Parva profesionalna liga 2026/27 - Round 4 - Statistics
Levski (Sf) 2-0 Lokomotiv (Pd)
time: 7 August 2026, Friday, 21:15 EEST, 27/24 C, clear
place: "Georgi Asparuhov" st., Sofia
referee: Gero Piskov (Sofia); assistants: Mario Danailov (Dupnitsa), Radostin Bodurov (Sofia); fourth official: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik)
video assistant referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Antonio Antov (Kyustendil)
kits: blue w/ dark blue patterns and white edging, blue w/ white edging, blue w/ white edging (white numbers) ; white w/ red and black vert.stripes on the left side, white, white w/ black edging (black numbers)
captains: 50.Kristian Dimitrov ; 1.Bojan Milosavljević (GK)
Levski: 92.Svetoslav Vutsov (GK) - 2.Hevertton Santos, 50.Kristian Dimitrov (c), 4.Christian Makoun, 20.Álex Centelles -
19.Mehdi Moubarik, 10.Asen Mitkov - 27.David Kusso, 22.Mazire Soula, 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex - 9.Juan Perea.
bench: 1.Ognyan Vladimirov (GK), 78.Martin Lukov (GK) - 21.Aldair Neves, 31.Nikola Serafimov -
18.Gašper Trdin, 35.Serginho Araújo, 77.Adrian Raychev - 7.Reinaldo Satorno, 17.Everton Bala, 28.Stivan Stoyanchov.
coach: Julio Velázquez
Loko Pd: 1.Bojan Milosavljević (GK) (c) - 2.Adrián Cova, 4.Andrei Chindriș, 13.Lucas Ryan, 5.Todor Pavlov -
6.Miha Trdan, 12.Efe Ali - 7.Sevi Idriz, 22.Ivaylo Ivanov, 94.Cătălin Itu - 9.Aksel Velev.
bench: 40.Petar Zovko (GK) - 3.Dalil Ali, 26.Denis Kirashki, 44.Milan Petrović -
29.Christ Longville, 30.Aleksandar Aleksandrov - 10.Yoan Dzhelepov, 99.Julien Lamy.
coach: Dušan Kosič
tactics: lev: 92 - 2, 50, 4, 20 - 19, 10 - 27, 22, 11 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
lok: 1 - 2, 4, 13, 5 - 6, 12 - 7, 22, 94 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
events:
1-0 - 5 - 27.David Kusso (right/open play/22.Mazire Soula/pass)
yc - 42 - 12.Efe Ali lok (foul stopping a promising attack)
+ 1 min
yc - 53 - 19.Mehdi Moubarik lev (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 57 - '1 35.Serginho Araújo on 10.Asen Mitkov lev - same position
sub - 57 - '1 17.Everton Bala on 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex lev - same position
sub - 64 - '1 29.Christ Longville on 9.Aksel Velev lok -> 94, 22, 7 - 29
yc - 66 - 29.Christ Longville lok (reckless foul)
sub - 67 - '2 18.Gašper Trdin on 22.Mazire Soula lev
sub - 67 - '2 7.Reinaldo Satorno on 9.Juan Perea lev -> 19, 18 - 27, 35, 17 - 7
yc - 69 - 5.Todor Pavlov lok (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 73 - 22.Ivaylo Ivanov lok (dissent)
sub - 78 - '3 21.Aldair Neves on 27.David Kusso lev - same position
sub - 83 - '2 3.Dalil Ali on 94.Cătălin Itu lok
sub - 83 - '2 99.Julien Lamy on 6.Miha Trdan lok -> 12, 3 - 99, 22, 7
2-0 - 90+3 - 7.Reinaldo Satorno (right/open play/19.Mehdi Moubarik/pass)
+ 4 min
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Lokomotiv Sf 1-3 FK CSKA 1948
time: 8 August 2026, Saturday, 19:00 EEST, 30/27 C, partly cloudy
place: "Lokomotiv" st., Sofia
referee: Todor Kirov (Varna); assistants: Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna), Krasimir Atanasov (Varna); fourth official: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)
kits: red-black vert.stripe, black w/ red edging, black-red hor.stripe (white numbers) ; white w/ red edging, red w/ white edging, white (red numbers)
captains: 31.Krasimir Stanoev ; 34.Petar Vitanov
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) - 71.Nikolas Penev, 20.Dimitar Kostadinov, 7.Spas Delev - 9.Georgi Minchev.
