Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland, 19 May 1979
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Josef Bucek |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 1 |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
View Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 3:00pm local
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Bulgaria
Manager: Tsvetan Ilchev
Goals:
| Chavdar Tzvetkov | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Iordan Filipov
Defender
Nikolai Grancharov
Defender
Ivan Iliev
Defender
Radoslav Zdravkov
Midfielder
Kiril Ivkov
(captain)
Midfielder
Tsonyo Vasilev
Midfielder
Andrei Zhelyazkov
Forward
Krasimir Borisov
Forward
Pavel Panov
Forward
Chavdar Tzvetkov
Forward
Voyn Voynov
Substitutions:
On the bench:
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Johnny Giles
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Gerry Peyton
Goalkeeper
Eamonn Gregg
Defender
Jimmy Holmes
Defender
David O'Leary
Defender
Liam Brady
Midfielder
Gerry Daly
Midfielder
Johnny Giles
Midfielder
(captain)
Steve Heighway
Midfielder
Mick Martin
Midfielder
Don Givens
Forward
Micky Walsh
Forward
Substitutions:
| Paddy Mulligan for Jimmy Holmes | 58 |
| Paul McGee for Micky Walsh | 75 |