Greece vs Bulgaria, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Greece

51': Dimitris Pelkas
66': Fotis Ioannidis
74': Christos Tzolis
89': Giannis Konstantelias

FT
4 - 0

Bulgaria

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Greece are hosting Bulgaria at Pankritio Stadium, Crete, Greece, 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.
5': Offside, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov is caught offside.
8': Foul by Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria).
8': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Offside, Greece. Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
9': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
9': Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt saved. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger.
14': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
23': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
23': Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria).
24': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Delay in match (Greece).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
30': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikolay Minkov.
33': Attempt missed. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
38': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
38': Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Lazaros Rota (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria).
39': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt saved. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas.
45'+1': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Nikolay Minkov.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Greece 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Second Half begins Greece 0, Bulgaria 0.
47': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Christos Mouzakitis (Greece).
49': Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
49': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
49': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
51': Attempt blocked. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
51': Goal! Greece 1, Bulgaria 0. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
52': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
52': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt saved. Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Nikolay Minkov with a cross.
58': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
58': Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Marin Petkov (Bulgaria).
59': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
62': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
64': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Goal! Greece 2, Bulgaria 0. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas with a through ball.
67': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Marin Petkov.
67': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Kolev replaces Vladimir Nikolov.
68': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas.
70': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger with a cross.
70': Delay in match (Greece).
73': Substitution, Greece. Christos Tzolis replaces Giorgos Masouras.
73': Substitution, Greece. Christos Zafeiris replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
73': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Kourbelis replaces Manolis Siopis.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Goal! Greece 3, Bulgaria 0. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas with a through ball.
75': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
76': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
78': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
79': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Lukas Petkov.
79': Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Shopov replaces Andrian Kraev.
80': Substitution, Bulgaria. Viktor Popov replaces Nikolay Minkov.
80': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Martin Minchev.
80': Attempt missed. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a headed pass following a corner.
82': Substitution, Greece. Sotiris Alexandropoulos replaces Tasos Bakasetas.
82': Foul by Stanislav Shopov (Bulgaria).
82': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
85': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
86': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Milanov replaces Ilia Gruev.
87': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Dimitris Pelkas.
88': Attempt missed. Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
89': Goal! Greece 4, Bulgaria 0. Giannis Konstantelias (Greece) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christos Zafeiris.
90': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
90': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria).
90'+1': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lazaros Rota (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
90'+3': Foul by Sotiris Alexandropoulos (Greece).
90'+3': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 4, Bulgaria 0.
0': Match ends, Greece 4, Bulgaria 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Pankritio Stadium
Location: Crete, Greece
Attendance: 17,483

Line-Ups

Greece (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
17	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4	Konstantinos Mavropanos
21	Kostas Tsimikas
15	Lazaros Rota
11	Anastasios Bakasetas
26	Christos Mouzakitis
23	Manolis Siopis
8	Fotis Ioannidis
10	Dimitris Pelkas
7	Georgios Masouras

Greece Substitutes:

Konstantinos Koulierakis, Christos Mandas, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Konstantinos Karetsas, Vangelis Pavlidis, Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Tzolis, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Anastasios Douvikas, Christos Zafeiris, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Georgios Vagiannidis, Panagiotis Retsos, Dimitris Giannoulis.

Bulgaria (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Dimitar Mitov (GK)
14	Anton Nedyalkov
3	Hristiyan Petrov
15	Simeon Petrov
18	Fabian Nürnberger
20	Nikolay Minkov Minkov
8	Andrian Kraev
4	Ilia Gruev
25	Lukas Petkov
16	Marin Petkov
19	Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Aleksandar Kolev, Ilian Iliev, Rosen Bozhinov, Georgi Rusev, Dimitar Sheytanov, Georgi Milanov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Stanislav Shopov, Martin Minchev, Viktor Popov, Bozhidar Kraev.

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