With ten men, Ludogorets lost two points in the match against Slavia.

Ludogorets suffered their first setback in the 2026/27 league season, drawing 1:1 with Slavia. As a result, the “Eagles” lost their perfect record, but they remain top of the table with 16 points.

Ludogorets played with a man down for nearly 70 minutes, but despite being reduced to 10 men, they were still closer to winning than their opponents.

Slavia made a flying start to the match. In the 7th minute, following a corner delivered by Roberto Raychev, Ludogorets goalkeeper Hendrik Bonmann misjudged the situation, allowing Nikola Savic to capitalize and put the “Whites” 1:0 ahead.

In the 19th minute, the turning point of the match arrived. Rwan Cruz raised his leg high and struck the onrushing Nikola Savic in the head, for which he received a yellow card. The Slavia player received medical assistance for a long time, with blood visible on his face. In the end, referee Marian Grebencharski was called to the VAR monitor, after which he changed his decision and gave a direct red card to the Brazilian.

Despite being down a player, Ludogorets pressed and logically reached the 41st minute. Then, David Malembana made a questionable pass to Kristiyan Stoyanov, who was beaten to the ball by Anton Nedyalkov. The ball went to Kwadwo Duah, who with a masterful strike left Ivan Andonov with no chance.

In the 72nd minute, the hosts were close to a complete comeback. Then, after an excellent attack, a shot from Kwadwo Duah hit Ivan Andonov’s left post. Shortly after, Duah again had a chance, after a run by the returning from injury Caio Vidal, but the shot went wide.

Egyptian international Hossam Abdelmaguid made his official debut for Ludogorets in the second half.