Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, 08 September 2024
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Tasos Sidiropoulos |
| Competition | UEFA Nations League League C Group C3 |
| Venue | Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv |
| Attendance | 14,300 |
View Bulgaria v Northern Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 7.00pm local (5.00pm BST)
1
Bulgaria
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Goals:
| Kiril Despodov | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dimitar Mitov
Defender
Zhivko Atanasov
Defender
Alex Petkov
Defender
Viktor Popov
Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Nürnberger
Midfielder
Ilia Gruev
Midfielder
Georgi Kostadinov
Midfielder/Forward
Kiril Despodov
(captain)
Forward
Radoslav Kirilov
Forward
Aleksandar Kolev
Forward
Martin Minchev
Substitutions:
| Ahmed Ahmedov for Aleksandar Kolev | 62 |
| Kristian Dimitrov for Radoslav Kirilov | 72 |
| Vasil Panayotov for Martin Minchev | 72 |
| Stanislav Ivanov for Kiril Despodov | 78 |
| Simeon Petrov for Georgi Kostadinov | 78 |
Cards:
| Ahmed Ahmedov | 78 | Y |
| Fabian Nürnberger | 90+1 | Y |
| Aleksandar Kolev | 90+3 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ivan Dyulgerov
Goalkeeper
Svetoslav Vutsov
Defender
Valentin Antov
Defender
Kristian Dimitrov
Defender
Ertan Tombak
Defender/Midfielder
Simeon Petrov
Midfielder
Ivan Minchev
Midfielder
Vasil Panayotov
Midfielder/Forward
Ahmed Ahmedov
Midfielder/Forward
Georgi Minchev
Midfielder/Forward
Georgi Rusev
Forward
Stanislav Ivanov
0
Northern Ireland
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Goalkeeper
Ciaron Brown
Defender
Trai Hume
Defender
(captain)
Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder
Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder
Shea Charles
Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Paddy McNair
Defender/Midfielder
George Saville
Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Price
Midfielder
Dion Charles
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Shayne Lavery for Dion Charles | 59 |
| Callum Marshall for Paddy McNair | 73 |
| Paul Smyth for George Saville | 73 |
| Ali McCann for Isaac Price | 82 |
| Ross McCausland for Trai Hume | 83 |
Cards:
| Shea Charles | 27 | Y |
| Paddy McNair | 29 | Y |
| Conor Bradley | 59 | Y |
| Trai Hume | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Josh Clarke
Goalkeeper
Luke Southwood
Defender
Eoin Toal
Midfielder
Corry Evans
Midfielder
Ethan Galbraith
Midfielder
Brad Lyons
Midfielder
Ali McCann
Midfielder/Forward
Ross McCausland
Midfielder/Forward
Paul Smyth
Forward
Shayne Lavery
Forward
Josh Magennis
Forward
Callum Marshall