Parva profesionalna liga 2026/27 - Round 1 - Statistics
Spartak (Vn) 2-2 FK CSKA 1948
time: 17 July 2026, Friday, 19:00 EEST, 28/24 C, sunny/clear
place: "Spartak" st., Varna
referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik); assistants: Darin V.Ivanov (Sofia), Georgi Minev (Sofia); fourth official: Georgi Novachev (Dobrich)
video assistant referee: Gero Piskov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)
kits: blue w/ white edging, white, blue w/ white edging (white numbers) ; red w/ white edging, red w/ white edging, red (white numbers)
captains: 20.Deyan Lozev ; 3.Lasha Dvali
Spartak: 23.Plamen Iliev (GK) - 20.Deyan Lozev (c), 44.Angel Granchov, 45.Joyce Tshitoku, 4.Boris Ivanov -
17.Tsvetoslav Marinov - 10.Jota Lopes, 90.Georg Stojanovski, 82.Tomás Silva, 8.Damyan Yordanov - 70.Ahmed Ahmedov.
bench: 1.Pedro Victor (GK) - 76.David Valverde -
6.Ricardo Sousa, 11.Boubacar Hanne, 80.Ángel Gomes - 9.Tsvetelin Chunchukov, 99.Georgi Trifonov.
coach: Dian Donchev (ass.coach, standing in for absent due to lack of work permit Gjokica Hadzhievski)
Ts 1948: 1.Petar Marinov (GK) - 2.Diego Medina, 6.Yegor Parkhomenko, 3.Lasha Dvali (c), 22.Ognjen Gašević -
19.Marto Boychev, 23.Florian Krebs, 33.Héctor Cuéllar, 11.Georgi Rusev - 93.Mamadou Diallo, 17.José Martínez.
bench: 13.Dimitar Sheytanov (GK) - 4.André Hoffmann, 70.Kostadin Iliev -
8.Moataz Zemzemi, 10.Borislav Tsonev, 14.Kaloyan Strinski, 34.Petar Vitanov, 67.Frédéric Maciel - 18.Boris Dimitrov, 77.Elias Franco.
coach: Aleksandar Aleksandrov (ass.coach and coach in effect, head coach Yuriy Vasev is not present in the official match protocol staff list)
tactics: spk: 23 - 20, 44, 45, 4 - 17 - 10, 90, 82, 8 - 70; (4-1-4-1)
t48: 1 - 2, 6, 3, 22 - 19, 23, 33, 11 - 93, 17; (4-4-2)
events:
1-0 - 13 - 90.Georg Stojanovski (right/open play/no assist)
yc - 19 - 19.Marto Boychev t48 (holding an opponent with hand)
2-0 - 44 - 45.Joyce Tshitoku (right/open play/90.Georg Stojanovski/pass)
+ 4 min
sub - ht - 67.Frédéric Maciel on 19.Marto Boychev t48 - same position
sub - ht - 10.Borislav Tsonev on 23.Florian Krebs t48 - same position
sub - ht - 4.André Hoffmann on 6.Yegor Parkhomenko t48 - same position
sub - ht - 8.Moataz Zemzemi on 33.Héctor Cuéllar t48 - same position
----
var - 46-50 - penalty situation t48/initial decision: no foul play/var decision: foul and a penalty
2-1 - 51 - 93.Mamadou Diallo PENALTY /var/ - lower left placed, 23.Plamen Iliev right (right/penalty/17.José Martínez is fouled)
yc - 52 - 17.Tsvetoslav Marinov spk (reckless foul)
sub - 70 - '1 76.David Valverde on 82.Tomás Silva spk
sub - 70 - '1 6.Ricardo Sousa on 10.Jota Lopes spk -> 76, 6, 90, 8
2-2 - 77 - 67.Frédéric Maciel (right/open play/93.Mamadou Diallo/pass)
sub - 79 - '2 9.Tsvetelin Chunchukov on 70.Ahmed Ahmedov spk
sub - 79 - '2 11.Boubacar Hanne on 8.Damyan Yordanov spk -> 11, 6, 17, 76 - 90, 9; (4-4-2)
cnc - 84 - 17.José Martínez (left/open play/93.Mamadou Diallo/shot) /canceled after var goal/
var - 84-88 - goal situation t48/initial decision: no foul play and goal/var decision: offside
sub - 85 - '1 18.Boris Dimitrov on 17.José Martínez t48 -> 18, 93
yc - 90 - 9.Tsvetelin Chunchukov spk (obstruction)
sub - 90+8 - '3 99.Georgi Trifonov on 90.Georg Stojanovski spk - same position
+ 8 min
abbreviations and event notes
