UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria
  • 56': Bozhidar Kraev
FT
1 - 1
Republic of Ireland
  • 90'+3': Shane Duffy

About

Bulgaria are hosting Republic of Ireland at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, 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': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 1': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Strahil Popov with a cross.
  • 2': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 3': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 4': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Strahil Popov.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 7': James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 9': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 10': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 11': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
  • 17': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
  • 17': Strahil Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Offside, Bulgaria. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Galin Ivanov.
  • 21': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Petar Zanev (Bulgaria).
  • 22': Foul by Enda Stevens (Republic of Ireland).
  • 22': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Enda Stevens (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anton Nedyalkov following a fast break.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 31': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 32': Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Georgiev tries a through ball, but Bozhidar Kraev is caught offside.
  • 33': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick tries a through ball, but Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
  • 33': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
  • 34': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Strahil Popov.
  • 35': Foul by James McCarthy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 35': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Kostadinov.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahil Popov.
  • 39': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 43': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 43': Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 44': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 48': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
  • 48': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Enda Stevens (Republic of Ireland).
  • 49': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Idah with a through ball.
  • 52': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 52': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 55': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
  • 55': Strahil Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 55': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todor Nedelev with a through ball.
  • 61': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 61': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
  • 63': Attempt saved. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 63': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 64': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 64': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Brady replaces James McCarthy.
  • 70': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 72': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 73': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 74': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum Robinson replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  • 75': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Aaron Connolly tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren replaces Spas Delev.
  • 77': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Adam Idah.
  • 79': Substitution, Bulgaria. Plamen Galabov replaces Petar Zanev because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.
  • 83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Tsvetkov replaces Todor Nedelev.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 85': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Strahil Popov (Bulgaria).
  • 86': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Georgi Georgiev.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Strahil Popov.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+5': Georgi Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
62.3 Possession 37.7
14 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
507 Accurate Passes 292
581 Passes 363
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 55
50 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 7
8 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 9
2 Effective Clearances 20
2 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

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

BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Georgi Georgiev (GK)
3 Petar Zanev
5 Kristian Dimitrov
14 Anton Nedyalkov
2 Strahil Popov
8 Todor Nedelev
7 Georgi Kostadinov
16 Kristiyan Malinov
10 Bozhidar Kraev
18 Galin Ivanov
9 Spas Delev
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Dimitar Iliev, Martin Lukov, Plamen Galabov, Nikolay Mihaylov, Stanislav Slavov Rabotov, Filip Yavorov Krastev, Birsent Karageren, Cicinho, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Ismail Isa, Yanis Karabelyov, Ivan Goranov.

IRL Republic of Ireland (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Darren Randolph (GK)
5 John Egan
4 Shane Duffy
3 Enda Stevens Yellow Card
7 Matt Doherty
8 James McCarthy
14 Conor Hourihane
13 Jeff Hendrick
9 Adam Idah
17 Aaron Connolly
15 Callum O'Dowda
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
James McClean, Mark Travers, Callum Robinson, Robbie Brady, Caoimhín Kelleher, Alan Browne, Jayson Molumby, Shane Long, Harry Arter, Darragh Lenihan, Seamus Coleman, Sean Maguire.

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