Rep. Of Ireland vs Bulgaria
Ref: Halil Umut Meler, TürkiyeAviva Stadium, Dublin · 55,359 cap
Match recap
Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2–1 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Ferguson and Idah scored for Rep. Of Ireland; Antov replied for Bulgaria. Rep. Of Ireland held 51% possession to 49% for Bulgaria.
First Half
30'
⚽
Antov
32'
Petrov
Yellow Card
Johnston
Yellow Card
Knight
Yellow Card
Second Half
60'
⇄
Kraev
⚽
Ferguson
Assist: Azaz
⇄
Johnston
⇄
Parrott
⇄
Brady
⇄
Ferguson
75'
⇄
Milanov
75'
⇄
Petkov
⇄
Knight
⚽
Idah
84'
Gruev
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Nürnberger
89'
⇄
Gruev
90+2'
Nikolov
Yellow Card
Collins
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
Rep. Of IrelandBulgaria
8Won
Statistical edge
8–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack4 · 0 won
14
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
2
11
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
490
Total passes
482
423
Accurate passes
413
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 1 won
12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
2
Rep. Of Ireland
4-4-2
Bulgaria
5-4-1
Rep. Of Ireland
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 2M. DohertyD
- 5J. O'BrienD
- 6J. CullenM
- 7F. AzazM
- 8J. KnightM
- 9E. FergusonF
- 11R. BradyD
- 15T. ParrottF
- 21M. JohnstonM
- 22N. CollinsD
Substitutes
- 3R. ManningD
- 4D. O'SheaD
- 10A. IdahF
- 12J. DunneD
- 13M. SykesM
- 14R. VataF
- 16G. BazunuG
- 17A. MoranM
- 18J. TaylorM
- 19S. ArmstrongF
- 20J. AbankwahD
- 23M. TraversG
Bulgaria
5-4-1Starting XI
- 2N. MinkovD
- 4I. GruevM
- 5F. NürnbergerD
- 6V. AntovD
- 10B. KraevF
- 11K. DespodovM
- 14A. NedyalkovD
- 15S. PetrovD
- 16M. PetkovM
- 17G. MilanovM
- 23P. IlievG
Substitutes
- 1I. DyulgerovG
- 3H. PetrovD
- 7R. KirilovF
- 8A. KraevM
- 9V. NikolovF
- 12D. SheytanovG
- 13S. ShopovM
- 18V. PanayotovM
- 19S. IvanovF
- 20F. KrastevM
- 21K. StoyanovM
- 22I. IlievM
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Brady | D | 66 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Evan Ferguson | F | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 66 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matt Doherty | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jake O'Brien | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Josh Cullen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight | M | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Michael Johnston | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dara O'Shea | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Travers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Vata | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | 25 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jimmy Dunne | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jack Taylor | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Bulgaria
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Antov | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anton Nedyalkov | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Georgi Milanov | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin Petkov | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nikolay Minkov | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kiril Despodov(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Plamen Iliev | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simeon Petrov | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Nürnberger | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kristiyan Stoyanov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Ivanov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Dyulgerov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasil Panayotov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrian Kraev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitar Sheytanov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Krastev | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radoslav Kirilov | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ilian Iliev | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Vladimir Nikolov | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Shopov | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |