Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, 18 October 1972

Score3-0 to Bulgaria
RefereeGerhard Schulenburg
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group 6
VenueVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia
Attendance40,000

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Terry Neill

Goals:

Hristo Bonev penalty 18 P
Bozhil Kolev 59 G
Hristo Bonev penalty 82 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Iordan Filipov
Defender Bozhil Kolev
Defender Dimitar Penev
Defender Mladen Vasilev
Defender Ivan Zafirov
Midfielder Georgi Denev
Midfielder Viktor Ionov
Midfielder Ivan Stoyanov
Forward Hristo Bonev

Starting lineup:

Pat Jennings Goalkeeper
Allan Hunter Defender
Terry Neill Defender
Sammy Nelson Defender
Pat Rice Defender
David Clements Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton Midfielder
Danny Hegan Midfielder
Eric McMordie Midfielder
George Best Midfielder/Forward
Derek Dougan Forward

Substitutions:

Georgy Tsvetkov for Bogomil Simov 69

Substitutions:

Sammy Morgan for Bryan Hamilton 62

Cards:

Hristo Bonev Y
Ivan Stoyanov Y
Bogomil Simov Y

Cards:

Sammy Nelson Y
Pat Rice Y
Allan Hunter Y
George Best 82 R

On the bench:

Midfielder Georgy Tsvetkov

On the bench:

Forward Sammy Morgan

Goals:

Hristo Bonev penalty 18 P
Bozhil Kolev 59 G
Hristo Bonev penalty 82 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Iordan Filipov
Defender Bozhil Kolev
Defender Dimitar Penev
Defender Mladen Vasilev
Defender Ivan Zafirov
Midfielder Georgi Denev
Midfielder Viktor Ionov
Midfielder Ivan Stoyanov
Forward Hristo Bonev

Substitutions:

Georgy Tsvetkov for Bogomil Simov 69

Cards:

Hristo Bonev Y
Ivan Stoyanov Y
Bogomil Simov Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Georgy Tsvetkov

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Terry Neill

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Pat Jennings Goalkeeper
Allan Hunter Defender
Terry Neill Defender
Sammy Nelson Defender
Pat Rice Defender
David Clements Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton Midfielder
Danny Hegan Midfielder
Eric McMordie Midfielder
George Best Midfielder/Forward
Derek Dougan Forward

Substitutions:

Sammy Morgan for Bryan Hamilton 62

Cards:

Sammy Nelson Y
Pat Rice Y
Allan Hunter Y
George Best 82 R

On the bench:

Forward Sammy Morgan