Levski Sofia

Match report

Levski Sofia beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-0 in the First League on Friday evening. The hosts kept their perfect record intact after four matches of the regular season. The result leaves them eight points clear at the top of the table.

D. Kusso opened the scoring in the sixth minute and set the tone for the evening. To be fair, Levski were always going to dominate possession against a side that has lost six of their eight games. The visitors could not find any rhythm in midfield.

Yellow cards came thick and fast as the match wore on. E. Ali went off early, followed by M. Moubarik and C. Longville. By then, Lokomotiv had barely registered a shot on target. Substitutions brought fresh legs but not much hope.

Kusso added a second goal in the 94th minute to seal the victory. And here's the thing — Levski do not need much more than this. They camped in the final third and converted when it mattered. The old head settled them down after the break.

The statistics tell the full story. Levski controlled 73 per cent of possession and registered six shots on target. Lokomotiv managed just two on target from their 32 attacks. Two blocked shots and three offsides told their tale.

Levski sit top with 24 points from eight games. Lokomotiv remain in 11th place with six points. The gap between them is now 18 points and growing.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 73 – 27

Shots on target 6 – 2

Shots off target 4 – 2

Attacks 99 – 32

⚽ 6' D. Kusso — Goal 🟨 42' E. Ali — Yellow card 🟨 53' M. Moubarik — Yellow card ⇄ 57' A. Oko-Flex — Substitution ⇄ 64' A. Velev — Substitution 🟨 66' C. Longville — Yellow card ⇄ 67' M. Soula — Substitution 🟨 69' T. Pavlov — Yellow card 🟨 73' I. Ivanov — Yellow card ⇄ 78' D. Kusso — Substitution ⇄ 83' C. Itu — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' Goal

Match events

6' 1:0 Levski Sofia Goal D. Kusso
42' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Yellow card E. Ali
53' 1:0 Levski Sofia Yellow card M. Moubarik
57' 1:0 Levski Sofia Substitution A. Oko-Flex off: Everton Bala
64' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Substitution A. Velev off: C. Longville
66' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Yellow card C. Longville
67' 1:0 Levski Sofia Substitution M. Soula off: G. Trdin
69' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Yellow card T. Pavlov
73' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Yellow card I. Ivanov
78' 1:0 Levski Sofia Substitution D. Kusso off: A. Neves
83' 1:0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Substitution C. Itu off: D. Ali
90+4' 2:0 Levski Sofia Goal

Statistics

73 Possession, % 27

6 Shots on target 2

4 Shots off target 2

99 Attacks 32

6 Corners 2

20 Free kicks 7

0 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

1 Goal kicks 8

26 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

2 Blocked shots 1

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.40

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