FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, March 25, 2017
Netherlands DWLDW 0
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Bulgaria LWLLW 2
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BUL202
Vasil Levski National Stadium · 10,900 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Netherlands suffer shock qualifying defeat at Bulgaria

Netherlands are in danger of failing to qualify for a second straight major tournament after losing 2-0 to Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifier.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
74.4
Possession
25.6
9
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
621
Accurate Passes
134
741
Passes
253
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.5
6
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
95
Long Balls
76
54
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.2
1
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
26
18
Clearances
26

Head to Head

NED leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

BUL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 13Nikolay MihaylovG
  2. 15Vasil BozhikovCD-L
  3. 4Bozhidar ChorbadjiiskiCD-R
  4. 3Petar ZanevLB
  5. 2Strahil PopovRB
  6. 7Georgi KostadinovCM-L
  7. 6Simeon SlavchevCM-R
  8. 20Aleksandar TonevLM
  9. 11Stanislav ManolevRM
  10. 9Spas DelevF
  11. 10Ivelin PopovRCF

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jeroen ZoetG
  2. 4Bruno Martins IndiCD-L
  3. 3Matthijs de LigtCD-R
  4. 5Daley BlindLB
  5. 2Rick KarsdorpRB
  6. 10Davy KlaassenCM
  7. 6Kevin StrootmanLM
  8. 8Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 9Bas DostF
  10. 7Quincy PromesLF
  11. 11Arjen RobbenRF

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Netherlands 0. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simeon Slavchev.
  2. 20' Goal! Bulgaria 2, Netherlands 0. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgi Kostadinov with a headed pass.
  3. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Wesley Hoedt replaces Matthijs de Ligt.
  4. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Wesley Sneijder replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  5. 68' Substitution, Bulgaria. Bozhidar Kraev replaces Ivelin Popov.
  6. 69' Substitution, Netherlands. Luuk de Jong replaces Quincy Promes.
  7. 86' Substitution, Bulgaria. Anton Nedyalkov replaces Petar Zanev because of an injury.
  8. 89' Substitution, Bulgaria. Nikolay Bodurov replaces Spas Delev.

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