Bulgaria v Armenia, 11 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Stephan Studer |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Qualifying group B |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 7,883 |
View Bulgaria v Armenia head to head
Kick Off: 21:00 Local (19:00 BST)
Bulgaria continued their impressive start to World Cup qualifying with a bad-tempered victory at home to nine-man Armenia.
Stanislav Manolev's close-range finish settled an untidy game in which the referee, Stéphan Studer, handed out 10 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
Bulgaria had Svetoslav Dyakov sent off in the 73rd minute and Armenia had Marcos Pizelli (73rd minute) and Gevorg Ghazaryan (77th Minute) sent off all in the space of four second-half minutes.
The win built on Bulgaria's opening draw with Italy and gave them four points from two games in Group B, while Armenia have now won one and lost one.
1
Bulgaria
Manager: Luboslav Penev
Goals:
| Stanislav Manolev | 43 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nikolay Mihaylov
Defender
Nikolay Bodurov
Defender
Veselin Minev
Defender
Yordan Minev
Defender/Midfielder
Stanislav Manolev
Midfielder
Svetoslav Dyakov
Midfielder
Vladimir Gadzhev
Midfielder
Ivan Ivanov
Midfielder
Georgi Milanov
Midfielder
Ivelin Popov
(captain)
Forward
Iliyan Mitsanski
Substitutions:
| Georgi Sarmov for Vladimir Gadzhev | 60 |
| Dimitar Rangelov for Iliyan Mitsanski | 66 |
| Emil Gargorov for Ivelin Popov | 79 |
Cards:
| Georgi Milanov | 33 | Y |
| Svetoslav Dyakov | 42 | Y |
| Svetoslav Dyakov | 73 | Y |
| Nikolay Mihaylov | 73 | Y |
| Svetoslav Dyakov | 73 | R |
| Emil Gargorov | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stoyan Kolev
Goalkeeper
Vladislav Stoyanov
Defender
Alexandar Aleksandrov
Defender
Tsvetan Genkov
Defender
Iliya Milanov
Defender
Ilian Stoyanov
Defender
Petar Zanev
Midfielder
Boris Galchev
Midfielder
Emil Gargorov
Midfielder
Georgi Sarmov
Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Tonev
Forward
Dimitar Rangelov
0
Armenia
Manager: Vardan Minasyan
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Roman Berezovski
Goalkeeper
Robert Arzumanyan
Defender
Levon Hayrapetyan
Defender
Sargis Hovsepyan
Defender
(captain)
Hrayr Mkoyan
Defender
Aras Özbiliz
Midfielder
Gevorg Ghazaryan
Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder
Karlen Mkrtchyan
Midfielder
Artur Yedigaryan
Midfielder
Yura Movsisyan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Artak Yedigaryan for Levon Hayrapetyan | 43 |
| Marcos Pizzelli for Aras Özbiliz | 54 |
| Artur Sarkisov for Artur Yedigaryan | 76 |
Cards:
| Artak Yedigaryan | 56 | Y |
| Karlen Mkrtchyan | 58 | Y |
| Artur Yedigaryan | 61 | Y |
| Gevorg Ghazaryan | 68 | Y |
| Marcos Pizzelli | 73 | R |
| Sargis Hovsepyan | 74 | Y |
| Gevorg Ghazaryan | 77 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Artur Harutyunyan
Goalkeeper
Gevorg Kasparov
Defender
Valeri Aleksanyan
Defender
Alex Henrique
Defender/Midfielder
Artak Yedigaryan
Midfielder
Zaven Badoyan
Midfielder
Davit Manoyan
Midfielder
Marcos Pizzelli
Midfielder
Artur Yuspashyan
Forward
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan
Forward
Artur Sarkisov