The time is edging ever-closer to the Spartak Varna vs CSKA 1948 First League match which kicks off very shortly, and the players are in.
First off, the starting XI for Spartak Varna which has been officially confirmed as:
Spartak Varna
Maksym Kovaliov
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Odessa, Ukraine
Boris Ivanov
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Age: 24
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Dimo Krastev #17
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Burgas, Bulgaria
Angel Granchov
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Martin Georgiev
Defender
Age: 18
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Tsvetoslav Marinov
Midfielder
Age: 20
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Damyan Yordanov
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Georg Stojanovski
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Age: 22
Tsvetelin Chunchukov
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
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Mateo Jurić-Petrašilo
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Croatia
Place of birth: Split, Croatia
The starting line-up for CSKA 1948 has also been confirmed as follows:
CSKA 1948
Petar Marinov
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Ognjen Gašević
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Lasha Dvali
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 30
Egor Parkhomenko
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Belarus
Place of birth: Grodno, Belarus
Diego Medina #3
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Elias Corrêa Franco
Also known as Franco
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Vitória, Brazil
Frédéric Ferreira Maciel
Also known as Maciel
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Grenoble, France
Yohann Magnin
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 28
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Clermont Ferrand, France
Marto Boychev
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 17
Nationality: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Bulgaria
Brian Sobrero
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Santa Fe, Argentina
Mamadou Diallo
Forward
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 29
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