International Friendly

Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Republic of Ireland
  • 56': Alan Browne
  • 83': Kevin Long
  • 86': James Collins
FT
3 - 1
Bulgaria
  • 67': Ivelin Popov (P)

About

Republic of Ireland are hosting Bulgaria at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland).
  • 1': Georgi Pashov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Georgi Pashov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikolay Dimitrov with a cross.
  • 7': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria).
  • 11': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nikolay Dimitrov with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Alan Judge (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 16': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alan Judge (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 18': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Alan Judge (Republic of Ireland).
  • 18': Ivan Goranov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 19': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Scott Hogan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 22': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
  • 26': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 29': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Bulgaria. Anton Nedyalkov tries a through ball, but Daniel Mladenov is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 32': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Anton Nedyalkov.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Milanov with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 35': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 35': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 40': Nikolay Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Egan with a headed pass.
  • 41': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivelin Popov replaces Georgi Milanov.
  • 47': Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 48': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
  • 50': Scott Hogan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Goranov with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Daniel Mladenov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ronan Curtis.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 56': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Bulgaria 0. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
  • 58': Alan Judge (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
  • 59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Vasil Bozhikov replaces Anton Nedyalkov.
  • 59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Wanderson replaces Nikolay Dimitrov.
  • 59': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Byrne replaces Alan Judge.
  • 60': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Collins replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.
  • 62': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 62': Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ivan Goranov.
  • 63': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jack Byrne tries a through ball, but Conor Hourihane is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jack Byrne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
  • 66': Penalty Bulgaria. Bozhidar Kraev draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by John Egan (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Bulgaria 1. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kiril Despodov replaces Daniel Mladenov.
  • 69': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Conor Hourihane.
  • 71': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jack Byrne tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
  • 72': Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 73': Foul by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 73': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Dimitrov.
  • 75': Foul by Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria).
  • 75': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kieran O'Hara replaces Mark Travers.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Enda Stevens replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  • 80': Substitution, Bulgaria. Vasil Panayotov replaces Kristian Dimitrov.
  • 81': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Terziev replaces Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Byrne.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Collins.
  • 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Georgi Terziev.
  • 83': Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Bulgaria 1. Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Byrne with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick replaces Ronan Curtis.
  • 84': Foul by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 84': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Goal! Republic of Ireland 3, Bulgaria 1. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Georgi Pashov.
  • 90': Attempt missed. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jack Byrne with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Bulgaria 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 3, Bulgaria 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
41.3 Possession 58.7
11 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
351 Accurate Passes 538
430 Passes 606
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 9
14 Crosses 32
0.3 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 49
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 10
17 Effective Clearances 10
17 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,

Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mark Travers (GK)
15 John Egan
21 Kevin Long
14 Conor Hourihane
7 Cyrus Christie
19 Alan Judge
8 Alan Browne
20 Josh Cullen
10 Scott Hogan
17 Ronan Curtis
18 Callum O'Dowda
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Jeff Hendrick, Richard Keogh, Enda Stevens, James Collins, Shane Duffy, Seamus Coleman, Kieran O'Hara, Jack Byrne, James McClean, Glenn Whelan, Darren Randolph.

BUL Bulgaria (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Hristo Ivanov (GK)
6 Simeon Slavchev
14 Anton Nedyalkov
3 Kristian Dimitrov
20 Ivan Goranov
4 Georgi Pashov
16 Kristiyan Malinov
17 Georgi Milanov
19 Daniel Mladenov
22 Nikolay Dimitrov
12 Bozhidar Kraev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Vasil Panayotov, Ivelin Popov, Marcelinho, Georgi Terziev, Galin Ivanov, Martin Lukov, Vasil Bozhikov, Plamen Iliev, Nikolay Bodurov, Kiril Despodov, Georgi Sarmov, Wanderson.

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