Pirin won historic success as a guest of CSKA ...
Pirin won his visit to CSKA - Sofia from the 29th round of the First League with 2:1.
Vitalis Jagodinskis opened the scoring in the 14th minute, but in the 26th Fernando Karanga equalized. In the 79th minute, Ivan Tasev scored the winning goal after a famous shot with his right foot.
Thus, Pirin won for the first time in a championship away game against this rival in Sofia and continued his good performance through 2024 years under the leadership of Alexander Babich.
CSKA – Sofia 1:2 Pirin (Blagoevgrad)
In the 14th minute, Pirin shocked the hosts, discovering the result through Jagodinskis. The football player of “greens” scored from a meter in front of the goal after a cross from a corner and bad positioning of several defenders in red.
In the 22nd minute, Tasev found himself alone against Busato after a counterattack, taken by Babu, but it didn't hit the door.
“The red ones” they quickly recovered after the goal and equalized in the 26th minute. That's what Karanga did, who headed home from a corner kick.
In the 38th minute, Heinz decided to surprise Kovalev and shot at a small angle from a foul, but the guard of our team knocked out. Seconds later and Karanga shoots from a good position in the box, and after a ricochet at the foot of a defender, the ball went into the corner past the right post.
Just two minutes later, Vion extended a long pass to Yuga, who brought Asprila attractively with a fifth face to face with Kovalev, and the striker's powerful blow shook the crossbar.
The home side's pressure continued until the end of the half and in the 43rd minute they had an opportunity to completely turn things around. Karanga played well to Carreasso, who took the ball and shot from the penalty spot, but right into the hands of Kovalev.
However, Pirin's counterattacks continued to be extremely dangerous. In the 45th minute, Comano escaped once again from the central defenders of “the reds” and stood alone against Busato, but the keeper quickly closed the gap and knocked the striker's shot into a corner.
The second half started with a great chance for Pirin. Comano broke away from the right in the penalty area, waited for Tasev and led him at an angle against Busato, and the Bulgarian striker aimed for the left post.
In the 49th minute, Comano broke free from Koch and shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Busato caught.
The positions in front of the two doors continued to decline, as in the 56th minute Yuga missed a header after a cross from a corner, because he shoots over the crossbar.
In the 70th minute, Dianne was left uncovered when crossing from a corner and sent a frontal header from 6-7 m, but right into Busato's hands.
In the 76th minute, Vion crossed for Heinz, and the Norwegian's header went inches wide of the left post. Seconds after in game for “the Reds appeared De Neuer, who returned to the field after nearly a year's absence.
Pirin responded with a killer counter in the 79th minute. With her, Tasev mastered a long pass, coped with Cordoba and after a right-footed cannon shot from the edge of the penalty area he poked the ball into the top left corner of “the red one” the door.
Until the end, our boys held on for victory.
CSKA – SOFIA – PIRIN 1:2
1:0 Vitalis Jagodinskis 14, 1:1 Fernando Caranga 26, 1:2 Ivan Tasev 79
CSKA – SOFIA: 1. Busato, 13. Cordoba, 4. Koch, 22. Makhmutovich, 15. Vion, 21. South, 7. Skarshem, 14. Heinz, 26. Careaso, 9. Karanga, 30. Aspril
PIRIN: 12. Kovalev, 4. Ayub Abu, 73. Bengyuzov (82-13.Evgeni Georgiev), 28. Jagodinskis, 27. Varbanov, 14. Polonsky (68-16.M. Georgiev), 11. Tasev (87-20.Greetings), 8. Boyanov, 77. Diane, 19. Komano (82-29.Kostov), 18. Bye bye (68-38.Дюлгеров)
Evgeni Georgiev signed a professional contract with Pirin
We are pleased to announce, that Evgeni Georgiev signed his first professional contract with our club.
The youth of Pirin, who plays as an attacking midfielder, made his debut for the representative team in the First League under the guidance of the mentor Oleksandr Babic in the visit of Botev (Vratsa) in February. He then came on as a reserve in five more championship matches.
We wish Evgeni much success with the Pirin jersey!
