Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

Bulgaria beat Northern Ireland 1-0 on Sunday, 08 September 2024 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Anastasios Sidiropoulos. It was played at Stadion Hristo Botev.

First half: A. Kolev received a yellow card for Bulgaria during the match. S. Charles received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 27'. P. McNair received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 29'. Bulgaria took the lead at 40' when K. Despodov scored, with the assist credited to A. Kolev, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. C. Bradley received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 59'. Northern Ireland made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Charles replacing S. Lavery. Bulgaria made their 1st substitution at 63', with A. Kolev replacing A. Ahmedov. Bulgaria made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Kirilov replacing Z. Dimitrov. Bulgaria made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Minchev replacing V. Panayotov. Northern Ireland made their 2nd substitution at 73', with P. McNair replacing C. Marshall. Northern Ireland made their 3rd substitution at 73', with G. Saville replacing P. Smyth. A. Ahmedov received a yellow card for Bulgaria at 78'. Bulgaria made their 4th substitution at 78', with G. Kostadinov replacing S. Petrov. Bulgaria made their 5th substitution at 78', with K. Despodov replacing S. Ivanov. T. Hume received a yellow card for Northern Ireland at 81'. Northern Ireland made their 4th substitution at 82', with I. Price replacing A. McCann. Northern Ireland made their 5th substitution at 83', with T. Hume replacing R. McCausland. F. Nürnberger received a yellow card for Bulgaria at 90+1'.

Bulgaria used 5 substitutions while Northern Ireland used 5 substitutions. Bulgaria got 3 yellow cards, while Northern Ireland got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

• Shots were tight (9-8).
• Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
• Physical contest: 7 yellows.