Levski (Sf) 2-1 Dunav ot Ruse
time: 17 July 2026, Friday, 21:15 EEST, 24/22 C, partly cloudy
place: "Georgi Asparuhov" st., Sofia
referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv); assistants: Yordan P.Petrov (Plovdiv), Stanimir Trifonov (Sliven); fourth official: Kristina G.Georgieva (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Martin Velikov (Varna); assistant video assistant referee: Krasimir Krastev (Shumen)
kits: blue w/ dark blue patterns and white edging, blue w/ white edging, blue w/ white edging (white numbers) ; magenta w/ dark magenta sleeves and white edging, magenta, magenta (white numbers)
captains: 50.Kristian Dimitrov ; 14.Radoslav Apostolov
Levski: 1.Ognyan Vladimirov (GK) - 21.Aldair Neves, 50.Kristian Dimitrov (c), 4.Christian Makoun, 3.Maicon dos Santos -
19.Mehdi Moubarik, 47.Akram Bouras - 27.David Kusso, 17.Everton Bala, 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex - 9.Juan Perea.
bench: 78.Martin Lukov (GK), 92.Svetoslav Vutsov (GK) - 20.Álex Centelles, 31.Nikola Serafimov -
18.Gašper Trdin, 22.Mazire Soula, 35.Serginho Araújo, 77.Adrian Raychev - 7.Reinaldo Satorno, 28.Stivan Stoyanchov.
coach: Julio Velázquez
Dunav: 33.Georgi Kitanov (GK) - 2.Mario Dilchovski, 5.Kyriakos Antoniou, 4.José Cabarcas, 88.Dimitar Todorov -
24.Stefan Gavrilov - 51.Ilker Budinov, 14.Radoslav Apostolov (c), 10.Kristiyan Boychev, 11.Denislav Minchev - 9.Alexander Valiño.
bench: 69.Plamen Pepelyashev (GK) - 6.Stanislav Yovkov, 19.Stefan Stefanov, 22.Stoyan Predev, 39.André Alves -
13.Vladan Vidaković, 45.Aleksandar Donev, 77.Aleksandar Simeonov - 18.Ibrahim Keita.
coach: Emanuel Lukanov
tactics: lev: 1 - 21, 50, 4, 3 - 19, 47 - 27, 17, 11 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
dun: 33 - 2, 5, 4, 88 - 24 - 51, 14, 10, 11 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
events:
1-0 - 22 - 50.Kristian Dimitrov (right/corner/27.David Kusso/pass)
+ 1 min
sub - 61 - '1 7.Reinaldo Satorno on 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex lev
sub - 61 - '1 20.Álex Centelles on 9.Juan Perea lev
sub - 62 - '1 35.Serginho Araújo on 27.David Kusso lev -> 35, 19 - 20, 47, 17 - 7
yc - 64 - 7.Reinaldo Satorno lev (simulation)
2-0 - 70 - 47.Akram Bouras (head/open play/17.Everton Bala/pass)
sub - 74 - '1 18.Ibrahim Keita on 9.Alexander Valiño dun - same position
sub - 74 - '1 13.Vladan Vidaković on 24.Stefan Gavrilov dun - same position
sub - 75 - '2 69.Plamen Pepelyashev (GK) on 33.Georgi Kitanov (GK) dun /injury/ - same position
sub - 79 - '3 39.André Alves on 51.Ilker Budinov dun -> 39, 5, 4, 88 - 13 - 2, 14, 10, 11
sub - 79 - '2 22.Mazire Soula on 47.Akram Bouras lev - same position
2-1 - 84 - 11.Denislav Minchev (right/open play/14.Radoslav Apostolov/pass)
sub - 87 - '3 28.Stivan Stoyanchov on 17.Everton Bala lev -> 20, 22, 7 - 28
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
Septemvri (Sf) 1-1 Arda
time: 18 July 2026, Saturday, 19:00 EEST, 32/29 C, sunny/clear
place: Natsionalen stadion "Vasil Levski", Sofia
referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia); assistants: Deniz Sokolov (Sofia), Ivo Kolev (Sofia); fourth official: Dimo St.Dimov (Sliven)
video assistant referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo); assistant video assistant referee: Mihael Pavlov (Veliko Tarnovo)
