus Duarte Rocha 89.Brazil

65'

Dimo Bakalov 70.Bulgaria

73'

Aleksandar Ivov Aleksandrov 7.Bulgaria

Iliya Dimitrov 9.Bulgaria

64'

Julian Nenov 94.Bulgaria

73'

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Stanislav Genchev played with: Aleksandar Lyubenov, Celso Raposo, Alan Carlos, Bozhidar Katsarov, Kamen Hadzhiev, Ivaylo Naydenov, Simeon Slavchev, Antonio Vutov, Krasimir Miloshev, Dimitar Mitkov and Carlos França.

These were the players on the bench: Damyan Damyanov, Matheus Duarte Rocha, Dimo Bakalov, Aleksandr Aleksandrov, Iliya Dimitrov, Julian Nenov and Valentin Nikolov.

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 made 5 changes: D. Mitkov for I. Dimitrov (64′), K. Miloshev for M. Duarte (65′), A. Vutov for Y. Nenov (73′), Carlos Franca for D. Bakalov (73′) and S. Slavchev for V. Nikolov (89′).