SOFIA. Slavia Sofia finds its way back against Spartak Varna with 2 goals from D. Balanyuk from a goal on the 74′ and a goal on the 45′. Slavia Sofia was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Stadion Slavija stadium in Sofia on Sunday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivelin Zanev with the support of Miroslav Maksimov Ivanov and Petar Mitrev. The 4th official was Mihael Pavlov. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 69
- 99 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Slavia Sofia was in firm control of the ball 63% while Spartak Varna was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Sofia was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Slavia Sofia to win the match.
Slavia Sofia shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Spartak Varna shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Slavia Sofia received 3 yellow cards (E. Viyachki, E. Stoev and V. Kerchev). On the opposite side, Spartak Varna received 1 yellow card (Z. Dimitrov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Slavia Sofia will have 26 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Spartak Varna will have 7 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Slavia Sofia will host Cherno More on the 6th of November with a 17-10 head to head record in favor of Cherno More (15 draws).
Spartak Varna will play away agasint OFK Pirin on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Spartak Varna (3 draws).
Slavia Sofia – Formation
Slavia Sofia
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77'
79'
Slavia Sofia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Zlatomir Zagorčić decided to play with the following team: Svetoslav Vutsov, Hristo Popadiyn, Emil Viyachki, Ventsislav Kerchev, Ludovic Soares, Kemelho Nguena, Emil Stoev, Ivan Minchev, Galin Ivanov, Toni Tasev and Kristian Dobrev.
The home team had on the bench: Georgi Petkov, Konstantin Cheshmedjiev, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Georgi Valchev, Darko Tasevski, Erol Dost and Ahmed Ahmedov.
Substitutions
Slavia Sofia made 4 changes: I. Minchev for K. Stoyanov (21′), K. Dobrev for A. Ahmedov (24′), T. Tasev for D. Tasevski (77′) and H. Popadiyn for K. Cheshmedjiev (85′).
Spartak Varna – Formation
Spartak Varna
Spartak Varna started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Todor Kiselichkov played with: Ivan Dichevski, Emanuel Moura, Nikola Borisov, Plamen Dimov, Mehmed Mehmed, Ivaylo Klimentov, Rumen Rumenov, Velislav Boev, Romeesh Ivey, Zdravko Dimitrov and Denys Balanyuk.
These were the players on the bench: Prosper Mendy, Yancho Andreev, Daniel Nachev, Tsvetan Iliev, Rodney Antwi and Georgi Babaliev.
Substitutions
Spartak Varna made 4 changes: N. Borisov for P. Mendy (64′), V. Boev for R. Antwi (74′), D. Balanyuk for J. Andreev (84′) and R. Rumenov for T. Iliev (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- Slavia Sofia – Spartak Varna – 2-2
- Ludogorets – Septemvri Sofia – 3-1
- Hebar 1918 – Botev Plovdiv – 1-2