kits: burgundy w/ sky blue edging, burgundy w/ sky blue edging, burgundy (burgundy numbers) ; sky blue w/ white edging, white, sky blue w/ white edging (white numbers)
captains: 4.Martin Hristov ; 1.Anatoliy Gospodinov (GK)
Sept.: 12.Vladimir Ivanov (GK) - 13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 4.Martin Hristov (c), 3.Sebastian Wade, 8.Bozhidar Penchev -
5.Yoan Baurenski, 6.Pedro Ferreira - 24.Zahari Atanasov, 22.Preslav Georgiev, 29.Herard Frantzety - 7.Edney Ribeiro.
bench: 21.Nikolay Krastev (GK) - 20.Bozhidar Tomovski, 23.Borislav Stoichkov, 26.Valentine Ozornwafor -
11.Aleksandar Dzhamov, 14.Aleksandar Vutov, 16.Venislav Mihaylov, 28.Stoyan Stoichkov, 30.Viktor Dobrev, 33.Galin Ivanov - 27.André Liberal.
coach: Simão Freitas
Arda: 1.Anatoliy Gospodinov (GK) (c) - 21.Vyacheslav Velyev, 44.Adama Traoré, 5.Viktor Lyubenov, 35.Dimitar Velkovski -
4.David Idowu, 80.Lachezar Kotev - 10.Svetoslav Kovachev, 39.Antonio Vutov, 18.Simeon Vasilev - 99.Birsent Karagaren.
bench: 22.Yanko Georgiev (GK) - 6.Viktor Popov, 24.Martin Paskalev -
26.Burak Akandzha - 11.Atanas Kabov.
coach: Aleksandar Tunchev
tactics: sep: 12 - 13, 4, 3, 8 - 5, 6 - 24, 22, 29 - 7; (4-2-3-1)
arda: 1 - 21, 44, 5, 35 - 4, 80 - 10, 39, 18 - 99; (4-2-3-1)
events:
0-1 - 17 - 99.Birsent Karagaren (right/open play/no assist)
sub - 24 - '1 33.Galin Ivanov on 22.Preslav Georgiev sep /injury/ - same position
yc - 34 - 5.Yoan Baurenski sep (reckless foul)
yc - 40 - 4.David Idowu arda (foul stopping a promising attack)
+ 2 min
sub - ht - 11.Aleksandar Dzhamov on 24.Zahari Atanasov sep - same position
----
1-1 - 53 - 3.Sebastian Wade (left/corner/no assist)
yc - 55 - 13.Kubrat Yonashcha sep (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 62 - '1 11.Atanas Kabov on 18.Simeon Vasilev arda - same position
sub - 64 - '2 28.Stoyan Stoichkov on 29.Herard Frantzety sep - same position
yc - 73 - 99.Birsent Karagaren arda (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 73 - '2 6.Viktor Popov on 39.Antonio Vutov arda -> 6, 44, 5, 21 - 4, 80 - 10, 11, 35
sub - 87 - '3 27.André Liberal on 7.Edney Ribeiro sep - same position
sub - 87 - '3 26.Burak Akandzha on 35.Dimitar Velkovski arda -> 10, 26, 11
yc - 90+3 - 5.Viktor Lyubenov arda (foul stopping a promising attack)
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
Ludogorets 1-0 Lokomotiv (Pd)
time: 18 July 2026, Saturday, 21:15 EEST, 27/24 C, ясно
place: "Huvepharma arena" st., Razgrad
referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov); assistants: Georgi Pl.Todorov (Sofia), Svetoslav Stoychev (Shumen); fourth official: Georgi G.Spasov (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna); assistant video assistant referee: Kristiyan Ml.Todorov (Varna)
kits: green w/ white vert.patterns in the lower third and white edging, green, green w/ white edging (white numbers) ; white w/ red and black vert.stripes on the left side, white, white w/ black edging (black numbers)
captains: 18.Ivaylo Chochev ; 39.Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
Ludog.: 39.Hendrik Bonmann (GK) - 17.Francisco Son, 15.Edvin Kurtulus, 55.Idan Nachmias, 42.Simeon Shishkov -
26.Filip Kaloč - 7.Alberto Salido, 18.Ivaylo Chochev (c), 20.Aguibou Camara, 37.Bernard Tekpetey - 9.Kwadwo Duah.
