UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Republic of Ireland
FT
0 - 0
Bulgaria

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cicinho.
  • 2': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 2': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
  • 6': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 8': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland).
  • 11': Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
  • 13': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristiyan Malinov.
  • 19': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 21': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
  • 21': Foul by Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland).
  • 21': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 22': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 26': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 28': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 28': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Cicinho (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 29': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 31': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev.
  • 34': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 35': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ronan Curtis.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 36': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
  • 36': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Daryl Horgan with a cross.
  • 43': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
  • 45': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 45': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
  • 47': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
  • 47': Hand ball by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 47': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
  • 47': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 50': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  • 57': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 57': Offside, Bulgaria. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov tries a through ball, but Galin Ivanov is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 59': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 60': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
  • 60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren replaces Galin Ivanov.
  • 60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Vasilev replaces Cicinho.
  • 61': Substitution, Bulgaria. Svetoslav Kovachev replaces Spas Delev.
  • 65': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
  • 65': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svetoslav Kovachev.
  • 66': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Birsent Karagaren with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Josh Cullen replaces Daryl Horgan.
  • 68': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 68': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
  • 70': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 70': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 72': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Tsvetkov.
  • 73': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 73': Foul by Svetoslav Kovachev (Bulgaria).
  • 73': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
  • 75': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
  • 76': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
  • 77': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Byrne replaces Robbie Brady because of an injury.
  • 79': Foul by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 79': Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
  • 79': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 80': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.
  • 81': Substitution, Bulgaria. Denislav Aleksandrov replaces Dimitar Iliev.
  • 85': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Kevin Long tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sean Maguire replaces James Collins.
  • 86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Ronan Curtis.
  • 86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Cyrus Christie replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
  • 88': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Byrne with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Svetoslav Kovachev.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Josh Cullen tries a through ball, but Troy Parrott is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.

Statistics

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25 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
42 Possession 58
11 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 0
0.1 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
258 Accurate Passes 400
368 Passes 506
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 67
17 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 16
11 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wales 6 +5 12
2 Turkey 6 +3 11
3 Iceland 6 -3 7
4 Montenegro 6 -5 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Darren Randolph (GK)
15 Kevin Long Yellow Card
4 Shane Duffy
3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
20 Dara O'Shea
10 Robbie Brady
6 Conor Hourihane
17 Jason Knight
9 James Collins
8 Daryl Horgan
11 Ronan Curtis
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Darragh Lenihan, Jack Byrne, Graham Burke, Troy Parrott, Jack Taylor, Cyrus Christie, Sean Maguire, Ciaran Clark, Mark Travers, Aaron McEneff, Caoimhín Kelleher, Josh Cullen.

BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Lukov (GK)
3 Georgi Angelov
5 Kristian Dimitrov
6 Cicinho Yellow Card
2 Strahil Popov
20 Dimitar Iliev
22 Aleksandar Tsvetkov
16 Kristiyan Malinov
10 Bozhidar Kraev
18 Galin Ivanov Yellow Card
9 Spas Delev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Yanis Karabelyov, Ivan Karadzhov, Dominik Yankov, Svetoslav Kovachev, Aleksandar Vasilev, Serkan Yusein, Radoslav Terziev, Birsent Karageren, Denislav Aleksandrov.

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