UEFA Nations League
·Play-off First leg
Featured match
- M. Petkov 6'
- F. Azaz 21'
- M. Doherty 42'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-1. Scorers for Bulgaria: M. Petkov 6'. Scorers for Rep. Of Ireland: F. Azaz 21', M. Doherty 42'. Rep. Of Ireland won after coming from behind. Bulgaria had 56% of possession.
Bulgaria
Rep. Of Ireland
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
N. Minkov Yellow card · Bulgaria N. Minkov of Bulgaria is booked
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85'
I. Iliev Out: F. Krastev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: I. Iliev comes on for F. Krastev
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85'
V. Nikolov Out: A. Kraev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for A. Kraev
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85'
A. Nedyalkov Yellow card · Bulgaria Yellow card for A. Nedyalkov (Bulgaria)
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81'
R. Vata Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland R. Vata of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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79'
J. O'Brien Out: R. Manning · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. O'Brien comes on for R. Manning
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79'
R. Vata Out: J. Knight · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: R. Vata comes on for J. Knight
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76'
M. Sykes Out: M. Johnston · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: M. Sykes comes on for M. Johnston
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76'
J. Taylor Out: F. Azaz · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Taylor comes on for F. Azaz
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76'
E. Ferguson Out: T. Parrott · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: E. Ferguson comes on for T. Parrott
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72'
Bozhidar Kraev Out: L. Petkov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: Bozhidar Kraev comes on for L. Petkov
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72'
N. Minkov Out: F. Nurnberger · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: N. Minkov comes on for F. Nurnberger
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61'
J. Knight Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland J. Knight of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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61'
Z. Atanasov Yellow card · Bulgaria Yellow card for Z. Atanasov (Bulgaria)
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59'
A. Kraev Yellow card · Bulgaria A. Kraev of Bulgaria is booked
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51'
M. Johnston Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for M. Johnston (Rep. Of Ireland)
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47'
F. Azaz Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland F. Azaz of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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46'
P. Iliev Out: D. Mitov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: P. Iliev comes on for D. Mitov
- Half-time 1 - 2
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42'
M. Doherty 1-2 Goal · Assist: J. Cullen · Rep. Of Ireland Goal for Rep. Of Ireland! M. Doherty turns in the pass from J. Cullen (1-2)
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21'
F. Azaz 1-1 Goal · Assist: T. Parrott · Rep. Of Ireland T. Parrott provides, F. Azaz finishes for Rep. Of Ireland (1-1)
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6'
M. Petkov 1-0 Goal · Assist: F. Krastev · Bulgaria Goal! M. Petkov scores for Bulgaria, set up by F. Krastev. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Bulgaria
Rep. Of Ireland
WDLWD
Last 5 matches LWLWL
2Position3
9Pts6
0.6Goals scored per match0.5
0.8Goals conceded per match1.7
6Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Bulgaria4-4-2
Rep. Of Ireland4-4-2
11
7.7
Brady
R. Brady
Player profile
4
7.3
O'Shea
D. O'Shea
Player profile
22
6.9
Collins
N. Collins
Player profile
2
7.3
Doherty
42'
M. Doherty
- 42'Goal
21
6.7
Petkov
72'
L. Petkov
- 72'Out
- 85'Out
11
7.0
Despodov
K. Despodov
Player profile
4
6.7
Gruev
I. Gruev
Player profile
8
6.9
Kraev
59'85'
A. Kraev
- 59'Yellow card
- 85'Out
- 6'Goal
Bulgaria4-4-2
Coach: I. Iliev
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Mitov46' 6.0
- 14DF A. Nedyalkov85' 6.9
- 3DF Z. Atanasov61' 6.6
- 5DF Aleks Petkov 6.5
- 19DF F. Nurnberger72' 6.7
- 16MF M. Petkov6' 7.2
- 8MF A. Kraev59'85' 6.9
- 4MF I. Gruev 6.7
- 11MF K. Despodov 7.0
- 20FW F. Krastev85' 7.3
- 21FW L. Petkov72' 6.7
Substitutes
- 23GK P. Iliev46' 6.9
- 17MF N. Minkov72'90+5' 6.3
- 10MF Bozhidar Kraev72' 6.3
- 9FW V. Nikolov85' 6.3
- 22MF I. Iliev85' 6.2
- 13MF S. Shopov
- 18MF Vasil Panayotov
- 7FW R. Kirilov
- 12GK D. Sheytanov
- 15DF S. Petrov
- 6DF V. Antov
Rep. Of Ireland4-4-2
Coach: H. Hallgrímsson
Starting XI
- 1GK C. Kelleher 6.5
- 2DF M. Doherty42' 7.3
- 22DF N. Collins 6.9
- 4DF D. O'Shea 7.3
- 11DF R. Brady 7.7
- 21MF M. Johnston51'76' 6.6
- 8MF J. Knight61'79' 6.6
- 6MF J. Cullen 7.3
- 3MF R. Manning79' 7.0
- 7FW F. Azaz21'47'76' 7.7
- 15FW T. Parrott76' 7.3
Substitutes
- 9FW E. Ferguson76' 6.6
- 18MF J. Taylor76' 6.6
- 13MF M. Sykes76' 6.7
- 14FW R. Vata79'81' 6.3
- 5DF J. O'Brien79' 6.6
- 20DF J. Abankwah
- 16GK G. Bazunu
- 12DF J. Dunne
- 19FW S. Armstrong
- 17MF A. Moran
- 10FW A. Idah
- 23GK M. Travers
Bulgaria
Rep. Of Ireland
56%
44%
7
Shots
12
3
On target
3
1
Off target
7
2
Corners
3
21
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
4
1
Saves
2
509
Passes
395
83%
Pass accuracy
79%
Bulgaria wins0Draws2
Rep. Of Ireland wins0Last meetings
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18 November 2020 · UEFA Nations League
Rep. Of Ireland
0-0
Bulgaria
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3 September 2020 · UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria
1-1
Rep. Of Ireland