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Montenegro beat Bulgaria
Montenegro 1 – 0 Bulgaria
FT · Mon, Jun 1

Match Details

Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv (Plovdiv) · 2,323 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Bulgaria 0, Montenegro 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Montenegro 1.
  • 90'+3'Slobodan Rubezic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Montenegro. Nikola Sipcic replaces Milan Roganovic.
  • 84'Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80'Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Simun replaces Stefan Loncar.
  • 80'Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Petko Panayotov.
  • 79'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73'Substitution, Bulgaria. Hristiyan Petrov replaces Dimitar Velkovski.
  • 73'Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Turitsov replaces Patrik-Gabriel Galchev.
  • 68'Goal! Bulgaria 0, Montenegro 1. Balsa Sekulic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.

Line Score

12T
MNE 01 1
BUL 00 0

Match Leaders

Montenegro
Bulgaria

Key Events

90'+3'Slobodan Rubezic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Nikola Sipcic (Montenegro) Substitution at 90'
84'Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Marko Simun (Montenegro) Substitution at 80'
80'Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) Substitution at 80'
79'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73'Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) Substitution at 73'
73'Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) Substitution at 73'
68'Goal! Bulgaria 0, Montenegro 1. Balsa Sekulic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
61'Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) Substitution at 61'
61'Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) Substitution at 61'
59'Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) Substitution at 59'
59'Andrija Bulatovic (Montenegro) Substitution at 59'
59'Balsa Sekulic (Montenegro) Substitution at 59'
45'Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) Substitution at 45'
45'Stefan Milic (Montenegro) Substitution at 45'
45'Ognjen Gasevic (Montenegro) Substitution at 45'
45'Emil Tsenov (Bulgaria) Substitution at 45'
45'Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov (Bulgaria) Substitution at 45'
45'Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) Substitution at 45'

Team Stats

MontenegroBulgaria
General
0 Possession % 0
0 Shots 0
0 On Target 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corners 0
0 Fouls 0
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Bulgaria L L W W W
Montenegro W W L W L

Starting Lineups

Bulgaria4-3-3
1 Naumov
4 Galchev 5 Dimitrov 14 Ivanov 21 Velkovski
8 Kraev 24 Panayotov 15 Iliev
16 Petkov 18 Yordanov 25 Petkov
9 Kostic 22 Djukanovic
8 Camaj 11 Vukotic 15 Loncar 14 Brnovic
3 Raznatovic 5 Vujacic 6 Rubezic 2 Roganovic
1 Popovic
Montenegro4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Bulgaria

  1. DN #1 Daniel NaumovG
  2. TI #14 Teodor IvanovCD-L
  3. KD #5 Kristian DimitrovCD-R
  4. DV #21 Dimitar VelkovskiLB
  5. PG #4 Patrik-Gabriel GalchevRB
  6. PP #24 Petko PanayotovCM
  7. NI #15 Nikola IlievLM
  8. AK #8 Andrian KraevRM
  9. TY #18 Tonislav YordanovF
  10. LP #25 Lukas PetkovLF
  11. MP #16 Marin PetkovRF
Substitutes · 8 used

Montenegro

  1. BP #1 Balsa PopovicG
  2. IV #5 Igor VujacicCD-L
  3. SR #6 Slobodan RubezicCD-R
  4. AR #3 Andrija RaznatovicLB
  5. MR #2 Milan RoganovicRB
  6. MV #11 Milan VukoticCM-L
  7. SL #15 Stefan LoncarCM-R
  8. DC #8 Driton CamajLM
  9. MB #14 Miloš BrnovicRM
  10. AK #9 Andrej KosticCF-L
  11. VD #22 Viktor DjukanovicCF-R
Substitutes · 8 used

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