2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
- Kiril Despodov - 40'
Match Formations
- Mitov1
- Nürnberger13
- Petkov5
- Atanasov3
- Popov16
- Gruev4
- Kostadinov7
- Kirilov8
- Minchev17
- Despodov11
- Kolev9
Game Information
Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
12:00 PM, September 8, 2024
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Attendance: 14,300
- Referees:
- Anastasios Sidiropoulos
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 0. |
90'+7' Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 0. |
90'+6' Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross McCausland. |
90'+5' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Simeon Petrov. |
90'+3' Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
90'+3' Foul by Vasil Panayotov (Bulgaria). |
90'+3' Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card. |
90'+1' Offside, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov is caught offside. |
90'+1' Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card. |
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. |
90' Attempt missed. Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick. |
89' Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
89' Foul by Callum Marshall (Northern Ireland). |
88' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Zhivko Atanasov. |
87' Attempt missed. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross. |
83' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
83' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ross McCausland replaces Trai Hume. |
82' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ali McCann replaces Isaac Price. |
82' Delay in match because of an injury Vasil Panayotov (Bulgaria). |
81' Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
81' Vasil Panayotov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
81' Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland). |
80' Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
80' Foul by Simeon Petrov (Bulgaria). |
78' Foul by Ahmed Ahmedov (Bulgaria). |
78' Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
78' Ahmed Ahmedov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
78' Substitution, Bulgaria. Simeon Petrov replaces Georgi Kostadinov. |
78' Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Kiril Despodov because of an injury. |
76' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
75' Delay in match because of an injury Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria). |
75' Offside, Bulgaria. Ahmed Ahmedov is caught offside. |
73' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Paddy McNair. |
73' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces George Saville. |
72' Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
72' Foul by Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria). |
72' Substitution, Bulgaria. Vasil Panayotov replaces Martin Minchev. |
72' Substitution, Bulgaria. Zdravko Dimitrov replaces Radoslav Kirilov. |
71' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
70' Delay in match (Bulgaria). |
68' Offside, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery is caught offside. |
65' Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria). |
65' Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
64' Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
64' Foul by Ahmed Ahmedov (Bulgaria). |
63' Substitution, Bulgaria. Ahmed Ahmedov replaces Aleksandar Kolev. |
62' Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
62' Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland). |
61' Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
61' Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria). |
61' Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria). |
61' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
59' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Dion Charles. |
59' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
59' Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
59' Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland). |
58' Attempt blocked. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis. |
54' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Zhivko Atanasov. |
52' Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria). |
52' Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
47' Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland). |
47' Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
46' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolev. |
45' Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 0. |
45'+4' First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 0. |
45'+2' Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45'+2' Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria). |
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. |
43' Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a cross. |
43' Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. |
40' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 0. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolev. |
40' Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
40' Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland). |
38' Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ballard with a through ball. |
37' George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
37' Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria). |
35' Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilia Gruev with a through ball. |
32' Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
32' Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland). |
30' Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick. |
29' Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
29' Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
29' Foul by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland). |
27' Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
27' Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
27' Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland). |
27' Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dion Charles. |
26' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
25' Delay in match (Bulgaria). |
23' Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria). |
23' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
22' Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. |
21' Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
21' Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria). |
20' Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
20' Foul by Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland). |
19' Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria). |
19' Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
18' Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
18' Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria). |
16' Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
16' Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland). |
15' Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
15' Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria). |
14' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Paddy McNair. |
12' Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger with a cross. |
8' Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
8' Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria). |
7' Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria). |
7' Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
6' Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
6' Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland). |
4' Attempt saved. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles. |
4' Foul by Zhivko Atanasov (Bulgaria). |
4' Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
4' Attempt saved. Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross. |
3' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Trai Hume. |
3' Attempt blocked. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. |
3' Attempt blocked. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |