RAZGRAD. Ludogorets was able to reverse the scoreline against Septemvri Sofia. It was Septemvri Sofia to score first with a goal from A. Chandarov. Notwithstanding, later Ludogorets found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with M. Tissera (39′), O. Verdon (51′) and Show (63′). Ludogorets was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ludogorets Arena stadium in Razgrad on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Georgi Yulianov Ivanov who was helped by Georgi Todorov and Martin Angelov. The 4th official was Ventsislav Mitrev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 20 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 69
- 95 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ludogorets had a strong ball possession 68% while Septemvri Sofia was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ludogorets was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ludogorets won the match.
Ludogorets shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Septemvri Sofia shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ludogorets received 1 yellow card (D. Gropper). On the opposite side, Septemvri Sofia received 2 yellow cards (A. Georgiev and Y. Gavrilov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ludogorets will have 35 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Septemvri Sofia will stay with 13 points like Beroe to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, Ludogorets will host CSKA 1948 Sofia on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Ludogorets (1 draw).
Septemvri Sofia will play away agasint Botev Vratsa on the 14th of November with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Botev Vratsa (2 draws).
Ludogorets – Formation
Ludogorets
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51'
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Ludogorets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ante Šimundža decided to play with the following team: Sergio Padt, Aslak Fonn Witry, Igor Plastun, Olivier Verdon, Danny Gruper, Show, Jakub Piotrowski, Spas Delev, Nonato, Jorginho and Matías Tissera.
The home team had on the bench: Simon Sluga, Cicinho, Georgi Terziev, Claude Gonçalves, Rick, Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues and Bernard Tekpetey.
Substitutions
Ludogorets made 5 changes: D. Gropper for B. Tekpetey (46′), Jorginho for Cicinho (69′), J. Piotrowski for C. Goncalves (69′), A. F. Witry for G. Terziev (82′) and M. Tissera for Igor Thiago (88′).
Septemvri Sofia – Formation
Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri Sofia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Svetoslav Stefanov Petrov played with: Dimitar Sheytanov, Ilia Milanov, Ivan Arsov, Asen Georgiev, Martin Achkov, Aleksandar Todorov, Asen Chandarov, Yoan Gavrilov, Aykut Ramadan, Martin Petkov and Krasian Kolev.
These were the players on the bench: Ivan Vasilev, Dimitar Kostadinov, Martin Tsvetanov Nikolov, Atanas Kabov, Radoslav Zhivkov, Redi Kasa and Mikhail Polendakov.
Substitutions
Septemvri Sofia made 5 changes: K. Kolev for D. Kostadinov (46′), A. Ramadan for A. Kabov (65′), M. Petkov for R. Kasa (78′), M. Achkov for M. Nikolov (87′) and A. Todorov for M. Polendakov (88′).
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