bench: 24.Aleksandar Lyubenov (GK) - 3.Kaloyan Kostov, 6.António Eirô, 42.Nikola Neychev -
11.Adil Taoui, 16.Mohamed Medfai, 19.Mitko Mitkov, 21.Kristian Chachev, 26.Krasimir Miloshev - 17.Mark-Emilio Papazov, 77.Cauê Caruso.
coach: Lyuboslav Penev
Ts 1948: 31.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 96.Dragan Grivić, 6.Yegor Parkhomenko, 5.Benaissa Benamar, 15.Fourat Soltani -
17.José Martínez, 23.Florian Krebs, 34.Petar Vitanov (c), 10.Borislav Tsonev - 93.Mamadou Diallo, 77.Elias Franco.
bench: 13.Dimitar Sheytanov (GK) - 22.Ognjen Gašević, 70.Kostadin Iliev -
11.Georgi Rusev, 14.Kaloyan Strinski, 19.Marto Boychev, 30.Jules Meyer, 67.Frédéric Maciel, 71.Danylo Tarasenko - 9.Atanas Iliev, 18.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Aleksandar Aleksandrov (ass.coach and coach in effect, head coach Yuriy Vasev is not present in the official match protocol staff list)
tactics: lok: 99 - 22, 44, 91, 14 - 5, 31 - 71, 20, 7 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
t48: 31 - 96, 6, 5, 15 - 17, 23, 34, 10 - 93, 77; (4-4-2)
events:
yc - 13 - 15.Fourat Soltani t48 (reckless foul)
yc - 16 - 22.Reyan Daskalov lok (foul stopping a promising attack)
+ 2 min
sub - ht - 11.Adil Taoui on 71.Nikolas Penev lok - same position
sub - ht - 16.Mohamed Medfai on 5.Erol Dost lok - same position
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yc - 52 - 9.Georgi Minchev lok (reckless foul)
0-1 - 53 - 77.Elias Franco (head/open play/34.Petar Vitanov/pass)
yc - 54 - 16.Mohamed Medfai lok (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 60 - '1 70.Kostadin Iliev on 5.Benaissa Benamar t48
sub - 60 - '1 11.Georgi Rusev on 17.José Martínez t48
sub - 60 - '1 9.Atanas Iliev on 93.Mamadou Diallo t48
sub - 60 - '1 67.Frédéric Maciel on 10.Borislav Tsonev t48 -> 96, 6, 70, 15 - 67, 23, 34, 11 - 9, 77
cap - 65 - 11.Georgi Rusev t48
sub - 70 - '1 17.Mark-Emilio Papazov on 9.Georgi Minchev lok -> 11, 20, 17 - 7
0-2 - 73 - 67.Frédéric Maciel (body/open play/no assist)
1-2 - 77 - 7.Spas Delev (head/open play/11.Adil Taoui/pass)
sub - 82 - '2 30.Jules Meyer on 23.Florian Krebs t48 -> 67, 34, 30, 11
sub - 85 - '2 77.Cauê Caruso on 20.Dimitar Kostadinov lok
sub - 85 - '2 6.António Eirô on 22.Reyan Daskalov lok -> 6, 44, 91, 14 - 16, 31 - 11, 7, 17 - 77
1-3 - 87 - 67.Frédéric Maciel (left/open play/11.Georgi Rusev/pass)
yc - 90+2 - 70.Kostadin Iliev t48 (kicking the ball away after play is stopped)
+ 4 min
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Dunav ot Ruse 0-2 Arda
time: 8 August 2026, Saturday, 21:15 EEST, 27/25 C, partly cloudy
place: Gradski stadion, Ruse
referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv); assistants: Yordan P.Petrov (Plovdiv), Svetoslav Enchev (Plovdiv); fourth official: Denislav Stalev (Plovdiv)
video assistant referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo); assistant video assistant referee: Kristiyan Ml.Todorov (Varna)
kits: white w/ spaced out blue-white vert.stripe and blue sleeves, white w/ blue edging, white (black numbers) ; dark blue w/ gold edging, dark blue, dark blue (gold numbers)
captains: 14.Radoslav Apostolov ; 1.Anatoliy Gospodinov (GK)
Dunav: 33.Georgi Kitanov (GK) - 2.Mario Dilchovski, 5.Kyriakos Antoniou, 4.José Cabarcas, 88.Dimitar Todorov -
44.Vladan Vidaković - 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 -
24.Stefan Gavrilov, 77.Aleksandar Simeonov - 18.Ibrahim Keita.
