Malta v Bulgaria, 10 September 2013

Score2-1 to Bulgaria
RefereeAlexandru Dan Tudor
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group B
VenueNational Stadium, Ta'Qali
Attendance4,884
Kick Off: 20:00 Local (19:00 BST)

1  Malta

Manager: Pietro Ghedin

2  Bulgaria

Manager: Luboslav Penev

Goals:

Edward Herrera 78 G

Goals:

Radoslav Dimitrov 9 G
Emil Gargorov 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Justin Haber
Defender Andrei Agius
Defender Ryan Camilleri
Defender Luke Dimech
Defender Alex Muscat
Defender/Midfielder Clayton Failla
Defender/Midfielder Edward Herrera
Midfielder Rowen Muscat
Midfielder Gareth Sciberras
Forward Michael Mifsud (captain)
Forward André Schembri

Starting lineup:

Nikolay Mihaylov Goalkeeper
Nikolay Bodurov Defender
Veselin Minev Defender
Svetoslav Dyakov Midfielder
Vladimir Gadzhev Midfielder
Emil Gargorov Midfielder
Ivan Ivanov Midfielder
Georgi Milanov Midfielder
Todor Nedelev Midfielder/Forward
Ivelin Popov Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Ryan Fenech for Clayton Failla 66
Terence Vella for Michael Mifsud 77
Jonathan Caruana for Ryan Camilleri 82

Substitutions:

Spas Delev for
Dimitar Rangelov for
Hristo Zlatinski for

Cards:

André Schembri 64 Y
Ryan Fenech 87 Y

Cards:

Dimitar Rangelov 86 Y
Nikolay Bodurov 87 Y
Svetoslav Dyakov 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Andrew Hogg
Defender Shaun Bajada
Defender Justin Grioli
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Caruana
Midfielder Andrew Cohen
Midfielder Paul Fenech
Midfielder John Mintoff
Forward Ryan Fenech
Forward Terence Vella

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Plamen Iliev
Goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov
Defender Iliya Milanov
Defender Yordan Minev
Defender Petar Zanev
Defender/Midfielder Stanislav Manolev
Midfielder Hristo Zlatinski
Midfielder/Forward Alexander Tonev
Forward Spas Delev

Comments:

Malta are still looking for their first win against Bulgaria in all competitive matches (P12 W0 D2 L10)

1  Malta

Manager: Pietro Ghedin

Goals:

Edward Herrera 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Justin Haber
Defender Andrei Agius
Defender Ryan Camilleri
Defender Luke Dimech
Defender Alex Muscat
Defender/Midfielder Clayton Failla
Defender/Midfielder Edward Herrera
Midfielder Rowen Muscat
Midfielder Gareth Sciberras
Forward Michael Mifsud (captain)
Forward André Schembri

Substitutions:

Ryan Fenech for Clayton Failla 66
Terence Vella for Michael Mifsud 77
Jonathan Caruana for Ryan Camilleri 82

Cards:

André Schembri 64 Y
Ryan Fenech 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Andrew Hogg
Defender Shaun Bajada
Defender Justin Grioli
Defender/Midfielder Jonathan Caruana
Midfielder Andrew Cohen
Midfielder Paul Fenech
Midfielder John Mintoff
Forward Ryan Fenech
Forward Terence Vella

Comments:

Malta are still looking for their first win against Bulgaria in all competitive matches (P12 W0 D2 L10)

2  Bulgaria

Manager: Luboslav Penev

Goals:

Radoslav Dimitrov 9 G
Emil Gargorov 59 G

Starting lineup:

Nikolay Mihaylov Goalkeeper
Nikolay Bodurov Defender
Veselin Minev Defender
Svetoslav Dyakov Midfielder
Vladimir Gadzhev Midfielder
Emil Gargorov Midfielder
Ivan Ivanov Midfielder
Georgi Milanov Midfielder
Todor Nedelev Midfielder/Forward
Ivelin Popov Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Spas Delev for
Dimitar Rangelov for
Hristo Zlatinski for

Cards:

Dimitar Rangelov 86 Y
Nikolay Bodurov 87 Y
Svetoslav Dyakov 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Plamen Iliev
Goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov
Defender Iliya Milanov
Defender Yordan Minev
Defender Petar Zanev
Defender/Midfielder Stanislav Manolev
Midfielder Hristo Zlatinski
Midfielder/Forward Alexander Tonev
Forward Spas Delev