bench: 1.Sergio Padt (GK) - 2.Joel Andersson, 3.Anton Nedyalkov, 24.Olivier Verdon, 27.Vinícius Nogueira -
14.Petar Stanić, 25.Emerson Rodríguez, 81.Georgi Penev, 99.Stanislav Ivanov - 12.Rwan Cruz, 29.Yves Erick Bile.
coach: Thomas Reis
Loko Pd: 1.Bojan Milosavljević (GK) - 2.Adrián Cova, 4.Andrei Chindriș, 13.Lucas Ryan, 5.Todor Pavlov -
22.Ivaylo Ivanov, 12.Efe Ali - 7.Sevi Idriz, 39.Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (c), 94.Cătălin Itu - 99.Julien Lamy.
bench: 40.Petar Zovko (GK) - 3.Radoslav Palazov, 26.Denis Kirashki, 44.Milan Petrović -
6.Miha Trdan, 17.Zapro Dinev, 29.Christ Longville - 9.Aksel Velev, 19.Mariyan Vangelov.
coach: Dušan Kosič
tactics: lud: 39 - 17, 15, 55, 42 - 26 - 7, 18, 20, 37 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
lok: 1 - 2, 4, 13, 5 - 22, 12 - 7, 39, 94 - 99; (4-2-3-1)
events:
1-0 - 45+1 - 18.Ivaylo Chochev (left/open play/42.Simeon Shishkov/pass)
+ 2 min
sub - 56 - '1 6.Miha Trdan on 39.Parvizdzhon Umarbayev lok /injury/ -> 22, 6 - 7, 12, 94
cap - 56 - 1.Bojan Milosavljević (GK) lok
sub - 65 - '1 12.Rwan Cruz on 9.Kwadwo Duah lud - same position
sub - 65 - '1 14.Petar Stanić on 18.Ivaylo Chochev lud - same position
cap - 65 - 39.Hendrik Bonmann (GK) lud
yc - 67 - 13.Lucas Ryan lok (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 73 - '2 99.Stanislav Ivanov on 37.Bernard Tekpetey lud - same position
sub - 79 - '3 27.Vinícius Nogueira on 7.Alberto Salido lud
sub - 79 - '3 2.Joel Andersson on 42.Simeon Shishkov lud -> 2, 15, 55, 27 - 26 - 17, 14, 20, 99
sub - 80 - '2 9.Aksel Velev on 99.Julien Lamy lok
sub - 80 - '2 44.Milan Petrović on 5.Todor Pavlov lok /injury/ -> 2, 44, 4, 13 - 22, 6 - 7, 12, 94 - 9
yc - 81 - 20.Aguibou Camara lud (dissent)
yc - 82 - 2.Joel Andersson lud (reckless foul)
sub - 84 - '3 17.Zapro Dinev on 94.Cătălin Itu lok
sub - 84 - '3 29.Christ Longville on 7.Sevi Idriz lok -> 17, 12, 29
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
Botev (Vr) 1-1 Cherno more
time: 19 July 2026, Sunday, 19:30 EEST, 32/26 C, partly cloudy
place: "Hristo Botev" st., Vratsa
referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv); assistants: Martin Margaritov (Plovdiv), Martin Venev (Sofia); fourth official: Denislav Stalev (Plovdiv)
video assistant referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Sofia)
kits: green w/ light green patterns and white edging, green, green w/ white edging (white numbers) ; black w/ green and white hor.stripes across the chest, white w/ black edging, black-white hor.stripe (white numbers)
captains: 9.Daniel Genov ; 71.Vasil Panayotov
Botev Vr: 94.Marin Orlinov (GK) - 4.Ivan Goranov, 36.Milen Stoev, 88.Lazar Boyanov, 3.Sainey Sanyang -
6.Abdula Kichukov, 12.Ilia Yurukov - 81.Kassim Hadji, 9.Daniel Genov (c), 24.Martin Smolenski - 79.Martin Petkov.
