Rep. Of Ireland vs Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League · 2024/26 · Play-offs B/C
23 March 2025 at 19:45 UTC · Aviva Stadium →62 Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin

Rep. Of Ireland

2:1

Full time

Bulgaria

• E. Ferguson 63′
• A. Idah 84′

• V. Antov 30′

Half-time0–1

Regulation2–1

Referee: Halil Umut Meler, Türkiye

Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2–1 in the UEFA Nations League on 23 March 2025.

Match events

EVENTS

30′

V. AntovGoal

32′

Simeon PetrovYellow cardFoul

40′

Michael JohnstonYellow cardFoul

44′

Jason KnightYellow cardFoul

60′

On: V. NikolovOff: B. KraevSubstitution

63′

E. FergusonGoal · Assist: F. Azaz

65′

On: A. IdahOff: M. JohnstonSubstitution

66′

On: R. ManningOff: R. BradySubstitution

66′

On: M. SykesOff: T. ParrottSubstitution

74′

On: J. DunneOff: E. FergusonSubstitution

75′

On: R. KirilovOff: M. PetkovSubstitution

75′

On: F. KrastevOff: G. MilanovSubstitution

82′

On: J. TaylorOff: J. KnightSubstitution

84′

Ilia GruevYellow cardArgument

84′

A. IdahGoal

89′

On: I. IlievOff: F. NürnbergerSubstitution

89′

On: S. ShopovOff: I. GruevSubstitution

90+2′

Nathan CollinsYellow cardArgument

90+2′

Vladimir NikolovYellow cardArgument

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

51%Ball Possession49%

4Blocked Shots2

5Corner Kicks5

12Fouls12

1Goalkeeper Saves2

2Offsides0

86%Passes %86%

423Passes accurate413

—Red Cards—

11Shots insidebox4

5Shots off Goal3

5Shots on Goal2

3Shots outsidebox3

14Total Shots7

490Total passes482

3Yellow Cards3

—expected_goals—

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Rep. Of Ireland

4-4-2

1

C. Kelleher

11

R. Brady

5

J. O'Brien

22

N. Collins

2

M. Doherty

7

F. Azaz

8

J. Knight

6

J. Cullen

21

M. Johnston

15

T. Parrott

9

E. Ferguson

Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson →

Substitutes

3 · R. ManningOn 66′ · 24 minD

4 · D. O'SheaAppearance details unavailableD

10 · A. IdahOn 65′ · 25 minF

12 · J. DunneOn 74′ · 16 minD

13 · M. SykesOn 66′ · 24 minM

14 · R. VataAppearance details unavailableF

16 · G. BazunuAppearance details unavailableG

17 · A. MoranAppearance details unavailableM

18 · J. TaylorOn 82′ · 8 minM

19 · S. ArmstrongAppearance details unavailableF

20 · J. AbankwahAppearance details unavailableD

23 · M. TraversAppearance details unavailableG

Bulgaria

5-4-1

23

P. Iliev

5

F. Nürnberger

14

A. Nedyalkov

15

S. Petrov

6

V. Antov

2

N. Minkov

11

K. Despodov

4

I. Gruev

17

G. Milanov

16

M. Petkov

10

B. Kraev

Coach: I. Iliev →

Substitutes

1 · I. DyulgerovAppearance details unavailableG

3 · H. PetrovAppearance details unavailableD

7 · R. KirilovOn 75′ · 15 minF

8 · A. KraevAppearance details unavailableM

9 · V. NikolovOn 60′ · 30 minF

12 · D. SheytanovAppearance details unavailableG

13 · S. ShopovOn 89′ · 8 minM

18 · V. PanayotovAppearance details unavailableM

19 · S. IvanovAppearance details unavailableF

20 · F. KrastevOn 75′ · 15 minM

21 · K. StoyanovAppearance details unavailableM

22 · I. IlievOn 89′ · 8 minM