Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland
Ref: Anastasios Sidiropoulos, GreeceStadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv · 22,000 cap
Match recap
Bulgaria beat Northern Ireland 1–0 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Despodov scored for Bulgaria. Bulgaria held 48% possession to 52% for Northern Ireland.
First Half
Kolev
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27'
Charles
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29'
McNair
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⚽
Despodov
Assist: Kolev
Second Half
59'
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Charles
59'
Bradley
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⇄
Kolev
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Minchev
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Kirilov
73'
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McNair
73'
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Saville
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Kostadinov
Ahmedov
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Despodov
81'
Hume
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82'
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Price
83'
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Hume
Nürnberger
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Match Statistics
BulgariaNorthern Ireland
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack2 · 2 won
9
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
346
Total passes
375
270
Accurate passes
287
78%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
19
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
1
Bulgaria
4-2-3-1
Northern Ireland
3-4-3
Bulgaria
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Dimitar MitovG
- 3Zhivko Stanislavov AtanasovD
- 4Ilia Iliev GruevM
- 5Aleks Milenov PetkovD
- 7Georgi KostadinovM
- 8Radoslav Kirilov KirilovM
- 9Aleksandar Lyubomirov KolevF
- 11Kiril Vasilev DespodovM
- 13Fabian NürnbergerD
- 16Viktor Nikolaev Popov
- 17Martin Yankov MinchevM
Substitutes
- 2Ertan Yuzeir TombakD
- 6Valentin Ivaylov AntovD
- 10Georgi Plamenov MinchevF
- 12Ivan Stoilov MinchevM
- 14Georgi Rosenov RusevF
- 15Simeon PetrovD
- 18Vasil Kostadinov PanayotovM
- 19Ahmed Yalmazov AhmedovF
- 20Zdravko Minchev DimitrovF
- 21Svetoslav Velislavov VutsovG
- 22Stanislav Ivaylov IvanovF
- 23Ivan Vasilev DyulgerovG
Northern Ireland
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 2Conor BradleyF
- 3Jamal Piaras LewisM
- 4Daniel George BallardD
- 5Trai HumeM
- 6George Alan SavilleM
- 10Dion Elie CharlesF
- 14Isaac Jude PriceF
- 17Patrick James Coleman McNairD
- 19Shea Emmanuel CharlesM
- 22Ciaron Maurice BrownD
Substitutes
- 7Ross McCauslandF
- 8Callum MarshallF
- 9Shayne Francis LaveryF
- 11Paul Patrick SmythF
- 12Luke Kevin SouthwoodG
- 13Corry John EvansM
- 15Bradley Joseph LyonsM
- 16Alistair Edward McCannM
- 18Eoin ToalD
- 20Ethan Stuart William GalbraithM
- 21Joshua Brendan David MagennisF
- 23Joshua ClarkeG
Bulgaria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiril Despodov(C) | M | 78 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4/7 |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhivko Atanasov | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Fabian Nürnberger | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Aleks Petkov | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Popov | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Aleksandar Kolev | F | 63 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Georgi Kostadinov | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Minchev | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radoslav Kirilov | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Georgi Minchev | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgi Rusev | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Svetoslav Vutsov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ertan Tombak | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Dyulgerov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Minchev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentin Antov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zdravko Dimitrov | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Simeon Petrov | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasil Panayotov | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stanislav Ivanov | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ahmed Ahmedov | F | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ballard | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Trai Hume(C) | M | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Price | F | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Conor Bradley | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jamal Lewis | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Dion Charles | F | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| George Saville | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paddy McNair | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Clarke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Southwood | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corry Evans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Magennis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradley Lyons | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eoin Toal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCausland | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Callum Marshall | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shayne Lavery | F | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |