Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, 08 September 2024

Score1-0 to Bulgaria
RefereeTasos Sidiropoulos
CompetitionUEFA Nations League League C Group C3
VenueHristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
Attendance14,300
Kick-off: 7.00pm local (5.00pm BST)

1  Bulgaria

Manager: Ilian Iliev

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Kiril Despodov 40 G

Goals:

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 Martin Minchev

Starting lineup:

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:

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

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:

Ahmed Ahmedov 78 Y
Fabian Nürnberger 90+1 Y
Aleksandar Kolev 90+3 Y

Cards:

Shea Charles 27 Y
Paddy McNair 29 Y
Conor Bradley 59 Y
Trai Hume 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ivan Dyulgerov
Goalkeeper Svetoslav Vutsov
Defender Valentin Antov
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

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Josh Clarke
Goalkeeper Luke Southwood
Defender Eoin Toal
Defender/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

1  Bulgaria

Manager: Ilian Iliev

Goals:

Kiril Despodov 40 G

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 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 Ertan Tombak
Defender/Midfielder Simeon Petrov
Midfielder Ivan Minchev
Midfielder Vasil Panayotov
Midfielder/Forward Ahmed Ahmedov
Midfielder/Forward Georgi Minchev
Midfielder/Forward Georgi Rusev

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Starting lineup:

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
Defender/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