International Friendly

Qatar vs Bulgaria, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Qatar
  • 27': Akram Afif (P)
  • 74': Boualem Khoukhi
FT
2 - 1
Bulgaria
  • 60': Kiril Despodov

About

Qatar are hosting Bulgaria at , , , 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 9': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 9': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Spas Delev with a through ball.
  • 12': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 14': Foul by Akram Afif (Qatar).
  • 14': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Akram Afif (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
  • 19': Ali Assadalla (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 20': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 21': Offside, Qatar. Homam Ahmed tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
  • 24': Penalty Qatar. Ró-Ró draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Goal! Qatar 1, Bulgaria 0. Akram Afif (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tarek Salman (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 32': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 32': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ali Assadalla (Qatar).
  • 33': Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Todor Nedelev with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Hand ball by Ali Assadalla (Qatar).
  • 36': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 36': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria).
  • 38': Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Spas Delev.
  • 41': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
  • 41': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Tarek Salman (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 44': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Qatar 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Qatar 1, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Edisson Jordanov replaces Vasil Bozhikov.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Minchev replaces Martin Minchev.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgi Minchev.
  • 49': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Qatar).
  • 49': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria).
  • 51': Foul by Ali Assadalla (Qatar).
  • 51': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 51': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edisson Jordanov.
  • 52': Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Akram Afif (Qatar).
  • 54': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
  • 54': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
  • 55': Offside, Qatar. Homam Ahmed tries a through ball, but Ró-Ró is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammed Waad.
  • 60': Goal! Qatar 1, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kristiyan Malinov with a through ball.
  • 62': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
  • 62': Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 63': Tarek Salman (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 63': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Qatar. Assim Madibo replaces Ali Assadalla.
  • 68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Alex Petkov replaces Petko Hristov.
  • 68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Spas Delev.
  • 69': Substitution, Bulgaria. Borislav Tsonev replaces Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Assim Madibo (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf.
  • 71': Almoez Ali (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria).
  • 71': Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
  • 73': Foul by Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 73': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Substitution, Qatar. Abdelkarim Hassan replaces Tarek Salman.
  • 74': Substitution, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad replaces Ró-Ró.
  • 74': Goal! Qatar 2, Bulgaria 1. Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 80': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 82': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dominik Yankov replaces Georgi Kostadinov.
  • 85': Foul by Edisson Jordanov (Bulgaria).
  • 85': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 88': Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria).
  • 88': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ismaeel Mohammad.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bulgaria. Todor Nedelev tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Qatar).
  • 90'+3': Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Almoez Ali (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Qatar 2, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Qatar 2, Bulgaria 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 3
47.5 Possession 52.5
8 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
374 Accurate Passes 408
461 Passes 517
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 77
31 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 16
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 6
9 Effective Clearances 17
9 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 1,948

Line-Ups

QAT Qatar (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
5 Tarek Salman Yellow Card
15 Bassam Al-Rawi
4 Mohammed Waad
8 Ali Asad
12 Karim Boudiaf
14 Homam Ahmed
2 Ró-Ró
19 Almoez Ali Yellow Card
11 Akram Afif Yellow Card
Qatar Substitutes:
Ismail Mohamad, Abdelkarim Hassan, Musaab Khidir, Assim Madibo, Salem Al-Hajri, Yousof Hassan, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Saad Al-Sheeb, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Naif Al Hadhrami, Khalid Muneer, Hazem Shehata.

BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Nikolay Mihaylov (GK)
3 Andrea Hristov
6 Petko Hristov
15 Vasil Bozhikov
2 Ivan Turitsov Yellow Card
8 Todor Nedelev
7 Georgi Kostadinov
16 Kristiyan Malinov
21 Martin Minchev
9 Spas Delev
11 Kiril Despodov
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Edisson Jordanov, Atanas Iliev, Dominik Iankov, Alex Petkov, Borislav Tsonev, Georgi Yomov, Ilian Iliev, Miki Orachev, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Kristian Dimitrov, Georgi Minchev.

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