BISTRICA. CSKA 1948 Sofia was able to turn the tables against OFK Pirin to win 2-1. It was OFK Pirin to strike first with a goal of V. Benguzov at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Henrique gave the win to CSKA 1948 Sofia in the 82′ minute. CSKA 1948 Sofia capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
CSKA 1948 Sofia remained with 10 players after A. Lyaskov received a red card in the 23′. Anyhow, CSKA 1948 Sofia still found a way to win this encounter playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stadion Vitosha stadium in Bistrica on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Vasimir El Hatib with the assistance of Pavlin Mihaylov and Dragomir Milev. The 4th official was Ventsislav Mitrev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.6 degrees Celsius or 56.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 88
- 99 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
CSKA 1948 Sofia was in firm control of the ball 60% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
CSKA 1948 Sofia was more pushing with 99 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CSKA 1948 Sofia won the match.
CSKA 1948 Sofia shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, OFK Pirin shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
CSKA 1948 Sofia received 2 yellow cards (A. Bastunov and G. Rusev). On the other side, OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (I. Tasev, H. Hubchev and E. Yanchev).
(CSKA 1948 Sofia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, CSKA 1948 Sofia will have 35 points like Ludogorets to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, OFK Pirin will stay with 9 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Parva Liga, CSKA 1948 Sofia will play away with Ludogorets on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Ludogorets (1 draw).
OFK Pirin will host Spartak Varna on the 11th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Spartak Varna (3 draws).
CSKA 1948 Sofia – Formation
CSKA 1948 Sofia
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CSKA 1948 Sofia adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev decided to play with the following team: Daniel Naumov, Reyan Daskalov, Simeon Petrov, Lazar Marin, Angel Lyaskov, Ivajlo Chochev, Georgi Rusev, Carlos Ohene, Octávio, Mario Topuzov and Yevhen Serdyuk.
The home team had on the bench: Gennadiy Ganev, Steve Furtado, Stefan Tsonkov, Parvizdzhon Umarbaev, Aleksandar Kolev, Angel Bastunov and Henrique.
Substitutions
CSKA 1948 Sofia made 4 changes: Octavio for S. Furtado (36′), C. Ohene for A. Bastunov (46′), Y. Serdyuk for A. Kolev (63′) and M. Topuzov for Henrique (63′).
OFK Pirin – Formation
OFK Pirin
Also OFK Pirin adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Krasimir Petrov played with: Maksym Kovalov, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Nikolay Bodurov, Ventsislav Bengiusov, Hristofor Hubchev, Radoslav Tsonev, Ivan Tasev, Slavcho Shokolarov, Cebrail Makreckis, Andrey Yordanov and Stanislav Kostov.
They had on the bench: Mario Kirev, Emil Yanchev, Yulian Popev, Martin Smolenski, Vasil Hristov, Kitan Vasilev and Martin Stanislavov Bachev.
Substitutions
OFK Pirin made 3 changes: V. Benguzov for M. Smolenski (33′), I. Tasev for E. Yanchev (46′) and A. Yordanov for K. Vasilev (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga.
- CSKA 1948 Sofia – OFK Pirin – 2-1
- Beroe – Arda – 2-0
- Botev Plovdiv – Botev Vratsa – 6-0