6-you consecutive match without loss for “eaglets”
Pirin finished 0:0 at the visit of Slavia in a match of the 27th round of the First League. Thus, the "eagles" recorded their 6th game in a row without a loss and are now in 13th place in the standings – at a point in front of the 14th Locomotive (Sofia), which is a game less.
Guard Maxim Kovalev demonstrated his class on several occasions and made excellent saves. Thus, quite deservedly, he was chosen for “Player of the match” by television viewers of the meeting. Once, the crossbar stopped the home team after Ivaylo Markov's header.
In the 3rd minute, Jugo Comano took advantage of a mistake by the goalkeeper Vutsov, who dropped the ball after Jelenkovic's return. The battering ram of “eaglets” I'm not, but as he set himself up to shoot from a tight angle into the empty net, a defender in white clears in a corner.
Three saves followed by Kovalev, who deflected Nikolov's blows, Sorakov and Stoev.
In the 35th minute, Yordanov made a dangerous shot at the home team's goal, but Vutsov dived and deflected. The guard of “bleach” intervened appropriately once more, when in the 39th minute he caught Diane's shot from 17-18 m.
Ten minutes after the break, Slavia was close to opening the score. Markov headed a cross from a corner and sent the ball into the right side post. Seconds later, Stoev shot from twenty meters and made it difficult for Kovalev, who, however, once again intervened qualitatively and knocked out.
In the 63rd minute, Kovalov made another save after Minchev's pass and Nikolov's header. It was followed by a cross from the corner and Markov's kick in the out.
In the closing seconds of the meeting before “bleach” another good scoring chance opened up, but the reserve Galin Ivanov shot over the goal from 16-17 m.
On Sunday, 7 April, from 20.15 no. Pirin welcomes the champion Ludogorets in a match of the 28th club of the First League.
SLAVIA: 21. Вуцов, 3. Tombak, 5. Jelenkovich, 55. Markov, 37. Kerchev, 19. Nguyen, 71. Stoyanov, 73. Minchev, 8. Stoev, 9. Sorakov, 10. Nikolov
PIRIN: 12. Kovalev, 6. Jordanov, 18. Luzayadio, 7. Donchev (90+3-20.It happened), 73. Bengyuzov (88-13.E. Georgiev), 28. Jagodinskis (46-4.Job), 14. Polonsky (68-27.Varbanov), 77. Diane, 5. Bodurov, 83. Popadian, 19. Komano
Win after reversal against Ether
Pirin won with 2:1 Ether after a stadium twist “Hristo Botev” in the first match of the XXVI round of the First League. The visitors' Belgian midfielder Joachim Carsella-Gonzalez opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Soon after, Ivan Tasev equalized. In the 88th minute, the teenager Martin Georgiev scored for “eaglets” and became the hero of the match.
Pirin 2:1 Ether
0:1 Joaquim Carsella-Gonzalez (11)
1:1 Ivan Tasev (24)
2:1 Martin Georgiev (88)
The starting lineups:
Pirin: 12. Kovalev, 4. Abu (73-13.E. Georgiev), 6. Jordanov, 18. Arno (66-7.Asen Donchev), 73. Bengyuzov (73-29.Kostov), 28. Jagodinskis, 14. Polonsky, 5. Bodurov, 19. Komano, 83. Popadian (85-16.M. Georgiev), 11. Tasev.
Ether: 22. Velichkov, 4. Александров, 8. Moran, 6. Laruchea, 25. Stoyanov, 9. Vasilev, 7. I became, 5. Gusum, 15. Angelov, 18. Gonzalez, 94. Jordan.
Jagodinskis played one half for Latvia against Cyprus ...
Pirin defender Vitalis Jagodinskis played one half for the Latvian national team in the control against Cyprus, which took place last night at the Giorgios Karapatakis Stadium in Larnaca.
Jagodinskis appeared at halftime of the match in place of Daniels Balodis.
The match is over 1:1 after home side Pitas opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and Tsyganics equalized for Latvia five minutes before the end of regular time.
