Bulgaria vs Rep. Of Ireland

UEFA Nations League · 2024/26 · Play-offs B/C
20 March 2025 at 19:45 UTC · Stadion Hristo Botev →bul. Iztochen 10, Plovdiv

Bulgaria

1:2

Full time

Rep. Of Ireland

• M. Petkov 6′

• F. Azaz 21′
• M. Doherty 42′

Half-time1–2

Regulation1–2

Referee: Benoît Bastien, France

Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2–1 in the UEFA Nations League on 20 March 2025.

Match events

EVENTS

6′

M. PetkovGoal · Assist: F. Krastev

21′

F. AzazGoal · Assist: T. Parrott

42′

M. DohertyGoal · Assist: J. Cullen

46′

On: P. IlievOff: D. MitovSubstitution

47′

Finn AzazYellow cardFoul

51′

Michael JohnstonYellow cardFoul

59′

Andrian KraevYellow cardFoul

61′

Zhivko AtanasovYellow cardFoul

61′

Jason KnightYellow cardArgument

72′

On: N. MinkovOff: F. NürnbergerSubstitution

72′

On: B. KraevOff: L. PetkovSubstitution

76′

On: E. FergusonOff: T. ParrottSubstitution

76′

On: J. TaylorOff: F. AzazSubstitution

76′

On: M. SykesOff: M. JohnstonSubstitution

79′

On: R. VataOff: J. KnightSubstitution

79′

On: J. O'BrienOff: R. ManningSubstitution

81′

Rocco VataYellow cardFoul

85′

Anton NedyalkovYellow cardFoul

85′

On: V. NikolovOff: A. KraevSubstitution

85′

On: I. IlievOff: F. KrastevSubstitution

90+5′

Nikolay MinkovYellow cardFoul

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

56%Ball Possession44%

3Blocked Shots2

2Corner Kicks3

21Fouls10

1Goalkeeper Saves2

—Offsides—

83%Passes %79%

423Passes accurate312

—Red Cards—

3Shots insidebox11

1Shots off Goal7

3Shots on Goal3

4Shots outsidebox1

7Total Shots12

509Total passes395

4Yellow Cards4

—expected_goals—

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Bulgaria

4-4-2

1

D. Mitov

19

F. Nürnberger

5

A. Petkov

3

Z. Atanasov

14

A. Nedyalkov

11

K. Despodov

4

I. Gruev

8

A. Kraev

16

M. Petkov

21

L. Petkov

20

F. Krastev

Coach: I. Iliev →

Substitutes

6 · V. AntovAppearance details unavailableD

7 · R. KirilovAppearance details unavailableF

9 · V. NikolovOn 85′ · 10 minF

10 · B. KraevOn 72′ · 18 minM

12 · D. SheytanovAppearance details unavailableG

13 · S. ShopovAppearance details unavailableM

15 · S. PetrovAppearance details unavailableD

17 · N. MinkovOn 72′ · 18 minM

18 · V. PanayotovAppearance details unavailableM

22 · I. IlievOn 85′ · 10 minM

23 · P. IlievOn 46′ · 45 minG

Rep. Of Ireland

4-4-2

1

C. Kelleher

11

R. Brady

4

D. O'Shea

22

N. Collins

2

M. Doherty

3

R. Manning

6

J. Cullen

8

J. Knight

21

M. Johnston

15

T. Parrott

7

F. Azaz

Coach: H. Hallgrímsson →

Substitutes

5 · J. O'BrienOn 79′ · 11 minD

9 · E. FergusonOn 76′ · 14 minF

10 · A. IdahAppearance details unavailableF

12 · J. DunneAppearance details unavailableD

13 · M. SykesOn 76′ · 14 minM

14 · R. VataOn 79′ · 11 minF

16 · G. BazunuAppearance details unavailableG

17 · A. MoranAppearance details unavailableM

18 · J. TaylorOn 76′ · 14 minM

19 · S. ArmstrongAppearance details unavailableF

20 · J. AbankwahAppearance details unavailableD

23 · M. TraversAppearance details unavailableG