Bulgaria vs Croatia, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, League Phase

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80': Lucija Vunic

About

Bulgaria are hosting Croatia at Ovcha Kupel Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

19': Helena Spajic (Croatia) Yellow Card at 19'
49': Aleksandra Yaneva (Bulgaria) Substitution at 49'
58': Petra Pezelj (Croatia) Substitution at 58'
58': Kristina Nevrkla (Croatia) Substitution at 58'
58': Ivana Slipcevic (Croatia) Substitution at 58'
63': Yanitsa Ivanova (Bulgaria) Substitution at 63'
74': Polina Demirova (Bulgaria) Substitution at 74'
74': Yuliana Aleksandrova (Bulgaria) Substitution at 74'
75': Ella Ljustina (Croatia) Substitution at 75'
76': Ivana Naydenova (Bulgaria) Yellow Card at 76'
80': Lucija Vunic (Croatia) Goal at 80'
86': Petra Mikulica (Croatia) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

CRO		BUL
0	Fouls	0
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 310

WWCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kosovo	6	+17	15
2	Croatia	6	+15	15
3	Bulgaria	6	-1	6
4	Gibraltar	6	-31	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Milena Karakoleva (GK)
19	Yana Dineva
5	Nora Dimitrova
11	Kristiana Karaivanova
6	Bianka Demirova
20	Ismigül Yalçiner
22	Ivana Naydenova
9	Lora Petrova
14	Dimitra Ivanova
8	Polina Rasina
17	Simona Petkova

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Zdravka Parapunova, Yanitsa Ivanova, Gabriela Genova, Polina Demirova, Martina Ilieva, Yuliana Aleksandrova, Rona Mihaylova, Aleksandra Yaneva, Evdokiya Popadinova, Bozhidara Ivanova, Yoanna Popova, Teodora Todorova.

Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Doris Bacic (GK)
3	Ana Jelencic
13	Helena Spajic
21	Barbara Zivkovic
2	Lucija Orkic
8	Maja Joscak
14	Lucija Vunic
6	Bianca Galic
9	Ivana Rudelic
19	Janja Canjevac
20	Karla Kurkutovic

Croatia Substitutes:

Ana Ristovski, Petra Pezelj, Carlotta Sesjak, Kristina Nevrkla, Lea Kolcic, Ella Ljustina, Ivana Slipcevic, Paula Vidovic, Petra Mikulica, Maria Kunstek, Sara Herceg, Izabela Lojna.

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