On 26 March Latvia will play control with the Lichtenstein team. The meeting will be held again in the Cypriot city of Larnaca, but at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. We wish Vitalis success and we expect him healthy and full of positive mood for our upcoming battles in the First League!
Left-back Andrey Yordanov has been called up to Bulgaria's national team for the matches against Tanzania and Azerbaijan in the debut edition of the FIFA Series tournament. The race will be held in Baku in the period 19 – 26 March.
Central defender Vitalis Jagodinskis has been called up to Latvia's national team for the controls against Cyprus and Liechtenstein, which will be held respectively on 21 and 26 March.
Pirin recorded his fourth straight game without a loss
Pirin (Blagoevgrad) recorded a fourth consecutive game without defeat in the First League, after graduation 2:2 at the visit of Krumovgrad. Diego Raposo (7) opened for the hosts, and Juniet Ali (11) doubled quickly after that. Andrey Yordanov (45+3) returned one penalty goal for our team, and in the second half Vencislav Benguyuzov, who entered as a reserve (83) equalize with a nice shot.
Pirin continues to be at a safe distance from the last two places, which lead directly to the Second League. “The eaglets” they have 22 points from 8 more than the penultimate Botev (Vratsa) and with 12 from the last Aether.
In the 4th minute of the match, Dimitar Tonev attempted a technical kick from the move, but the ball went wide of the goal. Three minutes later, Alex Kolev deflected an aerial ball to a free Diego Raposo with his chest. He shot on the move and stretched the net behind goalkeeper Maxim Kovalev, but there was immediately an ambush flag raised on Kolev at the time of the pass to him. The VAR reviewed the situation and reported a refereeing error, and Krumovgrad led in the result.
Just four minutes later, the hosts already had a two-goal lead. This time Juniet Alli's shot bounced off the body of a defender, whereupon the ball went treacherously into the bottom right corner of the goalkeeper and with the help of the crossbar entered the goal.
In the 20th minute, Alex Kolev came inside and tried a shot with the left end, which did not have the required accuracy. Two minutes later, Serkan Yusein went sharply into the ankle of Asen Donchev, for which he received a yellow card, not red. VAR signals to the head judge, that the offense is gross and endangers the opponent's health, prompting the umpire to go and review the replay situation. However, there was no change in his decision and Krumovgrad remained with 11 souls on the field.
In the 27th minute, Alex Kolev was close to the goal. Pirin's defense was weak again and allowed the attacker to face the goal and shoot. Maksym Kovalev dived perfectly and knocked the ball into the corner. In the 35th minute, Alex Kolev again showed inaccuracy and shot a shot from an excellent position. Overall, Pirin stood faceless on the pitch and had difficulty creating anything interesting in the hosts' half.
In the 38th minute, the defenders of Pirin were not involved in another Krumovgrad attack, after which Šimić could write his name among the top scorers, if his volley hadn't gone wide of the bar. In the 43rd minute, Serkan Yusein put the ball on the feet of Momchil Tsvetanov, who attempted an acrobatic performance. Kovalev reacted and knocked into the corner. From him, the defense watched Alex Kolev shoot a header into the crossbar.
When it looked, that the two teams will retire on a break in the event of a result 2:0, and Krumovgrad did not leave the guests any chances in attack, Blagoevgrad received a penalty. Kaloyan Pehlivanov defeated Danilo Polonsky, for which he received a yellow card. Andrey Yordanov stood behind the ball, who shot into the center of the goal and returned a goal
In the 50th minute, Alex Kolev failed with his attempt to turn the ball into the upper far corner of the goal. Gradually, Pirin moved the game into Krumovgrad's half. In the 75th minute, Arno Luziadio scored with a great pass from Andrey Yordanov's cross from the left flank. The right-back found himself at the top of Pirin's attack, but failed to intercept the pass. Three minutes later, Dimitar Tonev headed Alex Kolev, and the international shoots with his left foot at an angle.
The joke was pretty good, but headed straight into Kovalev's hands. Pirin's better actions in the second half paid off in the 83rd minute. Ventsislav Bengyuzov, who came on from the bench, beat Yanko Georgiev with a wonderful shot to the far corner, in which the goalkeeper had no chance to intervene.
