Vtora profesionalna liga 2025/26 - Round 8 - Statistics

Pirin (Bl) 1-3 Dunav ot Ruse

    time: 14 September 2025, Sunday, 15:15 EEST, 30/30 C, partly cloudy
   place: "Hristo Botev" st., Blagoevgrad

 referee: Kristiyan Ml.Todorov (Varna); assistants: Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna), Petar Baltadzhiev (Varna); fourth official: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
    kits: green w/ white-green shoulders, green w/ white edging, green (white numbers) ; white w/ blue-white-black sleeves and blue edging, white w/ blue edging, white (blue numbers)
captains: 38.Aleksandar Dyulgerov ; 26.Kamen Hadzhiev

   Pirin: 76.Krasimir Kostov (GK) - 38.Aleksandar Dyulgerov (c), 25.Ilian Kostov, 5.Nikolay Bodurov, 4.Boris Ivanov -
          13.Evgeni Georgiev, 6.Nikola Bandev - 17.Zapro Dinev, 98.Georgi Tartov, 10.Mario Topuzov - 29.Stanislav Kostov.
   bench: 1.Daniel Stefanov (GK) - 7.Kristiyan Bachev, 8.Lazar Boyanov, 9.Mariyan Vangelov,
          12.Todor Durev, 15.Denis Buchev, 18.Bozhidar Malinov, 23.Lazar Stoychev, 77.Andryu Petkov.
   coach: Hristo Arangelov

   Dunav: 33.Georgi Kitanov (GK) - 81.Mario Dilchovski, 13.Áquila Monteiro, 26.Kamen Hadzhiev (c), 88.Dimitar N.Todorov -
          78.Eliseé Sou - 99.Borislav Marinov, 14.Radoslav Apostolov, 10.Kristiyan Boychev, 7.Hyusein Kelyovluev - 9.Preslav Bachev.
   bench: 1.Teodor Kanev (GK) - 8.Bilal El Bakkali, 11.Denislav Minchev,
          18.Ibrahim Keita, 19.Stefan Stefanov, 22.Stoyan Predev, 77.Aleksandar Simeonov.
   coach: Georgi Chilikov

 tactics: pir: 76 - 38, 25, 5, 4 - 13, 6 - 17, 98, 10 - 29; (4-2-3-1)
          dun: 33 - 81, 13, 26, 88 - 78 - 99, 14, 10, 7 - 9; (4-1-4-1)

  events:
1-0 - 7 - 98.Georgi Tartov (right/open play/17.Zapro Dinev/pass)
 yc - 21 - 25.Ilian Kostov pir (holding an opponent with hand)
 yc - 45+3 - 10.Mario Topuzov pir (striking an opponent's head with hand)
 yc - 45+4 - HA.Hristo Arangelov (coach) pir (dissent)
    + 4 min
sub - ht - 11.Denislav Minchev on 7.Hyusein Kelyovluev dun - same position
sub - ht - 18.Ibrahim Keita on 9.Preslav Bachev dun - same position
    ----
1-1 - 48 - 18.Ibrahim Keita (right/open play/99.Borislav Marinov/shot)
 yc - 51 - 99.Borislav Marinov dun (striking an opponent's head with hand)
sub - 64 - '1 18.Bozhidar Malinov on 13.Evgeni Georgiev pir
sub - 64 - '1 12.Todor Durev on 6.Nikola Bandev pir
sub - 64 - '1 9.Mariyan Vangelov on 29.Stanislav Kostov pir -> 12, 18 - 17, 98, 10 - 9
sub - 66 - '1 8.Bilal El Bakkali on 99.Borislav Marinov dun - same position
sub - 67 - '1 22.Stoyan Predev on 88.Dimitar N.Todorov dun - same position
1-2 - 68 - 11.Denislav Minchev (right/open play/no assist)
 yc - 69 - 11.Denislav Minchev dun (unsporting behaviour - provoking fans)
 yc - 72 - 12.Todor Durev pir (reckless foul)
sub - 80 - '2 8.Lazar Boyanov on 25.Ilian Kostov pir -> 38, 5, 8, 4
sub - 83 - '3 7.Kristiyan Bachev on 98.Georgi Tartov pir - same position
1-3 - 88 - 18.Ibrahim Keita (right/open play/8.Bilal El Bakkali/pass)
sub - 90+2 - '2 19.Stefan Stefanov on 10.Kristiyan Boychev dun - same position
    + 5 min

abbreviations and event notes

Abbreviations and event notes:
 yc - yellow card
 rc - red card
sub - substitution
'1/'2/'3 - the substitution is part of the first/second/third allowed break for substitutions for the respective team
same position - the substitution does not lead to any tactical changes
lws - left without a substitute (usually due to injury after all allowed substitutions are used by the team)
tct - a change to a team's tactical formation
cap - new captain
 mp - missed penalty
ref - new referee (usually following an injury)
 ar - new assistant referee (usually following an injury)
var - beginning and end of a VAR review and the decisions it yielded
cnc - cancelled event (usually following a var review)
 ht - the event takes place during the half-time break
 br - the event takes place during the break between extra time periods
pen - the event takes place during the penalty shoot-out
 ft - the event takes place after full time
stp - the match is stopped
res - the match is resumed
abd - the match is abandoned
+ X min. - there have been X minutes of added time played for that half

about penalty kick direction notes - the point of view of the penalty taker is always considered, with the goal being divided into 6 areas,
in which the ball can be directed to - upper left, upper middle, upper right, lower left, lower middle and lower right; 
while the penalty kick might be either placed (i.e. weaker shot) or taken with force.

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