bench: 23.Lyuboslav Stoyanov (GK), 98.Lyubomir Vasilev (GK) - 11.Martin Achkov -
2.Miroslav Tsonev, 17.Samuil Mechev - 10.José Gallegos, 99.Preslav Borukov.
coach: Todor Simov
Ch.more: 81.Kristian Tomov (GK) - 13.Emanuil Nyagolov, 3.Zhivko Atanasov, 5.Luciano Squadrone, 37.Ventsislav Kerchev -
71.Vasil Panayotov (c), 24.David Teles - 7.Miguel Barandas, 11.Mohamed Achi, 39.Nikolay Zlatev - 20.Aleksandar Kolev.
bench: 70.Antoan Manasiev (GK) - 26.João Bandaró, 93.Georgi Ventsislavov -
14.Aleksandar Todorov, 22.Nikolay Kostadinov, 23.Martin Banev, 29.Berk Beyhan, 34.Kristian Mihaylov - 18.Petar Andreev, 19.Georgi Lazarov.
coach: Ilian Iliev
tactics: bot: 94 - 4, 36, 88, 3 - 6, 12 - 81, 9, 24 - 79; (4-2-3-1)
chm: 81 - 13, 3, 5, 37 - 71, 24 - 7, 11, 39 - 20; (4-2-3-1)
events:
+ 3 min
yc - 46 - 79.Martin Petkov bot (striking an opponent's head with hand)
yc - 49 - 39.Nikolay Zlatev chm (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 53 - '1 19.Georgi Lazarov on 39.Nikolay Zlatev chm - same position
yc - 58 - 24.David Teles chm (reckless foul)
sub - 64 - '1 99.Preslav Borukov on 9.Daniel Genov bot -> 81, 79, 24 - 99
cap - 64 - 4.Ivan Goranov bot
0-1 - 70 - 71.Vasil Panayotov (head/open play/7.Miguel Barandas/pass)
sub - 71 - '2 17.Samuil Mechev on 24.Martin Smolenski bot /injury/ - same position
yc - 76 - 7.Miguel Barandas chm (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 77 - '2 29.Berk Beyhan on 11.Mohamed Achi chm -> 29, 24 - 7, 71, 19
yc - 78 - 19.Georgi Lazarov chm (kicking the ball away after play is stopped)
yc - 88 - 5.Luciano Squadrone chm (reckless foul)
sub - 89 - '3 18.Petar Andreev on 7.Miguel Barandas chm
sub - 90 - '3 26.João Bandaró on 24.David Teles chm -> 13, 3, 5, 26 - 29, 37 - 18, 71, 19
yc - 90+3 - 36.Milen Stoev bot (kicking the ball away after play is stopped)
1-1 - 90+5 - 79.Martin Petkov (head/open play/no assist)
+ 5 min
abbreviations and event notes
Slavia 0-0 CSKA
time: 20 July 2026, Monday, 19:15 EEST, 29/20 С, sunny/mostly cloudy/rain
place: "Aleksandar Shalamanov" st., Sofia
referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv); assistants: Miroslav Maksimov (Sandanski), Georgi Doynov (Veliko Tarnovo); fourth official: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv)
video assistant referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Gero Piskov (Sofia)
kits: black w/ dark grey and grey patterns, black, black (white numbers)# ; white w/ red edging, white w/ red edging, white (red numbers)
captains: 73.Ivan Minchev ; 14.Teodor Ivanov
Slavia: 99.Ivan Andonov (GK) - 87.Diego Ferraresso, 4.Nikola Savić, 5.David Malembana, 26.Dimitar Burov -
73.Ivan Minchev (c), 11.Mouhamed Dosso - 77.Emil Stoev, 7.Roberto Raychev, 27.Umaro Baldé - 88.Vladimir Nikolov.
