Bulgaria vs Gibraltar, 2020 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Bulgaria

5': Aleksandar Tsvetkov
15': Georgi Yomov
45': Dimitar Iliev

FT
3 - 0

Gibraltar

About

Bulgaria are hosting Gibraltar at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt blocked. Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Yomov with a cross.
5': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Gibraltar 0. Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev.
7': Erin Barnett (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
8': Attempt missed. Roy Alan Chipolina (Gibraltar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Walker with a cross following a set piece situation.
9': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
11': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev.
11': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Scott Nigel Kenneth Wiseman.
11': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Kian Ronan (Gibraltar).
15': Goal! Bulgaria 2, Gibraltar 0. Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Strahil Popov.
16': Erin Barnett (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria).
18': Attempt missed. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
18': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar).
21': Foul by Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria).
21': Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kian Ronan.
24': Attempt saved. Erin Barnett (Gibraltar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Walker.
29': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar).
34': Attempt missed. Cicinho (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Tsvetkov.
35': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Graeme Torrilla (Gibraltar).
36': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Aymen Mouelhi.
38': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Erin Barnett (Gibraltar).
40': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Roy Alan Chipolina.
41': Attempt blocked. Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Liam Walker (Gibraltar).
42': Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
45': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Aymen Mouelhi.
45': Goal! Bulgaria 3, Gibraltar 0. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgi Yomov with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bulgaria 3, Gibraltar 0.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 3, Gibraltar 0.
45': Substitution, Gibraltar. Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero replaces Aymen Mouelhi.
45': Substitution, Gibraltar. John Iain Stephen Sergeant replaces Roy Alan Chipolina.
45': Substitution, Gibraltar. Louie John Annesley replaces Scott Nigel Kenneth Wiseman.
48': Attempt saved. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Galin Ivanov.
50': Substitution, Gibraltar. Reece Styche replaces Mohamed Badr Hassan.
50': Substitution, Gibraltar. James Timothy Barry Coombes replaces Liam Walker.
50': Substitution, Gibraltar. Kyle Casciaro replaces Graeme Torrilla.
51': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kyle Albert Goldwin.
56': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
56': Reece Styche (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Offside, Gibraltar. James Timothy Barry Coombes tries a through ball, but Reece Styche is caught offside.
59': Foul by Vasil Georgiev Bozhikov (Bulgaria).
59': Reece Styche (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
65': Reece Styche (Gibraltar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Substitution, Bulgaria. Svetoslav Kovachev replaces Galin Ivanov.
65': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski replaces Cicinho.
71': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Iain Stephen Sergeant.
72': Foul by James Timothy Barry Coombes (Gibraltar).
72': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Louie John Annesley (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card.
73': Foul by Svetoslav Kovachev (Bulgaria).
73': Kian Ronan (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Bulgaria. Zdravko Dimitrov replaces Georgi Yomov.
78': Substitution, Bulgaria. Viktor Nikolaev Popov replaces Strahil Popov.
80': Substitution, Bulgaria. Bozhidar Kraev replaces Dominik Yankov.
82': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Erin Barnett (Gibraltar).
83': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Attempt missed. Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zdravko Dimitrov with a cross.
86': Foul by Kyle Casciaro (Gibraltar).
86': Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Kyle Casciaro (Gibraltar).
86': Svetoslav Kovachev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Kyle Casciaro (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
87': Louie John Annesley (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Ethan Jolley (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
90': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Iain Stephen Sergeant.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 3, Gibraltar 0.
0': Match ends, Bulgaria 3, Gibraltar 0.

Statistics

GIB		BUL
11	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
18.8	Possession	81.2
2	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
125	Accurate Passes	771
199	Passes	859
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
6	Crosses	31
0.2	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	67
32	Accurate Long Balls	51
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	5
12	Tackles	9
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	10
32	Effective Clearances	1
32	Clearances	1

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Martin Lukov (GK)
15	Vasil Bozhikov
4	Valentin Antov
6	Cicinho
2	Strahil Popov
22	Aleksandar Tsvetkov
16	Kristiyan Malinov
18	Galin Ivanov
17	Georgi Yomov
20	Dimitar Iliev
7	Dominik Iankov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Spas Delev, Ivan Karadzhov, Dimitar Velkovski, Kristian Dimitrov, Svetoslav Kovachev, Georgi Terziev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Martin Raynov, Viktor Popov, Birsent Karageren, Bozhidar Kraev.

Gibraltar (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Kyle Goldwin (GK)
6	Scott Wiseman
16	Aymen Mouelhi
14	Roy Chipolina
18	Alain Pons
2	Ethan Jolley
15	Erin Barnett
22	Graeme Torrilla
3	Kian Ronan
10	Liam Walker
8	Mohamed Badr Hassan

Gibraltar Substitutes:

Tjay De Barr, Jamie Robba, Dayle Coleing, Jack Sergeant, Reece Styche, Louie Annesley, Jaron Vinet, Lee Casciaro, Adam Priestley, Kyle Casciaro, Jayce Olivero, Jamie Coombes.

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