FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Lithuania vs Bulgaria, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Lithuania
  • 18': Justas Lasickas
  • 82': Fiodor Cernych
  • 84': Fiodor Cernych
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Bulgaria
  • 64': Kiril Despodov

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Lithuania are hosting Bulgaria at FK Zalgiris namu stadionas, Vilnius, Lithuania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Rolandas Baravykas (Lithuania).
  • 1': Attempt missed. Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Petko Hristov with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas.
  • 3': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
  • 3': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
  • 8': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 9': Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
  • 11': Hand ball by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
  • 12': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rolandas Baravykas.
  • 12': Penalty Bulgaria. Petko Hristov draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Penalty saved! Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Linas Klimavicius (Lithuania).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Goal! Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas.
  • 20': Foul by Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria).
  • 20': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
  • 23': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania).
  • 24': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 26': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ernestas Setkus.
  • 27': Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Linas Megelaitis.
  • 29': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 29': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justas Lasickas.
  • 35': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
  • 35': Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev.
  • 38': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 38': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petko Hristov.
  • 43': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
  • 43': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria).
  • 45': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 46': Foul by Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria).
  • 46': Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Kiril Despodov.
  • 48': Foul by Justas Lasickas (Lithuania).
  • 48': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 51': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justas Lasickas with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 53': Offside, Lithuania. Justas Lasickas tries a through ball, but Arvydas Novikovas is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 54': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vykintas Slivka.
  • 55': Foul by Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania).
  • 55': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria).
  • 60': Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Petar Vitanov.
  • 61': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
  • 61': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Offside, Lithuania. Justas Lasickas tries a through ball, but Karolis Laukzemis is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania).
  • 63': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Goal! Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Linas Megelaitis.
  • 67': Substitution, Lithuania. Ovidijus Verbickas replaces Linas Megelaitis because of an injury.
  • 69': Offside, Lithuania. Justas Lasickas tries a through ball, but Arvydas Novikovas is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kaloyan Krastev replaces Dimitar Iliev.
  • 72': Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Georgi Yomov.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Rolandas Baravykas (Lithuania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fedor Chernykh.
  • 74': Substitution, Lithuania. Donatas Kazlauskas replaces Karolis Laukzemis.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justas Lasickas.
  • 77': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
  • 77': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 80': Linas Klimavicius (Lithuania) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Petko Hristov (Bulgaria).
  • 82': Goal! Lithuania 2, Bulgaria 1. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Justas Lasickas following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Goal! Lithuania 3, Bulgaria 1. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ovidijus Verbickas with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Offside, Bulgaria. Vasil Bozhikov tries a through ball, but Kaloyan Krastev is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dominik Yankov replaces Todor Nedelev.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benas Satkus.
  • 89': Hand ball by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania).
  • 90': Substitution, Lithuania. Martynas Dapkus replaces Fedor Chernykh.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania).
  • 90'+3': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Donatas Kazlauskas (Lithuania).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lithuania 3, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 3, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 3, Bulgaria 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 19
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
55.4 Possession 44.6
15 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
351 Accurate Passes 264
470 Passes 373
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 78
36 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
3 Interceptions 4
18 Effective Clearances 11
18 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: FK Zalgiris namu stadionas
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Attendance: 2,526

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Line-Ups

LTU Lithuania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Ernestas Setkus (GK)
2 Linas Klimavicius
6 Benas Satkus
23 Rolandas Baravykas
8 Egidijus Vaitkunas Yellow Card
10 Fiodor Cernych
14 Vykintas Slivka
13 Linas Megelaitis
9 Karolis Laukzemis Yellow Card
11 Arvydas Novikovas
17 Justas Lasickas
Lithuania Substitutes:
Domantas Simkus, Vytas Gaspuitis, Martynas Dapkus, Edvinas Girdvainis, Donatas Kazlauskas, Vilius Armanavicius, Edgaras Dubickas, Dominykas Barauskas, Titas Krapikas, Ovidijus Verbickas, Ernestas Veliulis, Edvinas Gertmonas.

BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Lukov (GK)
4 Valentin Antov Yellow Card
5 Petko Hristov
15 Vasil Bozhikov
3 Andrea Hristov
8 Todor Nedelev
16 Kristiyan Malinov
12 Petar Vitanov Yellow Card
20 Dimitar Iliev
17 Georgi Yomov Yellow Card
11 Kiril Despodov
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Ilian Iliev, Kaloyan Krastev, Dimitar Velkovski, Borislav Tsonev, Dominik Iankov, Ivaylo Chochev, Radoslav Kirilov, Ivan Karadzhov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ivan Turitsov, Spas Delev, Birsent Karageren.

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