Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Bulgaria

81': Ivelin Popov

FT
1 - 0

Saudi Arabia

83': Mansour Al-Harbi

About

Bulgaria are hosting Saudi Arabia at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nouh Al-Mousa.
3': Offside, Bulgaria. Todor Nedelev tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
5': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
5': Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Ali Al-Zaqan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
8': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia).
8': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Bulgaria. Spas Delev tries a through ball, but Mihail Aleksandrov is caught offside.
11': Offside, Bulgaria. Mihail Aleksandrov tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
13': Attempt saved. Mohammed Al-Fatil (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner.
17': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Saudi Arabia).
17': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Mohammed Khubrani.
19': Attempt blocked. Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross.
19': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Saeed Al Muwallad.
20': Attempt missed. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Nedyalkov.
20': Attempt missed. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Raynov with a headed pass.
21': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
21': Saeed Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Raynov.
23': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia).
23': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Kostadinov tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
25': Foul by Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria).
25': Salman Muwashar (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Mohammed Khubrani.
28': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Waleed Abdullah.
30': Foul by Ali Al-Zaqan (Saudi Arabia).
30': Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Saudi Arabia).
31': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt missed. Martin Raynov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Spas Delev following a set piece situation.
33': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Mohammed Khubrani.
33': Attempt blocked. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
34': Foul by Nouh Al-Mousa (Saudi Arabia).
34': Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Martin Raynov (Bulgaria).
37': Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Martin Raynov (Bulgaria).
39': Taiseer Al Jassam (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
39': Saeed Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria).
40': Salman Muwashar (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria).
42': Mansour Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt saved. Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
44': Offside, Bulgaria. Spas Delev tries a through ball, but Ivelin Popov is caught offside.
44': Attempt blocked. Mohannad Aseri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Saudi Arabia 0.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Saudi Arabia 0.
46': Attempt missed. Martin Raynov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivelin Popov.
50': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
51': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Martin Raynov.
51': Attempt saved. Mohammed Al-Fatil (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Salman Muwashar (Saudi Arabia) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
52': Attempt missed. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivelin Popov with a cross.
54': Foul by Mansour Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia).
54': Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt blocked. Saeed Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al-Zaqan.
58': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Simeon Slavchev.
59': Attempt saved. Mohannad Aseri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Al-Zaqan with a headed pass.
59': Foul by Mohannad Aseri (Saudi Arabia).
59': Nikolay Bodurov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Mansour Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia).
60': Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulafttah Asiri replaces Taiseer Al Jassam.
62': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Nikolay Bodurov.
63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Milanov replaces Simeon Slavchev.
64': Attempt missed. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georgi Milanov.
65': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Waleed Bakhashwain replaces Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem.
65': Substitution, Bulgaria. Andrej Galabinov replaces Todor Nedelev.
66': Foul by Ali Al-Zaqan (Saudi Arabia).
66': Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Saudi Arabia).
68': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Ali Al-Zaqan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Martin Raynov (Bulgaria).
71': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Yahia Al Shehri replaces Salman Muwashar.
72': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Saudi Arabia).
72': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt missed. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anton Nedyalkov.
73': Foul by Mohannad Aseri (Saudi Arabia).
73': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Offside, Bulgaria. Martin Raynov tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
74': Foul by Martin Raynov (Bulgaria).
74': Waleed Bakhashwain (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Ali Al-Zaqan (Saudi Arabia).
76': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Saeed Al Muwallad.
76': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Tonev replaces Spas Delev.
77': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hassan Muath replaces Ali Al-Zaqan.
78': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
78': Attempt missed. Yahia Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad with a cross.
79': Attempt saved. Martin Raynov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
79': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Waleed Abdullah.
80': Attempt saved. Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgi Milanov with a cross.
80': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Waleed Abdullah.
81': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Georgi Milanov.
83': Foul by Mansour Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia).
83': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Mansour Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the red card.
84': Delay in match Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Saudi Arabia).
85': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Tonev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivelin Popov from a direct free kick.
86': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Saeed Al Muwallad.
89': Foul by Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria).
89': Saeed Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Al-Fraidi replaces Nouh Al-Mousa.
90'+1': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Mohannad Aseri tries a through ball, but Hassan Muath is caught offside.
90'+3': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Minchev replaces Ivelin Popov.
90'+3': Offside, Bulgaria. Andrej Galabinov tries a through ball, but Georgi Milanov is caught offside.
90'+4': Abdulafttah Asiri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgaria).
90'+6': Attempt missed. Mohannad Aseri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulafttah Asiri with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Saudi Arabia 0.

Statistics

KSA		BUL
16	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	4
41.1	Possession	58.9
9	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
314	Accurate Passes	499
415	Passes	591
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	23
0.5	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	72
36	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
17	Effective Tackles	13
19	Tackles	18
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	10
19	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 80

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Plamen Iliev (GK)
15	Vasil Bozhikov
5	Nikolay Bodurov
14	Anton Nedyalkov
7	Mihail Ivanov
11	Georgi Kostadinov
6	Simeon Slavchev
10	Ivelin Popov
8	Todor Nedelev
18	Martin Raynov
9	Spas Delev

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Aleksandar Dyulgerov, Blagoy Makendzhiev, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Ivaylo Dimitrov, Andrej Galabinov, Aleksandar Tonev, Ivan Minchev, Georgi Milanov.

Saudi Arabia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Waleed Ali (GK)
4	Mohammed Al-Fatil
18	Mohammed Khubrani
2	Mansour Al-Harbi
7	Saeed Al-Mowalad
17	Taisir Al-Jassim
19	Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
14	Nouh Al-Mousa
23	Muhannad Assiri
24	Salman Al-Moasher
20	Ali Al-Zaqan

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Ahmed Al-Fraidi, Mohammed Al-Owais, Omar Othman, Abdulfattah Asiri, Yahya Alshehri, Hussain Almoqahwi, Hassan Muath Fallatah, Hazaa Al-Hazaa, Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Waleed Bakhashwain, Motaz Hawsawi.

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