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
- 2Conor BradleyM
- 4Eoin ToalD
- 5Trai HumeD
- 8Callum MarshallF
- 10Dion Elie CharlesF
- 12Pierce CharlesG
- 14Isaac Jude PriceF
- 16Alistair Edward McCannM
- 17Patrick James Coleman McNairD
- 19Shea Emmanuel CharlesM
- 20Brodie Gilmore SpencerM
Substitutes
- 1Luke Kevin SouthwoodG
- 3Jamal Piaras LewisD
- 6George Alan SavilleM
- 7Lee BonisF
- 9Jamie Tyrrell ReidF
- 11Paul Patrick SmythF
- 13Bradley Joseph LyonsM
- 15Jordan Andrew ThompsonM
- 18Caolan Stephen Boyd-MunceM
- 21Joshua Brendan David MagennisF
- 22Ciaron Maurice BrownD
- 23Christy James PymG
Bulgaria
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Dimitar MitovG
- 2Viktor Nikolaev Popov
- 3Zhivko Stanislavov AtanasovD
- 5Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 7Georgi KostadinovM
- 8Radoslav Kirilov KirilovF
- 11Kiril Vasilev DespodovF
- 14Filip Yavorov KrastevM
- 15Simeon PetrovD
- 17Martin Yankov MinchevF
- 20Serkan Kadir YuseinM
Substitutes
- 4Ivan Stoilov MinchevM
- 6Valentin Ivaylov AntovD
- 9Zdravko Minchev DimitrovF
- 10Georgi Plamenov MinchevF
- 12Stanislav Ivaylov IvanovF
- 13Angel Stefanov LyaskovD
- 16Vasil Kostadinov PanayotovM
- 18Ivaylo Lyudmilov ChochevM
- 19Ivan Georgiev TuritsovD
- 21Svetoslav Velislavov VutsovG
- 22Ilian Ilianov IlievM
- 23Ivan Vasilev 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 |