Bulgaria v Wales, 29 March 1995

Score3-1 to Bulgaria
RefereeMichel Piraux
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group 7
VenueStadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
Attendance60,000
Kick-off: 7:00pm local (5:00pm BST)

3  Bulgaria

Manager: Dimitar Penev

1  Wales

Manager: Mike Smith

Goals:

Krasimir Balakov 37 G
Luboslav Penev 73 G
Luboslav Penev 82 G

Goals:

Dean Saunders 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Borislav Mihailov (captain)
Defender Petar Hubchev
Defender Trifon Ivanov
Defender Emil Kremenliev
Defender Tsanko Tsvetanov
Midfielder Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder Zlatko Yankov
Forward Emil Kostadinov
Forward Luboslav Penev

Starting lineup:

Neville Southall Goalkeeper
Mark Bowen Defender
Chris Coleman Defender
Kit Symons Defender
David Phillips Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Giggs Midfielder
Barry Horne Midfielder (captain)
Vinnie Jones Midfielder
Gary Speed Midfielder
John Hartson Forward
Dean Saunders Forward

Substitutions:

Ilian Kiriakov for Tsanko Tsvetanov 65

Substitutions:

John Cornforth for Vinnie Jones 78

Cards:

Luboslav Penev 82 Y

Cards:

John Hartson 8 Y
Barry Horne 44 Y
John Cornforth 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimitar Popov
Midfielder Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder Ilian Kiriakov
Midfielder Ivailo Yordanov
Forward Nasko Sirakov

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tony Roberts
Defender Andy Melville
Defender/Centre back David Hughes
Midfielder John Cornforth
Midfielder Michael Meaker

3  Bulgaria

Manager: Dimitar Penev

Goals:

Krasimir Balakov 37 G
Luboslav Penev 73 G
Luboslav Penev 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Borislav Mihailov (captain)
Defender Petar Hubchev
Defender Trifon Ivanov
Defender Emil Kremenliev
Defender Tsanko Tsvetanov
Midfielder Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder Zlatko Yankov
Forward Emil Kostadinov
Forward Luboslav Penev

Substitutions:

Ilian Kiriakov for Tsanko Tsvetanov 65

Cards:

Luboslav Penev 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimitar Popov
Midfielder Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder Ilian Kiriakov
Midfielder Ivailo Yordanov
Forward Nasko Sirakov

1  Wales

Manager: Mike Smith

Goals:

Dean Saunders 82 G

Starting lineup:

Neville Southall Goalkeeper
Mark Bowen Defender
Chris Coleman Defender
Kit Symons Defender
David Phillips Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Giggs Midfielder
Barry Horne Midfielder (captain)
Vinnie Jones Midfielder
Gary Speed Midfielder
John Hartson Forward
Dean Saunders Forward

Substitutions:

John Cornforth for Vinnie Jones 78

Cards:

John Hartson 8 Y
Barry Horne 44 Y
John Cornforth 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tony Roberts
Defender Andy Melville
Defender/Centre back David Hughes
Midfielder John Cornforth
Midfielder Michael Meaker