coach: Emanuel Lukanov
Arda: 1.Anatoliy Gospodinov (GK) (c) - 21.Vyacheslav Velyev, 44.Adama Traoré, 5.Viktor Lyubenov, 35.Dimitar Velkovski -
80.Lachezar Kotev, 8.Dominik Yankov - 10.Svetoslav Kovachev, 15.Stanislav Ivanov, 99.Birsent Karagaren - 16.Preslav Bachev.
bench: 22.Yanko Georgiev (GK) - 6.Viktor Popov, 18.Simeon Vasilev, 24.Martin Paskalev -
4.David Idowu, 11.Atanas Kabov, 26.Burak Akandzha - 9.Georgi Nikolov.
coach: Aleksandar Tunchev
tactics: dun: 33 - 2, 5, 4, 88 - 44 - 51, 14, 10, 11 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
arda: 1 - 21, 44, 5, 35 - 80, 8 - 10, 15, 99 - 16; (4-2-3-1)
events:
sub - 15 - '1 69.Plamen Pepelyashev (GK) on 33.Georgi Kitanov (GK) dun /injury/ - same position
0-1 - 16 - 99.Birsent Karagaren (right/open play/8.Dominik Yankov/pass)
+ 3 min
yc - 55 - 21.Vyacheslav Velyev arda (foul stopping a promising attack)
0-2 - 59 - 10.Svetoslav Kovachev (right/open play/8.Dominik Yankov/shot)
sub - 65 - '2 24.Stefan Gavrilov on 44.Vladan Vidaković dun - same position
sub - 65 - '2 18.Ibrahim Keita on 9.Alexander Valiño dun - same position
yc - 67 - 4.José Cabarcas dun (reckless foul)
sub - 69 - '1 4.David Idowu on 8.Dominik Yankov arda - same position
sub - 69 - '1 11.Atanas Kabov on 15.Stanislav Ivanov arda - same position
yc - 72 - 5.Kyriakos Antoniou dun (reckless foul)
sub - 74 - '2 9.Georgi Nikolov on 16.Preslav Bachev arda - same position
yc - 79 - 4.José Cabarcas dun (striking an opponent's head with hand)
rc - 79 - 4.José Cabarcas dun (second yellow card) -> 69 - 2, 5, 24, 88 - 51, 14, 10, 11 - 18
sub - 80 - '3 18.Simeon Vasilev on 10.Svetoslav Kovachev arda
sub - 81 - '3 6.Viktor Popov on 21.Vyacheslav Velyev arda -> 6, 44, 5, 35 - 80, 4 - 99, 11, 18
sub - 85 - '3 39.André Alves on 88.Dimitar Todorov dun
sub - 85 - '3 22.Stoyan Predev on 51.Ilker Budinov dun -> 2, 5, 39, 22 - 10, 24, 14, 11 - 18
yc - 88 - 24.Stefan Gavrilov dun (holding an opponent with hand)
+ 3 min
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Cherno more 2-3 Ludogorets
time: 9 August 2026, Sunday, 19:00 EEST, 26/24 C, sunny/clear
place: "Ticha" st., Varna
referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia); assistants: Miroslav Maksimov (Sandanski), Georgi Pl.Todorov (Sofia); fourth official: Dimo St.Dimov (Sliven)
video assistant referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Krasimir Krastev (Shumen)
kits: white-green hor.stripe, black w/ white edging, green-white hor.stripe (green numbers) ; dark blue w/ orange lower quarter and white edging, dark blue w/ orange edging, orange w/ black edging (white numbers)
captains: 71.Vasil Panayotov ; 3.Anton Nedyalkov
Ch.more: 81.Kristian Tomov (GK) - 5.Luciano Squadrone, 3.Zhivko Atanasov, 26.João Bandaró - 24.David Teles -
50.Ertan Tombak, 71.Vasil Panayotov (c), 11.Mohamed Achi, 13.Emanuil Nyagolov - 19.Georgi Lazarov, 20.Aleksandar Kolev.
