The best Bulgarian team PFC Ludogorets Razgrad were FC Dynamo Kyiv opponent in the second sparring of the second training camp in Spain.
Comparing with the game against FC Asta Giurgiu Serhiy Rebrov changed the starting lineup completely. Miguel and Younes Belhanda were among first eleven and totallyvcontrolled the midfield. Moroccan halfback was especially active finding his teammates with straight passes. He created chances for Ihor Kharatin, Lukasz Teodorczyk and Miguel.
Ukrainian team looked more confident in the first half, but had few scoring opportunities. Right before the break Teodorczyk tried to hit the target after Kharatin's pass, but Ludogorets keeper parried the shot.
The outcome of the game was actually defined in the second half as Kyivans conceded two goals in a row. 60 minutes into the match Abalo scored from 15-meter distance after cross from the flank. In the following attack Maxym Koval saved the White-Blues in one-on-one situation at first, but then Bezjak hit the open goal.
Dynamo pulled one back almost at once. Vitaliy Buialskyi netted the ball in situation that looked hopeless as he slipped!
After that Serhiy Rebrov's men mostly attacked. Yarmolenko and Teodorczyk had good chances, but didn't use them. In a stoppage time Serhiy Rybalka took a free kick and could score the equalizer, but the ball went over the bar.
Anyway this game has given Dynamo coaching staff a lot of useful information.
Sparring
07.02.2015. Spain. Marbella. Sports center. 100 spectators
FC Dynamo Kyiv - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - 1:2 (0:0)
Dynamo: Rudko (Koval, 46), Danilo Silva, Selin (Dragovic, 66), Betao, Husiev (c) (Kalytvyntsev, 46; Yarmolenko, 61), Kalytvyntsev (Miakushko, 38; Lens, 61), Miguel (Buialskyi, 46), Tsurikov (Antunes, 66), Kharatin (Rybalka, 56), Belhanda (Sydorchuk, 61), Teodorczyk (Kravets, 66).
Ludogorets: Stoyanov (c), Barthe (Terziev, 46), Da Fonseca, Azvedo, Angulo (Vasilev, 87), Abalo (Aleksandrov, 76), Moti, De Souza, Marcelo (Mejia, 82), Wanderson, Bezjak.
Goals: Buialskyi (63) - Abalo (60), Bezjak (61).
In the second sparring at the second training camp in Spain F Dynamo Kyiv will face Bulgarian side FC Ludogorets Razgrad.
This club was founded in 1945 as several teams united. In 2001 it abolished because of financial problems.
In 2001 the club called Razgrad 2000 was formed. In 2010 it was named Ludogorets and became the successor of the team liquidated in 2006.
September 2010 was the defining moment in Ludogorets history. Businessman Kiril Domuschiev became owner of the club and invested big money into it. A year later Ludogorets reached Bulgarian top league for the first time in their history. That season they won the domestic title, national cup and super cup.
The following year Ludogorets won Bulgarian league again and in 2012/13 season triumphed in all national competitions one more time.
Ludogorets also demonstrate quite good results in euro cups. In 2013/14 season they reached the Europa League round of 16, but were outplayed by Valencia CF.
At the third attempt they qualified for the Champions League group stage this year. In play-off round they defeated FC Steaua București. The game was really special as Ludogorets keeper was sent off and defender Cosmin Moți took his place. Eventually he saved two shots in a penalty shootout and thus his team advanced to the group stage.
The Eagles finished fourth opposing Real Madrid, Basel and Liverpool (W-1, D-1, L-4, goal difference – 5:14).
At the moment Ludogorets are second in Bulgarian league lacking three points behind PFC CSKA Sofia.
The team started getting ready for the second part of the season in January. They’ve already played six sparrings (W-3, D-2, L-1).
Ludogorets head coach is Georgi Dermendzhiev. He’s been working for the club since 2011.
Many of his players are Bulgaria internationals – goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov, defenders Yordan Minev, Georgi Terziev, midfielders Svetoslav Dyakov and Mihail Aleksandrov.
Still foreigners also play important role in Ludogorets. These are defenders Cosmin Moți, Júnior Caiçara, Bryan Angulo, halfbacks Dani Abalo, Fabio Espinho, Abel Anicet, forwards Marcelinho, Juninho Quixadá, Hamza Younes and Virgil Misidjan (best striker of the team at the moment).
