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UEFA Nations League ·Play-off Second leg

Rep. Of Ireland logo Rep. Of Ireland
2-1
Full-time HT 0-1
Bulgaria logo Bulgaria
First leg Bulgaria1-2Rep. Of Ireland Aggregate Rep. Of Ireland4-2Bulgaria Through: Rep. Of Ireland
  • E. Ferguson 63'
  • A. Idah 84'
  • V. Antov 30'
  1. Pre-match
  2. First half
  3. Half-time
  4. Second half
  5. Full-time

Sunday 23 March · 22:45 Aviva Stadium, Dublin Halil Umut Meler

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The match in brief

Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-1. Scorers for Rep. Of Ireland: E. Ferguson 63', A. Idah 84'. Scorers for Bulgaria: V. Antov 30'. Rep. Of Ireland won after coming from behind.

0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90' 30' V. Antov · Goal 32' S. Petrov · Yellow card 40' M. Johnston · Yellow card 44' J. Knight · Yellow card 60' V. Nikolov · In 63' E. Ferguson · Goal 65' A. Idah · In 66' R. Manning · In 66' M. Sykes · In 74' J. Dunne · In 75' R. Kirilov · In 75' F. Krastev · In 82' J. Taylor · In 84' I. Gruev · Yellow card 84' A. Idah · Goal 89' I. Iliev · In 89' S. Shopov · In 90+2' N. Collins · Yellow card 90+2' V. Nikolov · Yellow card
Rep. Of Ireland logo Rep. Of Ireland BulgariaBulgaria logo
  1. Full-time 2 - 1

    Added time: 2 minutes

  2. 90+2'
    V. Nikolov Yellow card · Bulgaria Yellow card for V. Nikolov (Bulgaria)
  3. 90+2'
    N. Collins Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland N. Collins of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
  4. 89'
    S. Shopov Out: I. Gruev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: S. Shopov comes on for I. Gruev
  5. 89'
    I. Iliev Out: F. Nurnberger · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: I. Iliev comes on for F. Nurnberger
  6. 84'
    A. Idah 2-1 Goal · Rep. Of Ireland A. Idah finds the net for Rep. Of Ireland (2-1)
  7. 84'
    I. Gruev Yellow card · Bulgaria I. Gruev of Bulgaria is booked
  8. 82'
    J. Taylor Out: J. Knight · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Taylor comes on for J. Knight
  9. 75'
    F. Krastev Out: G. Milanov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: F. Krastev comes on for G. Milanov
  10. 75'
    R. Kirilov Out: M. Petkov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: R. Kirilov comes on for M. Petkov
  11. 74'
    J. Dunne Out: E. Ferguson · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Dunne comes on for E. Ferguson
  12. 66'
    M. Sykes Out: T. Parrott · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: M. Sykes comes on for T. Parrott
  13. 66'
    R. Manning Out: R. Brady · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: R. Manning comes on for R. Brady
  14. 65'
    A. Idah Out: M. Johnston · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: A. Idah comes on for M. Johnston
  15. 63'
    E. Ferguson 1-1 Goal · Assist: F. Azaz · Rep. Of Ireland F. Azaz provides, E. Ferguson finishes for Rep. Of Ireland (1-1)
  16. 60'
    V. Nikolov Out: Bozhidar Kraev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for Bozhidar Kraev
  17. Half-time 0 - 1
  18. 44'
    J. Knight Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland J. Knight of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
  19. 40'
    M. Johnston Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for M. Johnston (Rep. Of Ireland)
  20. 32'
    S. Petrov Yellow card · Bulgaria S. Petrov of Bulgaria is booked
  21. 30'
    V. Antov 0-1 Goal · Bulgaria Goal for Bulgaria! V. Antov makes it 0-1
  22. Kick-off

The teams before the match

Rep. Of Ireland logo Rep. Of Ireland BulgariaBulgaria logo
WLWLW Last 5 matches DLWDL
3Position2
6Pts9
0.7Goals scored per match0.6
1.8Goals conceded per match1
1Clean sheets5

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