Bulgaria vs Cyprus, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Bulgaria

27': Aleksandar Kolev
61': Aleksandar Kolev (P)

FT
2 - 2

Cyprus

42': Nikolas Koutsakos
86': Konstantinos Laifis

About

Bulgaria are hosting Cyprus at Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 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.
27': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 0. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Shopov.
42': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1. Nikos Koutsakos (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+6': First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Sheytanov replaces Svetoslav Vutsov.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Marinos Tzionis.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas replaces Ioannis Kosti.
58': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
59': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
61': Goal! Bulgaria 2, Cyprus 1. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
62': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Georgi Milanov.
66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Marin Petkov replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
69': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Bulgaria. Andrian Kraev replaces Ilian Iliev.
74': Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Aleksandar Kolev.
79': Substitution, Bulgaria. Simeon Petrov replaces Kristian Dimitrov.
79': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces António Fóti.
79': Substitution, Cyprus. Konstantinos Laifis replaces Kostas Pileas.
84': Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Goal! Bulgaria 2, Cyprus 2. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
88': Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Simeon Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Cyprus. Giannis Satsias replaces Nikos Koutsakos.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 2, Cyprus 2.
0': Match ends, Bulgaria 2, Cyprus 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Attendance: 896

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Svetoslav Vutsov (GK)
24	Alex Petkov
5	Kristian Dimitrov
14	Anton Nedyalkov
2	Viktor Popov
26	Stanislav Shopov
4	Ilia Gruev
17	Georgi Milanov
9	Aleksandar Kolev
10	Bozhidar Kraev
22	Ilian Iliev

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Simeon Petrov, Andrian Kraev, Hristiyan Petrov, Marin Petkov, Dimitar Sheytanov, Lukas Petkov, Nikolay Minkov Minkov, Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov, Martin Minchev, Georgi Rusev, Fabian Nürnberger, Dimitar Mitov.

Cyprus (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Joël Mall (GK)
3	Nikolas Panagiotou
15	Christos Shelis
2	Kostas Pileas
24	Andreas Shikkis
20	Grigoris Kastanos
8	Charis Kyriakou
21	Marinos Tzionis
25	António Fóti
26	Nikolas Koutsakos
23	Ioannis Kosti

Cyprus Substitutes:

Charalampos Charalampous, Marios Elia, Neophytos Michael, Kostakis Artymatas, Loizos Loizou, Anderson Correia, Stavros Gavriel, Evagoras Antoniou, Andronikos Kakoulis, Dimitris Dimitriou, Giannis Satsias, Konstantinos Laifis, Pieros Soteriou, Giorgos Malekkides.

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