UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, March 23, 2025
Bulgaria DLWDL 1
–
Republic of Ireland WLWLW 2
1st2ndT
BUL101
IRL022
2nd Leg - Republic of Ireland win 4-2 on aggregate · Aviva Stadium · 40,156 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
49.6
Possession
50.4
7
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
421
483
Passes
488
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
46
22
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
6
Interceptions
4
24
Effective Clearances
20
24
Clearances
20

Head to Head

IRL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

IRL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 5Jake O'BrienCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 11Robbie BradyLB
  5. 2Matt DohertyRB
  6. 8Jason KnightCM-L
  7. 6Josh CullenCM-R
  8. 7Finn AzazLM
  9. 21Michael JohnstonRM
  10. 15Troy ParrottCF-L
  11. 9Evan FergusonCF-R

Substitutes

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

BUL · 5-4-1

  1. 23Plamen IlievG
  2. 15Simeon PetrovCD
  3. 14Anton NedyalkovCD-L
  4. 6Valentin AntovCD-R
  5. 5Fabian NürnbergerLB
  6. 2Nikolay Minkov MinkovRB
  7. 4Ilia GruevCM-L
  8. 17Georgi MilanovCM-R
  9. 11Kiril DespodovLM
  10. 16Marin PetkovRM
  11. 10Bozhidar KraevF

Substitutes

  1. 13Stanislav ShopovSUB
  2. 22Ilian IlievSUB
  3. 12Dimitar SheytanovSUB
  4. 1Ivan DyulgerovSUB
  5. 20Filip Yavorov KrastevSUB
  6. 18Vasil PanayotovSUB
  7. 21Kristiyan StoyanovSUB
  8. 9Vladimir Nikolaev NikolovSUB
  9. 8Andrian KraevSUB
  10. 3Hristiyan PetrovSUB
  11. 19Stanislav IvanovSUB
  12. 7Radoslav KirilovSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 1. Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 32' Simeon Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
  6. 63' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Bulgaria 1. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
  7. 65' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Mikey Johnston.
  8. 66' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Robert Brady.
  9. 66' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Sykes replaces Troy Parrott.
  10. 74' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jimmy Dunne replaces Evan Ferguson.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Georgi Milanov because of an injury.
  12. 75' Substitution, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov replaces Marin Petkov.
  13. 82' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Taylor replaces Jason Knight.
  14. 84' Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 84' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Bulgaria 1. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  16. 89' Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Fabian Nürnberger.
  17. 89' Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Shopov replaces Ilia Gruev.
  18. 90'+2' Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+2' Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.

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