Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland 1-1 · UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League

Bulgaria

DLLWL

1-1

Finished

Republic of Ireland

WDLWD

Thursday, September 3 at 06:45 PMVasil Levski National Stadium

Summary

First half

22'
Yellow card for Enda Stevens

Second half

⚽Goal by Bozhidar Kraev
56'
70'
⇅Robbie Brady on, James McCarthy off
74'
⇅Callum Robinson on, Callum O'Dowda off
⇅Birsent Karagaren on, Spas Delev off
76'
77'
⇅Shane Long on, Adam Idah off
⇅Plamen Galabov on, Petar Zanev off (injury)
79'
⇅Aleksandar Tsvetkov on, Todor Nedelev off
83'

Statistics

38%Possession62%

10Shots14

4Shots on target3

1Corners5

15Fouls16

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

2Offsides2

2Saves3

292Accurate passes507

363Total passes581

Commentary

Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1.Show full commentary

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

Momentum

BulgariaRep Ireland

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Top performers

Bulgaria

Todor NedelevShots4
Kristian DimitrovAccurate passes50
Georgi GeorgievSaves2

Rep Ireland

Shane DuffyShots3
John EganAccurate passes83
Darren RandolphSaves3

Line-ups

Bulgaria4-2-3-14-3-3Rep Ireland

23Randolph

3Stevens

5Egan

7Doherty

⚽

4Duffy

14Hourihane

8McCarthy

13Hendrick

17Connolly

9Idah

15O'Dowda

⚽10Kraev

7Kostadinov

18Ivanov

8Nedelev

9Delev

16Malinov

14Nedyalkov

3Zanev

2Popov

5Dimitrov

1Georgiev

Bulgaria

1Georgi GeorgievG
3Petar ZanevCD-L
5Kristian DimitrovCD-R
14Anton NedyalkovLB
2Strahil PopovRB
8Todor NedelevAM
7Georgi KostadinovLM
16Kristiyan MalinovRM
10Bozhidar KraevF
18Galin IvanovAM-L
9Spas DelevAM-R

Rep Ireland

23Darren RandolphG
5John EganCD-L
4Shane DuffyCD-R
3Enda StevensLB
7Matt DohertyRB
8James McCarthyCM
14Conor HourihaneLM
13Jeff HendrickRM
9Adam IdahF
17Aaron ConnollyLF
15Callum O'DowdaRF

Head to head

Sep 10, 19Republic of Ireland3-1Bulgaria
Jun 06, 09Bulgaria1-1Republic of Ireland
Mar 28, 09Republic of Ireland1-1Bulgaria
Aug 18, 04Republic of Ireland1-1Bulgaria