Republic of Ireland vs Bulgaria, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Republic of Ireland are hosting Bulgaria at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cicinho.
2': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
2': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
6': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
8': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland).
11': Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
13': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristiyan Malinov.
19': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
21': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
21': Foul by Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland).
21': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
22': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
26': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt saved. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
28': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
28': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Cicinho (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
29': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
31': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
34': Attempt blocked. Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitar Iliev.
34': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
35': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ronan Curtis.
35': Attempt missed. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Spas Delev with a cross following a corner.
36': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
36': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
36': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Daryl Horgan with a cross.
43': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
45': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
45': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
46': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
47': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
47': Hand ball by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
47': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
47': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
50': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. James Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
55': Attempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Knight.
57': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
57': Offside, Bulgaria. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov tries a through ball, but Galin Ivanov is caught offside.
59': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
59': Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
60': Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren replaces Galin Ivanov.
60': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Vasilev replaces Cicinho.
61': Substitution, Bulgaria. Svetoslav Kovachev replaces Spas Delev.
65': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
65': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svetoslav Kovachev.
66': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kevin Long.
66': Attempt blocked. Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
66': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
67': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Birsent Karagaren with a cross following a corner.
67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Josh Cullen replaces Daryl Horgan.
68': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
68': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
70': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
70': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
72': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt blocked. Dimitar Iliev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Tsvetkov.
73': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
73': Foul by Svetoslav Kovachev (Bulgaria).
73': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria).
75': James Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Birsent Karagaren (Bulgaria).
76': Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgaria).
77': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jack Byrne replaces Robbie Brady because of an injury.
79': Foul by James Collins (Republic of Ireland).
79': Georgi Angelov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
79': Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
80': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.
81': Substitution, Bulgaria. Denislav Aleksandrov replaces Dimitar Iliev.
85': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Kevin Long tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sean Maguire replaces James Collins.
86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Ronan Curtis.
86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Cyrus Christie replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
88': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kristian Traychev Dimitrov.
88': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Byrne with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Svetoslav Kovachev.
90'+3': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Josh Cullen tries a through ball, but Troy Parrott is caught offside.
90'+4': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kevin Long.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.
0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Bulgaria 0.

Statistics

BUL		IRL
25	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	1
42	Possession	58
11	SHOTS	7
1	ON GOAL	0
0.1	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
258	Accurate Passes	400
368	Passes	506
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	67
17	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
6	Effective Tackles	16
11	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	12
16	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,

UEFA Nations League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wales	6	+5	12
2	Turkey	6	+3	11
3	Iceland	6	-3	7
4	Montenegro	6	-5	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Republic of Ireland (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Darren Randolph (GK)
15	Kevin Long
4	Shane Duffy
3	Ryan Manning
20	Dara O'Shea
10	Robbie Brady
6	Conor Hourihane
17	Jason Knight
9	James Collins
8	Daryl Horgan
11	Ronan Curtis

Republic of Ireland Substitutes:

Darragh Lenihan, Jack Byrne, Graham Burke, Troy Parrott, Jack Taylor, Cyrus Christie, Sean Maguire, Ciaran Clark, Mark Travers, Aaron McEneff, Caoimhín Kelleher, Josh Cullen.

Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Martin Lukov (GK)
3	Georgi Angelov
5	Kristian Dimitrov
6	Cicinho
2	Strahil Popov
20	Dimitar Iliev
22	Aleksandar Tsvetkov
16	Kristiyan Malinov
10	Bozhidar Kraev
18	Galin Ivanov
9	Spas Delev

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Yanis Karabelyov, Ivan Karadzhov, Dominik Yankov, Svetoslav Kovachev, Aleksandar Vasilev, Serkan Yusein, Radoslav Terziev, Birsent Karageren, Denislav Aleksandrov.

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