Bulgaria vs Belarus, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Bulgaria

10': Ivelin Popov

FT
1 - 0

Belarus

90'+1': Aleksandr Hleb

Ivelin Popov goal helps Bulgaria defat Belarus

Ivelin Popov scored the only goal as Bulgaria clinched a 1-0 win against 10-man Belarus in their World Cup qualifier in Sofia.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
1': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Denis Laptev (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
6': Foul by Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus).
6': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Hand ball by Spas Delev (Bulgaria).
9': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
9': Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Goal! Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross.
13': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov.
13': Attempt missed. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jury Kendysh following a corner.
14': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Tonev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivelin Popov.
19': Attempt missed. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergei Politsevich.
20': Attempt missed. Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Spas Delev.
20': Hand ball by Aleksandar Tonev (Bulgaria).
21': Foul by Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus).
21': Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt blocked. Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aliaksandr Hleb.
24': Attempt missed. Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergei Politsevich.
29': Foul by Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov (Bulgaria).
29': Ivan Maevski (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt blocked. Sergei Politsevich (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Attempt missed. Sergei Politsevich (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
30': Attempt saved. Jury Kendysh (Belarus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
30': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Vladislav Stoyanov.
31': Attempt missed. Jury Kendysh (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aliaksandr Hleb following a corner.
32': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
32': Ivan Maevski (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
33': Hand ball by Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus).
35': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Egor Filipenko.
35': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
35': Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Substitution, Belarus. Igor Shitov replaces Aleksandr Martynovich because of an injury.
37': Foul by Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria).
37': Jury Kendysh (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Ivan Maevski (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikhail Gordeychuk with a cross.
39': Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Milanov tries a through ball, but Ivelin Popov is caught offside.
41': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Svetoslav Dyakov.
43': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
43': Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, Bulgaria. Strahil Popov tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
45': Offside, Bulgaria. Strahil Popov tries a through ball, but Spas Delev is caught offside.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Ivan Maevski (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikhail Gordeychuk.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0.
47': Foul by Jury Kendysh (Belarus).
47': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivelin Popov.
50': Aleksandar Tonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Igor Shitov (Belarus).
51': Foul by Igor Shitov (Belarus).
51': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Igor Shitov (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Georgi Milanov because of an injury.
53': Attempt saved. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
54': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Petar Zanev.
54': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov.
57': Attempt saved. Igor Shitov (Belarus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
57': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Vladislav Stoyanov.
57': Attempt missed. Sergei Politsevich (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pavel Nekhajchik with a cross following a corner.
60': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Simeon Slavchev.
60': Attempt blocked. Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Nekhajchik with a cross.
61': Substitution, Belarus. Pavel Savitskiy replaces Pavel Nekhajchik.
66': Substitution, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov replaces Aleksandar Tonev.
67': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
67': Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Attempt missed. Jury Kendysh (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
70': Foul by Jury Kendysh (Belarus).
70': Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
72': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
73': Foul by Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus).
73': Strahil Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Belarus. Sergei Kornilenko replaces Ivan Maevski.
75': Substitution, Bulgaria. Preslav Yordanov replaces Ivelin Popov.
76': Attempt missed. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Simeon Slavchev with a cross.
78': Foul by Sergei Kornilenko (Belarus).
78': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Jury Kendysh (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
82': Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
82': Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Pavel Savitskiy (Belarus).
83': Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
84': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
86': Attempt missed. Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
87': Foul by Petar Zanev (Bulgaria).
87': Pavel Savitskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt saved. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
88': Mikhail Gordeychuk (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Simeon Slavchev (Bulgaria).
90'+1': Foul by Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus).
90'+1': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Second yellow card to Aliaksandr Hleb (Belarus) for a bad foul.
90'+3': Offside, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov tries a through ball, but Strahil Popov is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Svetoslav Dyakov (Bulgaria).
90'+3': Jury Kendysh (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Petar Zanev.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Egor Filipenko (Belarus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergei Politsevich with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Offside, Belarus. Egor Filipenko tries a through ball, but Sergei Kornilenko is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0.
0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0.
90'+3': Yuri Kendysh (Belarus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Petar Zanev.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Egor Filipenko (Belarus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergei Palitsevich with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Offside, Belarus. Egor Filipenko tries a through ball, but Sergei Kornilenko is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, Belarus 0.

Statistics

BLR		BUL
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	1
5	Saves	2
62.1	Possession	37.9
16	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
362	Accurate Passes	181
485	Passes	296
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.2
86	Long Balls	82
45	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	13
17	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	19
12	Effective Clearances	23
12	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 1,994

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Serbia	8	+9	20
2	Portugal	8	+11	17
3	Republic of Ireland	8	+3	9
4	Luxembourg	8	-10	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
23	Vladislav Stojanov (GK)
14	Vasil Bozhikov
3	Aleksandar Aleksandrov
4	Petar Zanev
2	Strahil Popov
6	Simeon Slavchev
21	Svetoslav Dyakov
20	Aleksandar Tonev
17	Georgi Milanov
7	Spas Delev
10	Ivelin Popov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Nikolay Dimitrov, Radoslav Kirilov, Atanas Zehirov, Preslav Yordanov, Bozhidar Kraev, Todor Nedelev, Ivaylo Chochev, Bozhidar Chorbadjiiski, Nikolay Mihaylov, Daniel Zlatkov, Anton Nedyalkov, Georgi Kitanov.

Belarus (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Andrey Gorbunov (GK)
21	Yegor Filipenko
3	Alyaksandr Martynovich
5	Dzyanis Palyakow
6	Syarhey Palitsevich
14	Yuri Kendysh
18	Ivan Maevski
10	Aleksandr Hleb
23	Denis Laptev
13	Pavel Nekhajchik
11	Mikhail Gordeychuk

Belarus Substitutes:

Igor Shitov, Maksim Valadzko, Yevgeniy Klopotskiy, Mikalay Signevich, Sergey Chernik, Alyaksandr Hutar, Nikita Korzun, Sergei Kornilenko, Roman Begunov, Aleksey Rios, Syarhey Kislyak, Pavel Savitski.

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