bench: 31.Damyan Hristov (GK) - 37.Ventsislav Kerchev, 93.Georgi Ventsislavov -
14.Aleksandar Todorov, 22.Nikolay Kostadinov, 23.Martin Banev, 29.Berk Beyhan, 39.Nikolay Zlatev, 99.Idris Bounaas - 9.Jorge Padilla, 10.Celso Sidney.
coach: Ilian Iliev
Ludog.: 39.Hendrik Bonmann (GK) - 2.Joel Andersson, 15.Edvin Kurtulus, 3.Anton Nedyalkov (c), 42.Simeon Shishkov -
26.Filip Kaloč - 7.Alberto Salido, 18.Ivaylo Chochev, 14.Petar Stanić, 37.Bernard Tekpetey - 12.Rwan Cruz.
bench: 1.Sergio Padt (GK) - 22.Mihail Polendakov, 24.Olivier Verdon, 27.Vinícius Nogueira -
10.Nathan Fernandes, 20.Aguibou Camara, 23.Deroy Duarte, 40.Aleksandar Marinov, 82.Ivan Yordanov - 9.Kwadwo Duah, 29.Yves Erick Bile.
coach: Thomas Reis
tactics: chm: 81 - 5, 3, 26 - 24 - 50, 71, 11, 13 - 19, 20; (3-1-4-2)
lud: 39 - 2, 15, 3, 42 - 26 - 7, 18, 14, 37 - 12; (4-1-4-1)
events:
yc - 27 - 3.Anton Nedyalkov lud (holding an opponent with hand)
1-0 - 30 - 19.Georgi Lazarov (right/open play/50.Ertan Tombak/pass)
yc - 34 - 11.Mohamed Achi chm (holding an opponent with hand)
yc - 39 - 15.Edvin Kurtulus lud (holding an opponent with hand)
+ 2 min
sub - ht - 20.Aguibou Camara on 14.Petar Stanić lud
sub - ht - 10.Nathan Fernandes on 7.Alberto Salido lud -> 37, 18, 20, 10
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1-1 - 47 - 12.Rwan Cruz (right/open play/no assist)
1-2 - 50 - 12.Rwan Cruz (right/open play/no assist)
1-3 - 53 - 18.Ivaylo Chochev (head/open play/42.Simeon Shishkov/pass)
sub - 63 - '1 39.Nikolay Zlatev on 13.Emanuil Nyagolov chm
sub - 63 - '1 10.Celso Sidney on 71.Vasil Panayotov chm
cap - 63 - 3.Zhivko Atanasov chm
sub - 64 - '1 29.Berk Beyhan on 19.Georgi Lazarov chm -> 50, 5, 3, 26 - 29, 24 - 39, 11, 10 - 20; (4-2-3-1)
sub - 65 - '1 22.Mihail Polendakov on 2.Joel Andersson lud - same position
yc - 68 - 39.Nikolay Zlatev chm (reckless foul)
yc - 68 - 10.Nathan Fernandes lud (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
sub - 74 - '2 9.Kwadwo Duah on 12.Rwan Cruz lud - same position
sub - 77 - '2 9.Jorge Padilla on 20.Aleksandar Kolev chm
sub - 77 - '2 99.Idris Bounaas on 11.Mohamed Achi chm -> 99, 29 - 39, 24, 10 - 9
yc - 82 - 29.Berk Beyhan chm (holding an opponent with hand)
2-3 - 84 - 39.Nikolay Zlatev (right/open play/29.Berk Beyhan/pass)
sub - 87 - '3 23.Deroy Duarte on 37.Bernard Tekpetey lud - same position
+ 6 min
abbreviations and event notes
Septemvri (Sf) 0-3 CSKA
time: 9 August 2026, Sunday, 21:15 EEST, 26/23 C, clear
place: Natsionalen stadion "Vasil Levski", Sofia
referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv); assistants: Martin Margaritov (Plovdiv), Mesut Ahmedov (Plovdiv); fourth official: Martin Markov (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv); assistant video assistant referee: Denislav Stalev (Plovdiv)
kits: burgundy w/ sky blue edging, burgundy w/ sky blue edging, burgundy (burgundy numbers) ; white w/ red edging, white w/ red edging, white (red numbers)
captains: 4.Martin Hristov ; 6.Bruno Jordão
Sept.: 12.Vladimir Ivanov (GK) - 13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 4.Martin Hristov (c), 26.Valentine Ozornwafor, 3.Sebastian Wade -
5.Yoan Baurenski, 6.Pedro Ferreira, 8.Bozhidar Penchev - 11.Aleksandar Dzhamov, 17.Nicolas Fontaine, 29.Herard Frantzety.
