
Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland, 2010 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2010
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAAbout
Bulgaria are hosting Republic of Ireland
at Vassil Levski Stadion, , , starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Game on!
- 1': Stephen Hunt commits a foul on Zhivko Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 1': Zhivko Milanov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 1': Throw-in: Stephen Hunt takes it (Attacking)
- 2': Stephen Hunt commits a foul on Dimitar Berbatov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 2': Zhivko Milanov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 2': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Defending)
- 3': Throw-in: Damien Duff takes it (Attacking)
- 4': Caleb Folan commits a foul on Zhivko Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 4': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 5': Offside called on Valeri Bojinov
- 6': Shay Given takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 6': Damien Duff crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 6': Stephen Hunt hits a good header. Outcome: save
- 6': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov makes a good save (Catch)
- 7': Caleb Folan hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 7': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov makes a good save (Catch)
- 8': Throw-in: Martin Petrov takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Defending)
- 9': Offside called on Martin Petrov
- 9': Shay Given takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 10': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
- 10': Damien Duff takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot
- 10': Richard Dunne hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 11': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a long goal kick
- 11': Offside called on Robbie Keane
- 11': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 12': Offside called on Valeri Bojinov
- 12': Shay Given takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 12': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Attacking)
- 13': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 14': Dimitar Telkiyski takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 14': Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.
- 14': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 15': Zhivko Milanov commits a foul on Stephen Hunt resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 15': Stephen Hunt takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
- 15': Caleb Folan hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 16': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov makes a good save (Catch)
- 16': Stephen Hunt commits a foul on Zhivko Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 16': Zhivko Milanov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 16': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 19': Caleb Folan commits a foul on Radostin Kishishev resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 19': Stanislav Angelov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 19': Dimitar Berbatov hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 20': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 21': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)
- 21': Damien Duff takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: foul
- 21': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Zhivko Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 22': Iliyan Stoyanov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 22': Radostin Kishishev commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 22': Damien Duff takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
- 23': Damien Duff crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 23': Richard Dunne crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 23': Iliyan Stoyanov clears the ball from danger.
- 23': Stanislav Angelov commits a foul on Stephen Hunt resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 23': Stephen Hunt takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 24': Stephen Hunt crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 24': Richard Dunne hits a good header. Outcome: goal
- 24': Goal!! Richard Dunne hits a very good header high through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Ireland now leads 1 - 0
- 25': That last goal was assisted by Stephen Hunt (Cross from Left Wing)
- 25': Martin Petrov hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 25': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 26': Martin Petrov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 26': Damien Duff takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
- 26': Stephen Hunt hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 26': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a long goal kick
- 27': Zhivko Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 27': Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.
- 28': Stanislav Angelov commits a foul on Keith Andrews resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 28': Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 28': Caleb Folan commits a foul on Iliyan Stoyanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 28': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 29': Dimitar Telkiyski drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 29': Goal!! Dimitar Telkiyski hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
- 30': That last goal was assisted by Iliyan Stoyanov (Pass from Own Half)
- 33': Offside called on Robbie Keane
- 33': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 35': Richard Dunne commits a foul on Valeri Bojinov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 35': Dimitar Telkiyski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 37': Throw-in: Dimitar Telkiyski takes it (Attacking)
- 37': Valeri Bojinov hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 37': Richard Dunne blocks the shot
- 37': Martin Petrov takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 38': Martin Petrov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
- 38': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 39': Zhivko Milanov commits a foul on Stephen Hunt resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 39': Zhivko Milanov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 40': Kevin Kilbane takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 40': Martin Petrov commits a foul on John O'Shea resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 40': Richard Dunne takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 41': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Attacking)
- 42': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
- 43': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Defending)
- 44': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)
- 45': Kevin Kilbane commits a foul on Dimitar Telkiyski resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 45': Dimitar Telkiyski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
- 45': Martin Petrov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 45': Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45'+1': Radostin Kishishev drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 45'+1': Shay Given makes a good save (Catch)
- 45'+1': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)
- 45': The second half is under way
- 50': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 51': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)
- 51': Stanislav Angelov commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 52': Kevin Kilbane takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 53': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
- 53': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a long goal kick
- 54': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
- 54': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 56': Zhivko Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 56': Martin Petrov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 56': Stephen Hunt clears the ball from danger.
- 56': Dimitar Telkiyski is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 56': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
- 58': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)
- 58': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)
- 58': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Attacking)
- 59': Martin Petrov hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 59': Bulgaria makes a sub: Dimitar Makriev enters for Valeri Bojinov. Reason: Tactical
- 60': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 61': Robbie Keane commits a foul on Martin Petrov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 61': Bulgaria makes a sub: Blagoy Georgiev enters for Martin Petrov. Reason: Injury
- 61': Stiliyan Petrov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 62': Stiliyan Petrov crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
- 62': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 63': Blagoy Georgiev crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 63': Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.
