Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, 14 October 1987
| Score | 2-0 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | Jan Keizer |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 7 |
| Venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| Attendance | 26,000 |
View Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 3:30pm local
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Jack Charlton
Goals:
| Paul McGrath | 52 |
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| Kevin Moran | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pat Bonner
Defender
Mark Lawrenson
Defender
Mick McCarthy
Defender
Kevin Moran
Defender/Midfielder
Paul McGrath
Midfielder
Liam Brady
Midfielder
Tony Galvin
Midfielder
Ray Houghton
Midfielder
Ronnie Whelan
Forward
John Aldridge
Forward
Frank Stapleton
(captain)
Substitutions:
| John Byrne for John Aldridge | 77 |
| Niall Quinn for Tony Galvin | 77 |
Cards:
| John Aldridge | 10 | Y |
| Liam Brady | 84 | R |
Comments:
Input amendment [01.06.2012]: Replaced Mick McCarthy with Paul McGrath as scorer of first goal.
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Ivan Vutzov
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Antonio Ananiev
Goalkeeper
Georgi Dimitrov
Defender
(captain)
Nikolay Iliev
Defender
Plamen Nikolov
Defender
Petar Petrov
Defender
Ayan Sadakov
Midfielder
Plamen Simeonov
Midfielder
Ilia Voynov
Midfielder
Bozhidar Iskrenov
Forward
Nasko Sirakov
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ilija Valov for Antonio Ananiev | 55 |
| Petar Alexandrov for Ilia Voynov | 65 |
Cards:
| Plamen Nikolov | Y |