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Bulgaria

FIFA #85

Relegation Playoffs

Ugh, no.

Bulgaria lost to the Republic of Ireland

1 – 2

FT · Sun, Mar 23

Republic of Ireland win 4-2 on aggregate

Match Details

Aviva Stadium (Dublin) · 40,156 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

·Match ends, Republic of Ireland 2, Bulgaria 1.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 2, Bulgaria 1.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valentin Antov following a corner.
90'+3'Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Jack Taylor.
90'+2'Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2'Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'Attempt blocked. Jimmy Dunne (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
90'Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Anton Nedyalkov.
89'Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Shopov replaces Ilia Gruev.

Line Score

	1	2	T
BUL	1	0	1
IRL	0	2	2

Match Leaders

Bulgaria

VA Valentin Antov · 1Goals
FN Fabian Nürnberger · 2Total Shots
SP Simeon Petrov · 2Saves

Republic of Ireland

EF Evan Ferguson · 1Goals
FA Finn Azaz · 3Total Shots
NC Nathan Collins · 2Saves

Key Events

90'+2'Vladimir Nikolov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2'Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.

89'Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Shopov replaces Ilia Gruev.

89'Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Fabian Nürnberger.

84'Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Bulgaria 1. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

84'Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.

82'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Taylor replaces Jason Knight.

75'Substitution, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov replaces Marin Petkov.

75'Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Georgi Milanov because of an injury.

74'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jimmy Dunne replaces Evan Ferguson.

66'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Sykes replaces Troy Parrott.

66'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Robert Brady.

65'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Mikey Johnston.

63'Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Bulgaria 1. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.

60'Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Bozhidar Kraev.

44'Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

40'Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32'Simeon Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

30'Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 1. Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.