UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, March 20, 2025
Republic of Ireland LWLWL 2
–
Bulgaria WDLWD 1
1st2ndT
IRL202
BUL101
1st Leg · Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv · 7,835 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
21
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
44.2
Possession
55.8
12
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
423
395
Passes
509
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
0
19
Crosses
11
0.5
Cross %
0.0
52
Long Balls
60
22
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

BUL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Dimitar MitovG
  2. 5Alex PetkovCD-L
  3. 3Zhivko AtanasovCD-R
  4. 19Fabian NürnbergerLB
  5. 14Anton NedyalkovRB
  6. 4Ilia GruevCM-L
  7. 8Andrian KraevCM-R
  8. 11Kiril DespodovLM
  9. 16Marin PetkovRM
  10. 21Lukas PetkovCF-L
  11. 20Filip Yavorov KrastevCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Nikolay Minkov MinkovSUB
  2. 22Ilian IlievSUB
  3. 6Valentin AntovSUB
  4. 7Radoslav KirilovSUB
  5. 15Simeon PetrovSUB
  6. 9Vladimir Nikolaev NikolovSUB
  7. 12Dimitar SheytanovSUB
  8. 10Bozhidar KraevSUB
  9. 13Stanislav ShopovSUB
  10. 18Vasil PanayotovSUB
  11. 23Plamen IlievSUB

IRL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 11Robbie BradyLB
  5. 2Matt DohertyRB
  6. 6Josh CullenCM-L
  7. 8Jason KnightCM-R
  8. 3Ryan ManningLM
  9. 21Michael JohnstonRM
  10. 15Troy ParrottCF-L
  11. 7Finn AzazCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Mark TraversSUB
  2. 5Jake O'BrienSUB
  3. 9Evan FergusonSUB
  4. 18Jack TaylorSUB
  5. 13Mark SykesSUB
  6. 20James AbankwahSUB
  7. 17Andy MoranSUB
  8. 10Adam IdahSUB
  9. 16Gavin BazunuSUB
  10. 19Sinclair ArmstrongSUB
  11. 14Rocco VataSUB
  12. 12Jimmy DunneSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Krastev.
  2. 21' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  3. 42' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 2. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bulgaria. Plamen Iliev replaces Dimitar Mitov.
  5. 47' Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 61' Zhivko Atanasov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Substitution, Bulgaria. Bozhidar Kraev replaces Lukas Petkov.
  11. 72' Substitution, Bulgaria. Nikolay Minkov replaces Fabian Nürnberger.
  12. 76' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Taylor replaces Finn Azaz.
  13. 76' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Evan Ferguson replaces Troy Parrott.
  14. 76' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Sykes replaces Mikey Johnston.
  15. 79' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jake O'Brien replaces Ryan Manning.
  16. 79' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Rocco Vata replaces Jason Knight.
  17. 81' Rocco Vata (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Andrian Kraev.
  20. 85' Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Filip Krastev.
  21. 90'+5' Nikolay Minkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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