SOFIA. Zorya defeats CSKA Sofia 1-0 after A. Sayyadmanesh scored just 1 goal (65′). CSKA Sofia lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
T. Vion received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why CSKA Sofia lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Schüttengruber who had the assistance of Roland Brandner and Robert Steinacher. The 4th official was Walter Altmann. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 77
- 87 Dangerous attack 55
- 89 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
CSKA Sofia was in firm control of the ball 60% while Zorya was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA Sofia was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Zorya managed to find the solution to win this match.
CSKA Sofia shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zorya shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
CSKA Sofia received 5 yellow cards (T. Lam, B. Mazikou, J. Caicedo, Y. Wildschut and J. Mattheij). On the other side, Zorya received 3 yellow cards (D. Favorov, L. Cvek and D. Khomchenovsky).
(CSKA Sofia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa Conference League, CSKA Sofia will host Roma on the 9th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Roma (1 draw).
Zorya will host Bodø / Glimt on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bodø / Glimt (0 draws).
CSKA Sofia – Formation
CSKA Sofia
46'
73'
90'
The manager Stoycho Mladenov decided to play with the following team: Busatto, J. Mattheij, Geferson, B. Mazikou, I. Turitsov, G. Carey, T. Lam, K. Muhar, G. Yomov, Y. Wildschut and J. Caicedo.
The home team had on the bench: Y. Bai, P. Galabov, A. Donchev, T. Vion, F. Varela, H. Čataković, D. Evtimov, A. Youga, A. Ahmedov and K. Krastev.
Substitutions
CSKA Sofia made 4 changes: G. Carey for F. Varela (57′), Y. Wildschut for Y. Bai (73′), Geferson for T. Vion (73′) and G. Yomov for K. Krastev (83′).
Zorya – Formation
Zorya
65'
On the opposite side, Viktor Skripnik played with: D. Matsapura, M. Imerekov, D. Favorov, I. Snurnitsyn, A. Gromov, D. Khomchenovskyi, L. Cvek, S. Buletsa, O. Gladkyi, S. Zahedi and A. Sayyadmanesh.
These were the players on the bench: M. Lunev, R. Owusu, D. Alefirenko, O. Saputin, Juninho, Cristian and A. Zhylkin.
Substitutions
Zorya made only 1 change substituting S. Buletsa for C. D. Dal Bello Fagundes (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Basel – Omonia Nicosia – 3-1
- Slovan Bratislava – Lincoln Red Imps – 2-0
- CFR Cluj – AZ – 0-1
- Jablonec – Randers – 2-2
- CSKA Sofia – Zorya – 0-1
- Partizan – Gent – 0-1
- HJK – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-5
- Qarabağ – Kairat – 2-1
- Vitesse – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Mura – Rennes – 1-2
- København – PAOK – 1-2
- Maccabi Haifa – Slavia Praha – 1-0
- Feyenoord – FC Union Berlin – 3-1
- Alashkert – LASK Linz – 0-3
- Bodø / Glimt – Roma – 6-1
- Anorthosis – Flora – 2-2
