Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
Ref: Jérôme Brisard, FranceWindsor Park, Belfast · 18,614 cap
Match recap
Northern Ireland beat Bulgaria 5–0 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Price, Price, Mitov, Price, and Magennis scored for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland held 43% possession to 57% for Bulgaria.
First Half
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Price
Assist: Charles
Price
Yellow Card
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Price
Assist: Spencer
30'
Despodov
Yellow Card
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Mitov (OG)
38'
Krastev
Yellow Card
Toal
Yellow Card
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Toal
Second Half
46'
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Yusein
46'
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Kirilov
VAR
Goal cancelled
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Marshall
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Charles
79'
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Atanasov
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Price
Assist: Charles
85'
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Minchev
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Charles
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Price
85'
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Despodov
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Magennis
Assist: Smyth
Match Statistics
Northern IrelandBulgaria
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
12
Shots
5
4
Shots on target
1
9
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
322
Total passes
456
249
Accurate passes
367
77%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 1 won
15
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
2
Blocked shots
1
Northern Ireland
3-4-2-1
Bulgaria
4-3-3
Northern Ireland
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2C. BradleyM
- 4E. ToalD
- 5T. HumeD
- 8C. MarshallF
- 10D. CharlesF
- 12P. CharlesG
- 14I. PriceF
- 16A. McCannM
- 17P. McNairD
- 19S. CharlesM
- 20B. SpencerM
Substitutes
- 1L. SouthwoodG
- 3J. LewisD
- 6G. SavilleM
- 7L. BonisF
- 9J. ReidF
- 11P. SmythF
- 13B. LyonsM
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 18C. Boyd-MunceM
- 21J. MagennisF
- 22C. BrownD
- 23C. PymG
Bulgaria
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2V. Popov
- 3Z. AtanasovD
- 5H. PetrovD
- 7G. KostadinovM
- 8R. KirilovF
- 11K. DespodovF
- 14F. KrastevM
- 15S. PetrovD
- 17M. MinchevF
- 20S. YuseinM
Substitutes
- 4I. MinchevM
- 6V. AntovD
- 9Z. DimitrovF
- 10G. MinchevF
- 12S. IvanovF
- 13A. LyaskovD
- 16V. PanayotovM
- 18I. ChochevM
- 19I. TuritsovD
- 21S. VutsovG
- 22I. IlievM
- 23I. DyulgerovG
Northern Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Price | F | 85 | 9.2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 85 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5/7 |
| Brodie Spencer | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Dion Charles | F | 74 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Paddy McNair | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trai Hume | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pierce Charles | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Bradley(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/6 |
| Callum Marshall | F | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Eoin Toal | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lee Bonis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Southwood | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Saville | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christy Pym | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caolan Boyd-Munce | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Magennis | F | 10 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | F | 16 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Reid | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bradley Lyons | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bulgaria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Minchev | F | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Simeon Petrov | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Filip Krastev | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/6 |
| Georgi Kostadinov | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Serkan Yussein | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhivko Atanasov | D | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radoslav Kirilov | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiril Despodov(C) | F | 85 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Viktor Popov | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Svetoslav Vutsov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasil Panayotov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Dyulgerov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Minchev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Ivanov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Lyaskov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Turitsov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilian Iliev | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georgi Minchev | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zdravko Dimitrov | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Valentin Antov | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivajlo Chochev | M | 11 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |