Parva Liga: Slavia Sofia prevails over OFK Pirin 2-1
BLAGOEVGRAD. Slavia Sofia conquered OFK Pirin to win 2-1.
BLAGOEVGRAD. Slavia Sofia beat OFK Pirin to win 2-1. It was Slavia Sofia to strike first with a goal of J. Bakero at the 21′. Then R. Kirilov scored again for Slavia Sofia in the 30′ minute with a goal. Eventually, P. Yordanov reduced the distance for OFK Pirin with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Y. Popev received a red card (51′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why OFK Pirin lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Hristo Botev stadium in Blagoevgrad on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Slavia Sofia was in firm control of the ball 55% while OFK Pirin was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
OFK Pirin was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Slavia Sofia managed to find the solution to win this match.
OFK Pirin shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Slavia Sofia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
OFK Pirin received 3 yellow cards (K. Takahashi, N. Bodurov and Y. Popev). On the opposite side, Slavia Sofia received 2 yellow cards (H. Popadiyn and K. Nguena).
Y. Popev (OFK Pirin) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (51′).
After this contest, OFK Pirin stays with 2 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. while Slavia Sofia has 3 points (11th).
Match Events
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21'21'
J. Bakero
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27'27'
K. Takahashi
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30'30'
R. Kirilov
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31'31'
N. Bodurov
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43'43'
H. Popadiyn
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46'46'
I. Tasev
A. Yordanov
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46'46'
E. Yanchev
M. Smolenski
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46'46'
Y. Popev
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47'47'
K. Nguena
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51'51'
Y. Popev
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54'54'
V. Velev
K. Stanoev
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59'59'
K. Cheshmedjiev
H. Popadiyn
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62'62'
P. Yordanov (Penalty)
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67'67'
E. Dost
K. Stoyanov
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80'80'
D. Ivanov
K. Vasilev
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86'86'
I. Minchev
G. Ivanov
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87'87'
E. Stoev
T. Tasev
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87'87'
A. Ahmedov
J. Bakero
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90'90'
V. Benguzov
N. Bodurov
Next match
In the upcoming Parva Liga match, OFK Pirin will play away against Levski Sofia on the 6th of August with a 16-2 head to head record in favor of Levski Sofia (2 draws).
Slavia Sofia will host Ludogorets on the 5th of August with a 18-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ludogorets (5 draws).
OFK Pirin: Formation and Lineups
OFK Pirin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Krasimir Petrov chose to play with the following team: Yanko Georgiev, Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Nikolay Bodurov, Petar Zanev, Yulian Popev, Kazuki Takahashi, Krasimir Stanoev, Martin Smolenski, Andrey Yordanov, Preslav Yordanov and Kitan Vasilev.
Substitutes
OFK Pirin made 5 changes: A. Yordanov for I. Tasev (46′), M. Smolenski for E. Yanchev (46′), K. Stanoev for V. Velev (54′), K. Vasilev for D. Ivanov (80′) and N. Bodurov for V. Benguzov (90′).
Slavia Sofia: Formation and Lineups
Slavia Sofia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Zlatomir Zagorčić played with: Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Emil Viyachki, Ventsislav Kerchev, Hristo Popadiyn, Kemelho Nguena, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Toni Tasev, Galin Ivanov, Radoslav Kirilov and Jon Bakero.
Substitutes
Slavia Sofia made 5 changes: H. Popadiyn for K. Cheshmedjiev (59′), K. Stoyanov for E. Dost (67′), G. Ivanov for I. Minchev (86′), T. Tasev for E. Stoev (87′) and J. Bakero for A. Ahmedov (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Parva Liga
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