Bulgaria vs. Republic of Ireland Match Report – Thursday March 20, 2025 (Leg 1)

UEFA Nations League (Promotion/relegation play-offs — League B/C), Leg 1 of 2
Aggregate: Bulgaria 2:4 Rep. of Ireland
Rep. of Ireland won on aggregate score over two legs
(Leg 2: Rep. of Ireland 2:1 Bulgaria)
Bulgaria
1
2
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Captain: Kiril Despodov
Republic of Ireland
2
4
Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Captain: Nathan Collins
Thursday March 20, 2025, 21:45 (venue time)
UEFA Nations League (Promotion/relegation play-offs — League B/C), Leg 1 of 2
Bulgaria vs. Republic of Ireland Historical Head-to-Head
 
Venue: Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv
Officials: Benoît Bastien (Referee) · Hicham Zakrani (AR1) · Aurélien Berthomieu (AR2) · Eric Wattellier (4th) · Jérémie Pignard (VAR)
Marin Petkov · 6’
Finn Azaz · 21’
Matt Doherty · 42’
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Match Summary

Kick Off
 6’
1:0
 — Goal 1:0
 21’
1:1
 — Goal 1:1
 42’
1:2
 — Goal 1:2
Half Time
 46’
1:2
 — Substitute
 47’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 51’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 59’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 61’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 61’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 72’
1:2
 — Substitute
 72’
1:2
 — Substitute
 76’
1:2
 — Substitute
 76’
1:2
 — Substitute
 76’
1:2
 — Substitute
 79’
1:2
 — Substitute
 79’
1:2
 — Substitute
 81’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 85’
1:2
 — Yellow Card
 86’
1:2
 — Substitute
 86’
1:2
 — Substitute
90+5’
1:2
 — Yellow Card

Team Stats

Possession
56%
44%
Shots on Target
3 of 7 — 43%
27% — 3 of 11
Saves
1 of 3 — 33%
66% — 2 of 3
Cards
Bulgaria
 
Rep. of Ireland
21
Fouls
10
2
Corners
3
11
Crosses
19
Bulgaria
 
Rep. of Ireland
11
Interceptions
11
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Bulgaria Player Stats

Bulgaria Player Stats Table
Performance
Player # Pos Age Min Gls Ast PK PKatt Sh SoT CrdY CrdR Fls Fld Off Crs TklW Int OG PKwon PKcon
Lukas Petkov21FW24-13971000000003102000
   Bozhidar Kraev10FW,MF27-27019000010002000000
Filip Krastev20FW23-15685010010000100120
   Ilian Iliev22MF25-2125000000001000000
Kiril Despodov11LM28-12990000011001206100
Ilia Gruev4CM24-31890000000002200010
Andrian Kraev8CM26-03485000010104100210
   Vladimir Nikolov9DF24-0415000000001000000
Marin Petkov16RM21-16990100021000001110
Fabian Nürnberger19LB25-23571000000001100010
   Nikolay Minkov17MF27-21919000000103101000
Alex Petkov5CB25-23890000000000000000
Zhivko Atanasov3CB34-04590000000101000020
Anton Nedyalkov14RB31-32490000011102101330
Dimitar Mitov1GK28-05745000000000000000
   Plamen Iliev23GK33-11045000000000000000
16 Players9901100734021100118110

Bulgaria Goalkeeper Stats

Bulgaria Goalkeeper Stats Table
Shot Stopping
Player Age Min SoTA GA Saves Save%
Dimitar Mitov28-0574532133.3
Plamen Iliev33-11045000

Rep. of Ireland Player Stats

Rep. of Ireland Player Stats Table
Performance
Player # Pos Age Min Gls Ast PK PKatt Sh SoT CrdY CrdR Fls Fld Off Crs TklW Int OG PKwon PKcon
Troy Parrott15FW23-04475010010000000000
   Evan Ferguson9FW20-15215000000000100000
Finn Azaz7FW24-19475100011101202000
   Jack Taylor18DF,MF26-27015000000000200000
Ryan Manning3LM28-27978000021000601000
   Jake O'Brien5DF23-30912000000000000100
Josh Cullen6CM28-34790010000000000140
Jason Knight8CM24-03578000000102201020
   Rocco Vata14MF19-33612000000101000000
Michael Johnston21RM25-33575000000101203120
   Mark Sykes13DF,FW27-22815000000001100000
Robbie Brady11LB33-065900000200002010220
Dara O'Shea4CB26-01690000020001101000
Nathan Collins22CB23-32490000020001000000
Matt Doherty2RB33-06390100011002101010
Caoimhín Kelleher1GK26-11790000000000000000
16 Players99022001134010200195110

Rep. of Ireland Goalkeeper Stats

Rep. of Ireland Goalkeeper Stats Table
Shot Stopping
Player Age Min SoTA GA Saves Save%
Caoimhín Kelleher26-1179031266.7

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