UEFA Nations League
·Play-off Second leg
Featured match
- E. Ferguson 63'
- A. Idah 84'
- V. Antov 30'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
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.
Rep. Of Ireland
Bulgaria
- Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
V. Nikolov Yellow card · Bulgaria Yellow card for V. Nikolov (Bulgaria)
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90+2'
N. Collins Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland N. Collins of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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89'
S. Shopov Out: I. Gruev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: S. Shopov comes on for I. Gruev
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89'
I. Iliev Out: F. Nurnberger · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: I. Iliev comes on for F. Nurnberger
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84'
A. Idah 2-1 Goal · Rep. Of Ireland A. Idah finds the net for Rep. Of Ireland (2-1)
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84'
I. Gruev Yellow card · Bulgaria I. Gruev of Bulgaria is booked
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82'
J. Taylor Out: J. Knight · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Taylor comes on for J. Knight
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75'
F. Krastev Out: G. Milanov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: F. Krastev comes on for G. Milanov
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75'
R. Kirilov Out: M. Petkov · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: R. Kirilov comes on for M. Petkov
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74'
J. Dunne Out: E. Ferguson · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: J. Dunne comes on for E. Ferguson
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66'
M. Sykes Out: T. Parrott · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: M. Sykes comes on for T. Parrott
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66'
R. Manning Out: R. Brady · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: R. Manning comes on for R. Brady
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65'
A. Idah Out: M. Johnston · Rep. Of Ireland Substitution for Rep. Of Ireland: A. Idah comes on for M. Johnston
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63'
E. Ferguson 1-1 Goal · Assist: F. Azaz · Rep. Of Ireland F. Azaz provides, E. Ferguson finishes for Rep. Of Ireland (1-1)
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60'
V. Nikolov Out: Bozhidar Kraev · Bulgaria Substitution for Bulgaria: V. Nikolov comes on for Bozhidar Kraev
- Half-time 0 - 1
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44'
J. Knight Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland J. Knight of Rep. Of Ireland is booked
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40'
M. Johnston Yellow card · Rep. Of Ireland Yellow card for M. Johnston (Rep. Of Ireland)
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32'
S. Petrov Yellow card · Bulgaria S. Petrov of Bulgaria is booked
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30'
V. Antov 0-1 Goal · Bulgaria Goal for Bulgaria! V. Antov makes it 0-1
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Rep. Of Ireland
Bulgaria
WLWLW
Last 5 matches DLWDL
3Position2
6Pts9
0.7Goals scored per match0.6
1.8Goals conceded per match1
1Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Rep. Of Ireland4-4-2
Bulgaria5-4-1
5
6.6
Nurnberger
89'
F. Nurnberger
- 89'Out
- 32'Yellow card
- 30'Goal
15
7.3
Parrott
66'
T. Parrott
- 66'Out
- 63'Goal
- 74'Out
7
7.5
Azaz
F. Azaz
Player profile
8
6.5
Knight
44'82'
J. Knight
- 44'Yellow card
- 82'Out
- 40'Yellow card
- 65'Out
Rep. Of Ireland4-4-2
Coach: H. Hallgrímsson
Starting XI
- 1GK C. Kelleher 6.7
- 2DF M. Doherty 7.2
- 22DF N. Collins90+2' 6.6
- 5DF J. O'Brien 7.2
- 11DF R. Brady66' 7.5
- 21MF M. Johnston40'65' 6.5
- 6MF J. Cullen 6.9
- 8MF J. Knight44'82' 6.5
- 7MF F. Azaz 7.5
- 9FW E. Ferguson63'74' 7.3
- 15FW T. Parrott66' 7.3
Substitutes
- 10FW A. Idah65'84' 7.5
- 3DF R. Manning66' 6.6
- 13MF M. Sykes66' 6.9
- 12DF J. Dunne74' 6.9
- 18MF J. Taylor82' 6.7
- 19FW S. Armstrong
- 20DF J. Abankwah
- 17MF A. Moran
- 4DF D. O'Shea
- 16GK G. Bazunu
- 23GK M. Travers
- 14FW R. Vata
Bulgaria5-4-1
Coach: I. Iliev
Starting XI
- 23GK P. Iliev 6.7
- 2DF N. Minkov 6.7
- 6DF V. Antov30' 7.3
- 15DF S. Petrov32' 6.6
- 14DF A. Nedyalkov 7.2
- 5DF F. Nurnberger89' 6.6
- 16MF M. Petkov75' 6.9
- 17MF G. Milanov75' 6.9
- 4MF I. Gruev84'89' 6.9
- 11MF K. Despodov 6.7
- 10FW Bozhidar Kraev60' 6.2
Substitutes
- 9FW V. Nikolov60'90+2' 6.3
- 7FW R. Kirilov75' 6.7
- 20MF F. Krastev75' 6.7
- 22MF I. Iliev89' 6.6
- 13MF S. Shopov89' 6.3
- 12GK D. Sheytanov
- 19FW S. Ivanov
- 8MF A. Kraev
- 3DF H. Petrov
- 18MF Vasil Panayotov
- 1GK Ivan Dyulgerov
- 21MF K. Stoyanov
Rep. Of Ireland
Bulgaria
51%
49%
14
Shots
7
5
On target
2
5
Off target
3
5
Corners
5
12
Fouls
12
2
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
2
490
Passes
482
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
Rep. Of Ireland wins1Draws2
Bulgaria wins0Last meetings
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20 March 2025 · UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria
1-2
Rep. Of Ireland
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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