bench: 21.Nikolay Krastev (GK) - 15.Petar Gospodinov, 20.Bozhidar Tomovski, 23.Borislav Stoichkov -
14.Aleksandar Vutov, 16.Venislav Mihaylov, 24.Zahari Atanasov, 28.Stoyan Stoichkov, 30.Viktor Dobrev, 33.Galin Ivanov - 27.André Liberal.
coach: Simão Freitas
CSKA: 21.Fyodor Lapoukhov (GK) - 11.Mohamed Brahimi, 5.Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 32.Facundo Rodríguez, 17.Ángelo Martino -
99.James Eto'o, 6.Bruno Jordão (c), 30.Petko Panayotov - 94.Isaac Solet - 10.Joël Zwarts, 28.Ioannis Pittas.
bench: 25.Dimitar Evtimov (GK) - 2.David Pastor, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 19.Andrey Yordanov, 91.Aleks Tunchev -
7.Max Ebong, 8.Stefano Sensi, 34.Vasil Kaymakanov, 38.Léo Pereira, 80.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski - 9.Santiago Godoy.
coach: Hristo Yanev
tactics: sep: 12 - 13, 4, 26, 3 - 5, 6, 8 - 11, 17, 29; (4-3-3)
cska: 21 - 11, 5, 32, 17 - 99, 6, 30 - 94 - 10, 28; (4-3-1-2)
events:
sub - 19 - '1 19.Andrey Yordanov on 17.Ángelo Martino cska /injury/ - same position
yc - 32 - 32.Facundo Rodríguez cska (striking an opponent's head with hand)
var - 41-43 - penalty situation cska/initial decision: no foul play/var decision: handball and penalty
0-1 - 45 - 28.Ioannis Pittas PENALTY /var/ - lower middle placed, 12.Vladimir Ivanov right (right/penalty/13.Kubrat Yonashcha handballs)
+ 5 min
sub - ht - 9.Santiago Godoy on 28.Ioannis Pittas cska - same position
sub - ht - 7.Max Ebong on 6.Bruno Jordão cska - same position
cap - ht - 7.Max Ebong cska
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sub - 66 - '2 8.Stefano Sensi on 30.Petko Panayotov cska - same position
yc - 68 - 3.Sebastian Wade sep (reckless foul)
0-2 - 72 - 9.Santiago Godoy (head/open play/11.Mohamed Brahimi/pass)
cnc - 74 - 10.Joël Zwarts (left/open play/99.James Eto'o/pass) /canceled after var goal/
var - 74-76 - goal situation cska/initial decision: no foul play and goal/var decision: offside
sub - 75 - '1 33.Galin Ivanov on 5.Yoan Baurenski sep
sub - 75 - '1 27.André Liberal on 11.Aleksandar Dzhamov sep -> 6, 33, 8 - 17, 27, 29
cap - 75 - 33.Galin Ivanov sep
yc - 79 - 11.Mohamed Brahimi cska (unsporting behaviour - pushing an opponent)
0-3 - 81 - 94.Isaac Solet (right/open play/19.Andrey Yordanov/pass)
sub - 83 - '3 80.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski on 94.Isaac Solet cska - same position
yc - 84 - 5.Jean-Philippe Gbamin cska (dissent)
sub - 85 - '2 24.Zahari Atanasov on 17.Nicolas Fontaine sep
sub - 85 - '2 28.Stoyan Stoichkov on 13.Kubrat Yonashcha sep -> 24, 4, 26, 3 - 28, 6, 8 - 33 - 27, 29; (4-3-1-2)
+ 4 min
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Botev (Vr) 0-3 Slavia
time: 10 August 2026, Monday, 19:00 EEST, 32/29 C, sunny/clear
place: "Hristo Botev" st., Vratsa
referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo); assistants: Stanimir Ilkov (Burgas), Vasil Shavov (Burgas); fourth official: Martin Markov (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Petar M.Nikolov (Sofia)
kits: green w/ light green patterns and white edging, green, green w/ white edging (white numbers) ; white with black edging, white, white (black numbers)
captains: 4.Ivan Goranov ; 77.Emil Stoev
Botev Vr: 94.Marin Orlinov (GK) - 97.Vladislav Naydenov, 36.Milen Stoev, 4.Ivan Goranov (c), 3.Sainey Sanyang -
8.Antoan Stoyanov, 12.Ilia Yurukov - 24.Martin Smolenski, 79.Martin Petkov, 81.Kassim Hadji - 99.Preslav Borukov.