bench: 1.Georgi Petkov (GK), 63.Lévi Ntumba (GK) - 3.Martin Georgiev, 16.Maksimilian Lazarov, 20.Jordan Semedo, 24.Lazar Marin -
6.Boris Todorov, 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev, 23.Ilian Antonov - 9.Yoan Bornosuzov, 10.Yanis Guermouche.
coach: Ratko Dostanić
CSKA: 21.Fyodor Lapoukhov (GK) - 2.David Pastor, 5.Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 14.Teodor Ivanov (c), 17.Ángelo Martino -
7.Max Ebong - 11.Mohamed Brahimi, 99.James Eto'o, 94.Isaac Solet, 38.Léo Pereira - 10.Joël Zwarts.
bench: 25.Dimitar Evtimov (GK) - 3.Tamimou Ouorou, 15.Aleks Tunchev, 19.Andrey Yordanov -
6.Bruno Jordão, 8.Stefano Sensi, 30.Petko Panayotov, 34.Vasil Kaymakanov, 77.Alejandro Piedrahita - 9.Santiago Godoy, 28.Ioannis Pittas.
coach: Hristo Yanev
tactics: sla: 99 - 87, 4, 5, 26 - 73, 11 - 77, 7, 27 - 88; (4-2-3-1)
cska: 21 - 2, 5, 14, 17 - 7 - 11, 99, 94, 38 - 10; (4-1-4-1)
events:
+ 2 min
sub - ht - 8.Stefano Sensi on 2.David Pastor cska
sub - ht - 28.Ioannis Pittas on 99.James Eto'o cska -> 11, 5, 14, 17 - 7 - 38, 94, 8, 28
----
yc - 47 - 77.Emil Stoev sla (reckless foul)
sub - 61 - '1 6.Bruno Jordão on 94.Isaac Solet cska -> 6 - 38, 7, 8, 28
cap - 61 - 6.Bruno Jordão cska
yc - 65 - 88.Vladimir Nikolov sla (reckless foul)
sub - 66 - '1 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev on 7.Roberto Raychev sla -> 11, 27 - 77, 73, 17
sub - 76 - '2 6.Boris Todorov on 73.Ivan Minchev sla
cap - 76 - 77.Emil Stoev sla
sub - 76 - '3 9.Santiago Godoy on 10.Joël Zwarts cska - same position
sub - 76 - '2 10.Yanis Guermouche on 88.Vladimir Nikolov sla -> 77, 6, 11, 27, 17 - 10; (4-5-1)
sub - 76 - '3 77.Alejandro Piedrahita on 38.Léo Pereira cska - same position
yc - 81 - 1.Georgi Petkov (GK) sla (dissent) /on the bench/
yc - 85 - 7.Max Ebong cska (holding an opponent with hand)
yc - 87 - 6.Bruno Jordão cska (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 90+2 - '3 24.Lazar Marin on 77.Emil Stoev sla -> 87, 4, 5, 24, 26 - 27, 6, 11, 17; (5-4-1)
cap - 90+2 - 87.Diego Ferraresso sla
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
Botev (Pd) 1-1 Lokomotiv Sf
time: 20 July 2026, Monday, 21:30 EEST, 24 C, thunderstorm
21 July 2026, Tuesday, 21:30 EEST, 28/25 C, cloudy/rain/cloudy (resumption)
place: "Hristo Botev" st., Plovdiv
"Hristo Botev" st., Plovdiv (resumption)
referee: Dimitar D.Dimitrov (Sofia); assistants: Todor Vukov (Sofia), Mario Danailov (Dupnitsa); fourth official: Todor Kirov (Varna)
video assistant referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Antonio Antov (Kyustendil)
kits: yellow-black vert.stripe, black w/ yellow edging, black-yellow hor.stripe (black numbers) ; white w/ red and black hor.stripes across the middle, white, white (black numbers)
captains: 29.Daniel Naumov (GK) ; 31.Krasimir Stanoev
Botev Pd: 29.Daniel Naumov (GK) (c) - 88.Chimezie Williams, 20.Timothy Awany, 4.Nikola Soldo, 27.Bryan-Anthony Hein -
14.Carlos Algarra - 23.Dimitar Tonev, 10.Asen Chandarov, 16.Veliyan Vidolov, 90.Samuel Kalu - 9.Chidera Okoh.
