Bulgaria v Israel, 20 August 1997

Score1-0 to Bulgaria
RefereeNankov Nankov
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group 5
VenueSofia
Attendance25,000

1  Bulgaria

Manager: Hristo Bonev

0  Israel

Manager: Shlomo Sharf

Goals:

Luboslav Penev 68 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender Trifon Ivanov
Defender Ivailo Petkov
Midfielder Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder Ivailo Yordanov
Forward Emil Kostadinov

Starting lineup:

Rafi Cohen Goalkeeper
David Amsalem Defender
Ran Ben Shimon Defender
Arik Benado Defender
Felix Halfon Defender
Amir Shelach Defender
Tal Banin Midfielder
Alon Hazan Midfielder
Avi Nimni Midfielder
Haim Revivo Midfielder

Substitutions:

Luboslav Penev for Ivailo Petkov 46
Yordan Letchkov for Daniel Borimirov 60
Gosho Ginchev for Emil Kostadinov 73

Substitutions:

Ronen Harazi for Felix Halfon 72
Alon Mizrahi for Eli Ohana 73

On the bench:

Defender Gosho Ginchev
Midfielder Yordan Letchkov
Forward Luboslav Penev

On the bench:

Forward Ronen Harazi
Forward Alon Mizrahi

1  Bulgaria

Manager: Hristo Bonev

Goals:

Luboslav Penev 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender Trifon Ivanov
Defender Ivailo Petkov
Midfielder Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder Ivailo Yordanov
Forward Emil Kostadinov

Substitutions:

Luboslav Penev for Ivailo Petkov 46
Yordan Letchkov for Daniel Borimirov 60
Gosho Ginchev for Emil Kostadinov 73

On the bench:

Defender Gosho Ginchev
Midfielder Yordan Letchkov
Forward Luboslav Penev

0  Israel

Manager: Shlomo Sharf

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Rafi Cohen Goalkeeper
David Amsalem Defender
Ran Ben Shimon Defender
Arik Benado Defender
Felix Halfon Defender
Amir Shelach Defender
Tal Banin Midfielder
Alon Hazan Midfielder
Avi Nimni Midfielder
Haim Revivo Midfielder

Substitutions:

Ronen Harazi for Felix Halfon 72
Alon Mizrahi for Eli Ohana 73

On the bench:

Forward Ronen Harazi
Forward Alon Mizrahi