bench: 23.Lyuboslav Stoyanov (GK), 98.Lyubomir Vasilev (GK) - 11.Martin Achkov, 88.Lazar Boyanov -
2.Miroslav Tsonev, 6.Abdula Kichukov, 17.Samuil Mechev - 9.Daniel Genov, 10.José Gallegos.
coach: Todor Simov
Slavia: 99.Ivan Andonov (GK) - 87.Diego Ferraresso, 4.Nikola Savić, 5.David Malembana, 26.Dimitar Burov -
71.Kristiyan Stoyanov, 95.Vladimir Miletić - 77.Emil Stoev (c), 7.Roberto Raychev, 27.Umaro Baldé - 88.Vladimir Nikolov.
bench: 63.Lévi Ntumba (GK) - 3.Martin Georgiev, 20.Jordan Semedo, 24.Lazar Marin -
6.Boris Todorov, 11.Mouhamed Dosso, 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev, 23.Ilian Antonov - 9.Yoan Bornosuzov, 10.Yanis Guermouche, 14.Marko Miletić.
coach: Ratko Dostanić
tactics: bot: 94 - 97, 36, 4, 3 - 8, 12 - 24, 79, 81 - 99; (4-2-3-1)
sla: 99 - 87, 4, 5, 26 - 71, 95 - 77, 7, 27 - 88; (4-2-3-1)
events:
yc - 34 - 87.Diego Ferraresso sla (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 38 - 95.Vladimir Miletić sla (reckless foul)
+ 1 min
0-1 - 56 - 7.Roberto Raychev (head/open play/77.Emil Stoev/pass)
yc - 59 - 4.Ivan Goranov bot (reckless foul)
sub - 60 - '1 10.José Gallegos on 81.Kassim Hadji bot - same position
sub - 60 - '1 11.Mouhamed Dosso on 71.Kristiyan Stoyanov sla -> 95, 11
yc - 70 - 4.Ivan Goranov bot (foul stopping a promising attack)
rc - 70 - 4.Ivan Goranov bot (second yellow card)
cap - 70 - 36.Milen Stoev bot
sub - 73 - '2 98.Lyubomir Vasilev (GK) on 94.Marin Orlinov (GK) bot /injury/
sub - 73 - '2 9.Daniel Genov on 24.Martin Smolenski bot -> 98 - 97, 8, 36, 3 - 79, 12, 9, 10 - 99; (4-1-4-1)
cap - 73 - 9.Daniel Genov bot
yc - 74 - 99.Preslav Borukov bot (dissent)
sub - 79 - '3 11.Martin Achkov on 99.Preslav Borukov bot -> 97, 8, 36, 3, 11 - 12 - 9, 79, 10; (5-1-3-1)
sub - 80 - '2 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev on 27.Umaro Baldé sla
sub - 80 - '2 10.Yanis Guermouche on 7.Roberto Raychev sla -> 77, 88, 17 - 10
0-2 - 82 - 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev (right/open play/88.Vladimir Nikolov/pass)
sub - 89 - '3 23.Ilian Antonov on 77.Emil Stoev sla
sub - 89 - '3 9.Yoan Bornosuzov on 88.Vladimir Nikolov sla -> 23, 10, 17 - 9
cap - 89 - 87.Diego Ferraresso sla
0-3 - 90+4 - 17.Vasil Kazaldzhiev (left/open play/9.Yoan Bornosuzov/pass)
+ 7 min
abbreviations and event notes
Botev (Pd) 3-2 Spartak (Vn)
time: 10 August 2026, Monday, 21:15 EEST, 29/25 C, clear
place: "Hristo Botev" st., Plovdiv
referee: Mihael Pavlov (Veliko Tarnovo); assistants: Georgi Doynov (Veliko Tarnovo), Martin Machev (Pleven); fourth official: Kristina G.Georgieva (Sofia)
video assistant referee: Dimitar D.Dimitrov (Sofia); assistant video assistant referee: Antonio Antov (Kyustendil)
kits: yellow-black vert.stripe, black w/ yellow edging, black-yellow hor.stripe (black numbers) ; blue w/ white edging, white, blue w/ white edging (white numbers)
captains: 29.Daniel Naumov (GK) ; 23.Plamen Iliev (GK)
Botev Pd: 29.Daniel Naumov (GK) (c) - 82.Vladimir Mendes, 87.Simeon Petrov, 20.Timothy Awany, 27.Bryan-Anthony Hein -
77.Lucas Araújo, 10.Asen Chandarov - 66.Carlos Meotti, 7.Nikola Iliev, 90.Samuel Kalu - 30.Franklin Mascote.
