Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 12 Oct 2021, 18:45
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 Stadion Vasil Levski (Sofia) 👤 A. Kulbakov Round 8

Match report

Bulgaria edged past Northern Ireland 2-1 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 12 October 2021.

Northern Ireland had 15 shots to Bulgaria's 10.

The match was played at Stadion Vasil Levski (Sofia), with A. Kulbakov in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 10 - 15 On target 4 - 6 Corners 10 - 5 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Todor Nedelev
Bulgaria · 2 goals
8 Ivan Karadzhov 5 saves
7 Conor Washington 1 goal
7 Ivan Turitsov captained the side
7 Petko Hristov captained the side
First half vs second half
Bulgaria stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–9 8–6
Shots On Goal 0–6 4–0
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 4–3 6–2
Attacks 50–46 45–62
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
95 Attacks 108
33 Dangerous Attacks 37
6 On Target 6
7 Off Target 8
10 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 3
3 Shots Inside Box 8
7 Shots Outside Box 7
16 Fouls 13
10 Corners 5
2 Offsides 3
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 2
370 Passes Total 428
274 Passes Accurate 328
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bulgaria · 4-3-1-2
23 I. Karadzhov
2 I. Turitsov 5 P. Hristov 3 A. Hristov 21 D. Velkovski
4 R. Tsonev 18 I. Chochev 14 B. Tsonev
8 T. Nedelev
19 A. Iliev 11 K. Despodov
Northern Ireland · 5-3-2
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
2 C. Bradley 4 D. Ballard 20 C. Cathcart 5 T. Flanagan 11 S. Ferguson
17 P. McNair 8 S. Davis 15 J. Thompson
9 C. Washington 21 J. Magennis
Bulgaria
Coach
Y. Petrov
Substitutes
  • 1 Martin Lukov
  • 13 Svetoslav Vutsov
  • 15 Vasil Bozhikov
  • 16 Kristiyan Malinov
  • 12 Petar Vitanov
  • 7 Dominik Yankov
  • 22 Ilian Iliev
  • 6 Birsent Karagaren
  • 20 Dimitar Iliev
  • 10 Radoslav Kirilov
  • 9 Spas Delev
  • 17 Kaloyan Krastev
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 12 Conor Hazard
  • 23 Liam Hughes
  • 22 Ciaron Brown
  • 14 Stuart Dallas
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 19 Alfie McCalmont
  • 13 Carl Winchester
  • 16 Jordan Jones
  • 10 Dion Charles
  • 18 Paul Smyth
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Iliev ↓ R. Tsonev Bulgaria
  • 67' ↑ S. Dallas ↓ J. Magennis Northern Ireland
  • 67' ↑ Jordan Jones ↓ C. Bradley Northern Ireland
  • 73' ↑ D. Yankov ↓ T. Nedelev Bulgaria
  • 73' ↑ K. Malinov ↓ B. Tsonev Bulgaria
  • 80' ↑ K. Krastev ↓ A. Iliev Bulgaria
  • 82' ↑ N. McGinn ↓ D. Ballard Northern Ireland
  • 82' ↑ D. Charles ↓ C. Washington Northern Ireland
  • 90+3' ↑ V. Bozhikov ↓ K. Despodov Bulgaria
Cards
  • 69' D. Ballard Northern Ireland
  • 88' K. Malinov Bulgaria
  • 88' S. Dallas Northern Ireland
  • 90+3' I. Baraclough Northern Ireland
Head-to-head
Bulgaria 2 1 draws 1 Northern Ireland
2024-10-15 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 5 - 0
2024-09-08 Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland 1 - 0
2021-10-12 Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland 2 - 1
2021-03-31 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria 0 - 0
Recent form
Bulgaria L D L D D
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria won 2-1 against Northern Ireland on 12 October 2021.
Who won Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria won the match 2-1.
Where was Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at Stadion Vasil Levski (Sofia).
Who had more possession in Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.