bench: 1.Hristiyan Slavkov (GK) - 6.Ivaylo Videv, 15.Bogdan Kostov, 82.Vladimir Mendes, 87.Simeon Petrov -
17.Georgi Milanov, 45.Edson Silva, 66.Carlos Meotti, 77.Lucas Araújo - 7.Nikola Iliev, 30.Franklin Mascote.
coach: Stanislav Genchev
Loko Sf: 99.Martin Velichkov (GK) - 22.Reyan Daskalov, 44.Bozhidar Katsarov, 91.Ryan Bidounga, 14.Angel Lyaskov -
5.Erol Dost, 31.Krasimir Stanoev (c) - 17.Mark-Emilio Papazov, 20.Dimitar Kostadinov, 7.Spas Delev - 10.Georgi Minchev.
bench: 24.Aleksandar Lyubenov (GK) - 3.Kaloyan Kostov -
11.Adil Taoui, 19.Mitko Mitkov, 21.Kristian Chachev, 26.Krasimir Miloshev, 45.Emil Gerov, 71.Nikolas Penev - 77.Cauê Caruso.
coach: Lyuboslav Penev
tactics: bot: 29 - 88, 20, 4, 27 - 14 - 23, 10, 16, 90 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
lok: 99 - 22, 44, 91, 14 - 5, 31 - 17, 20, 7 - 10; (4-2-3-1)
events:
stp - 5 - (21:40 ЕЕСТ) the match is stopped due to continuing heavy rain and thunderstorm that turns into hail
abd - -- - (21:56 EEST) the match is oficially suspended due to continuing heavy rain and flooded pitch
21 July 2026:
sub - 5 - '1 3.Kaloyan Kostov on 44.Bozhidar Katsarov lok /injury/ - same position
res - 5 - at 21:30 EEST on 21 July the match is resumed from 5'
yc - 43 - 20.Dimitar Kostadinov lok (holding an opponent with hand)
+ 1 min
sub - ht - 71.Nikolas Penev on 17.Mark-Emilio Papazov lok - same position
----
0-1 - 49 - 20.Dimitar Kostadinov (head/open play/14.Angel Lyaskov/pass)
sub - 53 - '1 17.Georgi Milanov on 23.Dimitar Tonev bot - same position
sub - 53 - '1 45.Edson Silva on 16.Veliyan Vidolov bot - same position
sub - 67 - '2 26.Krasimir Miloshev on 3.Kaloyan Kostov lok /injury/ -> 26, 22, 91, 14
sub - 67 - '2 66.Carlos Meotti on 10.Asen Chandarov bot -> 66, 17, 45, 90
sub - 78 - '3 30.Franklin Mascote on 14.Carlos Algarra bot -> 66, 45, 17, 90 - 30, 9; (4-4-2)
1-1 - 79 - 66.Carlos Meotti (left/open play/90.Samuel Kalu/pass)
yc - 84 - 27.Bryan-Anthony Hein bot (striking an opponent's head with hand)
sub - 86 - '3 21.Kristian Chachev on 31.Krasimir Stanoev lok /injury/
cap - 86 - 7.Spas Delev lok
yc - 86 - 10.Georgi Minchev lok (dissent)
sub - 86 - '3 11.Adil Taoui on 10.Georgi Minchev lok -> 5, 21 - 71, 20, 11 - 7
yc - 89 - 71.Nikolas Penev lok (holding an opponent with hand)
+ 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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