- 63': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 64': Stephen Hunt commits a foul on Igor Tomasic resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 64': Dimitar Telkiyski takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 64': Dimitar Berbatov crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
- 64': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 65': Offside called on Robbie Keane
- 65': Iliyan Stoyanov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 66': Damien Duff commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 67': Blagoy Georgiev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 67': Blagoy Georgiev curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
- 68': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Defending)
- 69': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
- 69': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a long goal kick
- 70': Iliyan Stoyanov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 71': Ireland makes a sub: Aiden McGeady enters for Stephen Hunt. Reason: Tactical
- 71': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 71': Offside called on Dimitar Makriev
- 71': John O'Shea takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 72': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)
- 73': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Attacking)
- 73': Iliyan Stoyanov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 74': Ireland makes a sub: Leon Best enters for Robbie Keane. Reason: Tactical
- 74': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 74': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Defending)
- 75': Blagoy Georgiev commits a foul on Damien Duff resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 75': John O'Shea takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 75': John O'Shea crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 75': Zhivko Milanov clears the ball from danger.
- 76': Handball called on Glenn Whelan
- 76': Glenn Whelan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 76': Blagoy Georgiev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
- 77': Blagoy Georgiev drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
- 77': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Attacking)
- 77': Iliyan Stoyanov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 77': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 77': Blagoy Georgiev commits a foul on Aiden McGeady resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 78': Kevin Kilbane takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 78': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a short goal kick
- 78': Throw-in: John O'Shea takes it (Defending)
- 79': Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on John O'Shea resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 79': Shay Given takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 79': Throw-in: Damien Duff takes it (Attacking)
- 80': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a short goal kick
- 81': Bulgaria makes a sub: Velizar Dimitrov enters for Dimitar Telkiyski. Reason: Tactical
- 82': Ireland makes a sub: Stephen Kelly enters for John O'Shea. Reason: Injury
- 82': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Attacking)
- 82': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Attacking)
- 84': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Attacking)
- 84': Throw-in: Blagoy Georgiev takes it (Attacking)
- 86': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Attacking)
- 86': Throw-in: Zhivko Milanov takes it (Attacking)
- 86': Zhivko Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 86': Shay Given makes a good save (Catch)
- 87': Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on Glenn Whelan resulting on a free kick for Ireland
- 87': Shay Given takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 89': Throw-in: Stiliyan Petrov takes it (Attacking)
- 89': Shay Given takes a long goal kick
- 90': Throw-in: Kevin Kilbane takes it (Attacking)
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
- 90'+1': Aiden McGeady drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 90'+1': Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov takes a short goal kick
- 90'+1': Aiden McGeady commits a foul on Velizar Dimitrov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
- 90'+1': Blagoy Georgiev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 90'+2': Blagoy Georgiev crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+2': Richard Dunne clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+2': Throw-in: Radostin Kishishev takes it (Attacking)
- 90'+2': Zhivko Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+2': Damien Duff clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+2': Throw-in: Stephen Kelly takes it (Attacking)
- 90'+3': Velizar Dimitrov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+3': Stephen Kelly clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+3': Radostin Kishishev crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+3': Kevin Kilbane clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+4': Throw-in: Iliyan Stoyanov takes it (Defending)
- 90'+4': Blagoy Georgiev takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
- 90'+5': Caleb Folan clears the ball from danger.
Statistics
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BUL![]() |
|
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13 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
48 | Possession | 52 |
6 | SHOTS | 10 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
5 | Crosses | 11 |
0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
10 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Vassil Levski Stadion
Location: ,
Attendance: 42,000
Venue: Vassil Levski Stadion
Location: ,
Attendance: 42,000
WCQ - UEFA Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Bulgaria
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dimitar Ivanov Ivankov (GK) |
16 | Zhivko Milanov ![]() |
3 | Iliyan Stoyanov |
4 | Igor Tomasic |
2 | Radostin Kishishev |
6 | Stanislav Angelov |
10 | Stilian Petrov |
18 | Dimitar Telkiyski |
9 | Dimitar Berbatov |
17 | Martin Petrov |
8 | Valeri Bojinov |
Republic of Ireland
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Shay Given (GK) |
4 | John O'Shea |
2 | Sean St. Ledger |
5 | Richard Dunne |
3 | Kevin Kilbane |
7 | Damien Duff |
6 | Glenn Whelan ![]() |
8 | Keith Andrews |
11 | Stephen Hunt |
10 | Robbie Keane |
9 | Caleb Folan |
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