UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Lithuania vs Bulgaria, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Lithuania
  • 15': Edvinas Girdvainis
  • Red Card 17': Justas Lasickas
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1 - 1
Bulgaria
  • 27': Marin Petkov

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Lithuania are hosting Bulgaria at S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
  • 1': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Marin Petkov.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Spas Delev with a through ball.
  • 5': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Eligijus Jankauskas (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fedor Cernych with a headed pass.
  • 10': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
  • 12': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 12': Rokas Lekiatas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Deividas Sesplaukis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 14': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania).
  • 14': Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Aleks Petkov.
  • 15': Goal! Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0. Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik-Gabriel Galchev with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Justas Lasickas (Lithuania).
  • 17': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) is shown the red card.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 21': Substitution, Lithuania. Pijus Sirvys replaces Deividas Sesplaukis.
  • 22': Offside, Bulgaria. Ilia Gruev tries a through ball, but Ivaylo Chochev is caught offside.
  • 25': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
  • 26': Foul by Eligijus Jankauskas (Lithuania).
  • 26': Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik-Gabriel Galchev.
  • 27': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
  • 27': Goal! Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Shopov following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Gvidas Gineitis.
  • 30': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 30': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marin Petkov.
  • 32': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Edvinas Gertmonas.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Shopov.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Spas Delev.
  • 34': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Fedor Cernych.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Fedor Cernych (Lithuania).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Substitution, Lithuania. Gytis Paulauskas replaces Fedor Cernych because of an injury.
  • 38': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Pijus Sirvys.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Offside, Bulgaria. Kiril Despodov tries a through ball, but Stanislav Shopov is caught offside.
  • 42': Hand ball by Stanislav Shopov (Bulgaria).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Shopov with a through ball.
  • 45': Foul by Gytis Paulauskas (Lithuania).
  • 45': Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Gytis Paulauskas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Modestas Vorobjovas.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Pijus Sirvys.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleks Petkov.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Yordanov replaces Stanislav Shopov.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Nikola Iliev replaces Spas Delev.
  • 45': Substitution, Lithuania. Klaudijus Upstas replaces Ovidijus Verbickas.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Eligijus Jankauskas (Lithuania).
  • 59': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Markas Beneta.
  • 61': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 61': Markas Beneta (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania).
  • 62': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Iliyan Stefanov replaces Martin Minchev.
  • 64': Foul by Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania).
  • 64': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleks Petkov with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 66': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 67': Gytis Paulauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 68': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Eligijus Jankauskas.
  • 69': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Patrik-Gabriel Galchev.
  • 70': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Petkov.
  • 73': Offside, Bulgaria. Ilia Gruev tries a through ball, but Iliyan Stefanov is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 74': Offside, Lithuania. Markas Beneta tries a through ball, but Gytis Paulauskas is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Petkov with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Klaudijus Upstas.
  • 77': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Pijus Sirvys.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Markas Beneta (Lithuania).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Lithuania. Artemijus Tutyskinas replaces Markas Beneta.
  • 79': Substitution, Lithuania. Gratas Sirgedas replaces Eligijus Jankauskas.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgi Rusev with a cross.
  • 81': Substitution, Bulgaria. Yoan Stoyanov replaces Patrik-Gabriel Galchev.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Rusev.
  • 83': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 83': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 83': Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Gvidas Gineitis.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Petkov with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Rusev with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ivan Yordanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Iliev.
  • 90': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 90': Gratas Sirgedas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Lithuania. Gratas Sirgedas tries a through ball, but Gvidas Gineitis is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Yordanov with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
20 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 8
68.5 Possession 31.5
27 SHOTS 4
9 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 168
520 Passes 257
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
16 Accurate Crosses 3
59 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 69
25 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
10 Blocked Shots 1
1 Effective Tackles 9
3 Tackles 11
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 10
8 Effective Clearances 41
8 Clearances 41

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 14,230

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Hungary 8 +9 18
2 Serbia 8 +6 14
3 Montenegro 8 -2 11
4 Lithuania 8 -6 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

LTU Lithuania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Edvinas Gertmonas (GK)
4 Edvinas Girdvainis
20 Rokas Lekiatas
3 Markas Beneta
13 Justas Lasickas Red Card
15 Gvidas Gineitis
18 Ovidijus Verbickas
22 Modestas Vorobjovas
10 Fiodor Cernych
23 Eligijus Jankauskas
11 Deividas Sesplaukis
Lithuania Substitutes:
Gytis Paulaukas, Gratas Sirgedas, Emilijus Zubas, Artemijus Tutyskinas, Faustas Steponavicius, Pijus Sirvys, Linas Klimavicius, Lukas Paukste, Karolis Uzela, Kipras Kazukolovas, Daniel Romanovskij, Klaudijus Upstas.

BUL Bulgaria (5-4-1)

No. Name
12 Ivan Dyulgerov (GK)
23 Valentin Antov
4 Ilia Gruev
5 Alex Petkov
22 Marin Petkov
2 Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
7 Stanislav Shopov
18 Ivaylo Chochev
9 Spas Delev
11 Kiril Despodov
19 Martin Minchev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Viktor Popov, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Georgi Rusev, Plamen Andreev, Andrian Kraev, Ilijan Stefanov, Ivan Orlinov Yordanov, Nikola Iliev, Simeon Petrov, Daniel Naumov, Yoan Stoyanov, Petko Hristov.

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