Krumovgrad – Pirin (Blagoevgrad) 2:2
1:0 Diego Raposo (7), 2:0 Juniet Ali (11), 2:1 Andrey Yordanov (45+3 e), 2:2 Ventsislav Bengyuzov (83)
KRUMOVGRAD: 1. Yanko Georgiev, 3. Kaloyan Pehlivanov, 5. Matej Šimić, 18. Clyder Machedo, 2. Juniet Ali, 7. Momchil Tsvetanov, 8. Renan Arias, 13. Diego Raposo, 23. Dimitar Tonev, 10. Serkan Yusein, 9. Alexander Kolev;
PIRIN: 12. Maxim Kovalev, 4. Ayub Abu, 6. Andrey Yordanov, 7. Asen Donchev (69- 73.Ventsislav Bengyuzov ), 28. Vitalis Jagodinskis, 14. Danilo Polonsky (90-29.Stanislav Kostov), 11. Ivan Tasev, 19. Yugo Komano, 83. Hristo Popadiin (90-13.Evgeni Georgiev), 18. Arno Luziadio, 9. Lazar Boyanov.
An important point in Kardzhali
Pirin (Blagoevgrad) end in a draw 0:0 when visiting Arda in a match from the 23rd round of the First League. Thus, the "eagles" recorded a positive result after their second championship visit in a row. With this result, our team moved seven points away from the relegation zone. In the next round we host Heber. The match is on Monday, 11 March, from 17.30 no.
The home team could have opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Krachunov then headed in a corner kick at the near post, but sends the ball into the left post, then our player cleared it in another corner kick.
only 60 seconds later El Mami Tetah shot dangerously from twenty meters, but past the door.
In the 26th minute, Arda missed another excellent chance. Tirev crosses perfectly from the right to the uncovered Yordanov at the back post, who shoots from 5-6 meters per head, but out. Three minutes later, Stanislav Ivanov found Tilev, who missed for Yordanov, but the ram sent the ball over the crossbar.
That's how it got to the 44th minute, in which Pirin miraculously did not lead with his first serious attack, it also resulted after a mistake by the home defense. Comano took control on the right in the half of “blue”, dribbled into the penalty area, overcame Huseinov and, standing face to face with Gospodinov, shot past him, but out.
After the break, Arda continued to have territorial dominance, but not only the goal chances, and there were almost no shots on goal until the 75th minute. A quarter of an hour before the end, Yordanov made a header, but Kovalev caught.
In the 84th minute, the hosts, through Tsonev, they fired at the visitors' door again, but Kovalev reflected.
Until the end of the match, there were no other scoring situations in front of both goals.
Arda (Kardzhali): 1. Gentlemen, 2. Cascardo, 6. Krachunov, 12. Prince, 18. Huseinov, 19. Jordanov, 26. El Mami, 33. Tilev, 77. Yurukov, 80. Kotev, 99. Ivanov.
Pirin (Blagoevgrad): 12.Kovalev, 4. Abu (90-16.Martin Georgiev), 38. Дюлгеров, 6. Jordanov, 18. BUT. Luzayadio (46-5.Bodurov), 7. Donchev (73-8.L. Boyanov), 28. Jagodinskis, 14. Polonsky (56-27.Varbanov), 77. Diana, 29. Kostov (46-25. Evgeni Georgiev), 19. Komano.
Pirin have signed Latvian centre-back Vitalis Jagodinskis on a contract until the end of the season.
The new addition to our team has 31 match for the national team of Latvia.
Lastly, Vitalis, who turns today 32 years, plays for Riga FC, whose team in its rich career brings along a total 5 full seasons. In his homeland, the tall 191 cm defender has also played for Valmiera's teams, Daugava Riga and Ventspils.
Passes through the second team of Dynamo (Kyiv), and in the Ukrainian elite, he played two seasons in the Hoverla team. Also defends the colors of the elite Hungarian Doszgyor, as well as the Polytechnic (Age), with whom he plays in the highest level of Romanian football.
We congratulate our new addition on his birthday and wish him good health and success with the Pirin jersey!