UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Bulgaria vs Serbia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Bulgaria
  • 47': Kiril Despodov
FT
1 - 1
Serbia
  • 90'+6': Darko Lazovic

About

Bulgaria are hosting Serbia at Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, 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 Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 1': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ilia Gruev.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
  • 5': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
  • 12': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 13': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.
  • 14': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
  • 14': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
  • 18': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
  • 18': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 20': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Hand ball by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 23': Foul by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 23': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Viktor Popov.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 27': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 29': Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Nemanja Maksimovic (Serbia).
  • 29': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a through ball.
  • 32': Dangerous play by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
  • 32': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 34': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 38': Offside, Bulgaria. Viktor Popov tries a through ball, but Georgi Rusev is caught offside.
  • 38': Offside, Serbia. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 40': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
  • 42': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
  • 42': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Sasa Lukic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Petko Hristov (Bulgaria).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
  • 45': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
  • 45'+1': Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Serbia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Serbia 0.
  • 47': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Serbia 0. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgi Rusev.
  • 56': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
  • 57': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
  • 57': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Substitution, Serbia. Djordje Jovanovic replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 60': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
  • 60': Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 62': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Andrian Kraev.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Djordje Jovanovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
  • 66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Iliyan Stefanov replaces Nikola Iliev.
  • 69': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 70': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
  • 70': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Serbia. Darko Lazovic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 71': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Mladenovic replaces Filip Kostic.
  • 72': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 72': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
  • 74': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 74': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 74': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Krastev.
  • 75': Dejan Joveljic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 77': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 78': Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Marin Petkov.
  • 81': Ivan Dyulgerov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Dejan Joveljic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Serbia. Marko Grujic replaces Nemanja Maksimovic.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 86': Substitution, Bulgaria. Patrik-Gabriel Galchev replaces Viktor Popov because of an injury.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Bulgaria. Simeon Petrov replaces Georgi Rusev.
  • 87': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Marko Grujic (Serbia).
  • 88': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
  • 88': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic.
  • 89': Offside, Serbia. Djordje Jovanovic tries a through ball, but Darko Lazovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+1': Marko Grujic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Serbia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Serbia 1. Darko Lazovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Serbia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Serbia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Serbia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Serbia 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 2
68.4 Possession 31.6
10 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
518 Accurate Passes 208
631 Passes 297
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 2
26 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 79
35 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 0
13 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 33
9 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Huvepharma Arena
Location: Razgrad, Bulgaria
Attendance: 6,700

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

BUL Bulgaria (3-4-3)

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

SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
8 Nemanja Gudelj
2 Strahinja Pavlovic Yellow Card
4 Nikola Milenkovic Yellow Card
6 Nemanja Maksimovic
7 Sasa Lukic
11 Filip Kostic
14 Andrija Zivkovic
9 Dejan Joveljic Yellow Card
20 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
10 Dusan Tadic
Serbia Substitutes:
Uros Racic, Srjdan Babic, Predrag Rajkovic, Filip Djuricic, Strahinja Erakovic, Djordje Jovanovic, Filip Mladenovic, Djordje Petrovic, Darko Lazovic, Lazar Samardzic, Marko Grujic, Ivan Ilic.

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