PLOVDIV. Lokomotiv Plovdiv topped OFK Pirin to win 2-1. It was Lokomotiv Plovdiv to strike first with a goal of G. Minchev at the 44′. Then D. Iliev scored again for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the 61′ minute with a goal. Eventually, S. Kostov reduced the distance for OFK Pirin with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Lokomotiv Plovdiv was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Lokomotiv stadium in Plovdiv on Tuesday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 6 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 87
- 88 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Lokomotiv Plovdiv had a strong ball possession 66% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lokomotiv Plovdiv was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lokomotiv Plovdiv won the match.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, OFK Pirin shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Lokomotiv Plovdiv received 2 yellow cards (B. Karageren and P. Vitanov). On the opposite side, OFK Pirin received 6 yellow cards (S. Nikolov, K. Stanoev, M. Brahimi, H. Hubchev, S. Manolev and S. Kostov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv has 11 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. while OFK Pirin stays with 8 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Lokomotiv Plovdiv will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 22nd of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of CSKA 1948 Sofia (2 draws).
OFK Pirin will play away agasint Levski Sofia on the 23rd of October with a 13-1 head to head stats in favor of Levski Sofia (2 draws).
Lokomotiv Plovdiv – Formation
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
27'
90'
61'
Lokomotiv Plovdiv started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Aleksander Blagov Tunchev decided to play with the following team: Ilko Pirgov, Miloš Petrović, Josip Tomašević, Christian Gomis, Birsent Karagaren, Petar Vitanov, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Shaquill Sno, Vincent Marcel, Dimitar Iliev and Georgi Minchev.
The home team had on the bench: Lukas Raeder, Artur Crăciun, Martin Paskalev, Emil Yanchev, Ivan Angelov, Nikolaj Nikolaev and Lucas Salinas.
Substitutions
Lokomotiv Plovdiv made 3 changes: V. Marcel for L. Salinas (76′), S. Sno for M. Paskalev (90′) and D. Iliev for A. Angelov (90′).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
OFK Pirin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Warren Feeney played with: Petar L. Petrov, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Stiliyan Nikolov, Petar Zanev, Hristofor Hubchev, Krasimir Stanoev, Orlin Starokin, Spas Georgiev, Stanislav Manolev, Mohamed Amine Brahimi and Stanislav Kostov.
They had on the bench: Dimitar Sheytanov, Pedro Ferrari, Yulian Strahilov Popev, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Conor Henderson, Anton Karachanakov and Preslav Yordanov.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 4 changes: S. Georgiev for A. Karachanakov (52′), K. Stanoev for P. Yordanov (58′), O. Starokin for V. Benguzov (58′) and M. Brahimi for Pedro Ferrari (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