bench: 21.Nikolay Prandzhev (GK) - 4.Nikola Soldo, 15.Bogdan Kostov, 22.Marvin Senger -
16.Veliyan Vidolov, 17.Georgi Milanov, 19.Mauro Rodrigues, 23.Dimitar Tonev, 45.Edson Silva, 88.Chimezie Williams - 9.Chidera Okoh.
coach: Stanislav Genchev
Spartak: 23.Plamen Iliev (GK) (c) - 76.David Valverde, 45.Joyce Tshitoku, 72.Vasco Oliveira, 4.Boris Ivanov -
17.Tsvetoslav Marinov - 11.Boubacar Hanne, 19.Sámuel Major, 82.Tomás Silva, 10.Jota Lopes - 9.Tsvetelin Chunchukov.
bench: 1.Pedro Victor (GK) - 5.Dimo Krastev, 44.Angel Granchov -
6.Ricardo Sousa, 7.José Buá, 14.Daniel Pavlov, 77.Anton Ivanov, 80.Ángel Gomes - 70.Ahmed Ahmedov.
coach: Yasen Petrov
tactics: bot: 29 - 82, 87, 20, 27 - 77, 10 - 66, 7, 90 - 30; (4-2-3-1)
spk: 23 - 76, 45, 72, 4 - 17 - 11, 19, 82, 10 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
events:
1-0 - 4 - 30.Franklin Mascote /var/ (left/open play/82.Vladimir Mendes/pass)
var - 4-6 - goal situation bot/initial decision: the ball hasn't passed the goal line/var decision: the ball has passed the goal line
stp - 15 - (21:31 EEST) the match is stopped due to a power surge at the stadium
res - 22 - (21:38 EEST) the match is resumed after floodlights and VAR system are restored
2-0 - 28 - 10.Asen Chandarov (right/corner/66.Carlos Meotti/pass)
3-0 - 39 - 90.Samuel Kalu (right/open play/66.Carlos Meotti/pass)
+ 8 min
sub - ht - 6.Ricardo Sousa on 19.Sámuel Major spk - same position
sub - ht - 19.Mauro Rodrigues on 7.Nikola Iliev bot
sub - ht - 15.Bogdan Kostov on 27.Bryan-Anthony Hein bot -> 15, 87, 20, 82 - 77, 10 - 66, 19, 90
----
3-1 - 58 - 87.Simeon Petrov OWN GOAL /var/ (right/open play)
var - 58-60 - goal situation spk/initial decision: offside/var decision: no foul play and goal
sub - 62 - '1 9.Chidera Okoh on 30.Franklin Mascote bot
sub - 62 - '1 16.Veliyan Vidolov on 66.Carlos Meotti bot -> 19, 16, 90 - 9
sub - 67 - '1 70.Ahmed Ahmedov on 9.Tsvetelin Chunchukov spk - same position
sub - 67 - '1 7.José Buá on 82.Tomás Silva spk - same position
sub - 67 - '1 77.Anton Ivanov on 11.Boubacar Hanne spk - same position
yc - 68 - 10.Jota Lopes spk (reckless foul)
stp - 73 - (22:53 EEST) the match is stopped due to another power surge at the stadium
res - 81 - (23:02 EEST) the match is resumed after floodlights and VAR system are restored
sub - 84 - '2 80.Ángel Gomes on 10.Jota Lopes spk - same position
yc - 86 - 90.Samuel Kalu bot (reckless foul)
sub - 90+2 - '2 88.Chimezie Williams on 90.Samuel Kalu bot -> 88, 16, 19
3-2 - 90+3 - 70.Ahmed Ahmedov (left/open play/77.Anton Ivanov/pass)
+ 10 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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