Tanzania vs Bulgaria, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Tanzania

FT
0 - 1

Bulgaria

52': Kiril Despodov

About

Tanzania are hosting Bulgaria at Liv Bona Dea Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
31': Substitution, Tanzania. Kwesi Kawawa replaces Aishi Manula.
38': Feisal Salum (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Tanzania 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Second Half begins Tanzania 0, Bulgaria 0.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Aleksandar Kolev replaces Georgi Rusev.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Patrik-Gabriel Galchev replaces Yoan Stoyanov.
52': Goal! Tanzania 0, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
61': Substitution, Tanzania. Abdul Sopu replaces Tarryn Allarakhia.
61': Substitution, Tanzania. Charles M'Mombwa replaces Haji Mnoga.
61': Substitution, Tanzania. Clement Mzize replaces Kibu Denis.
61': Substitution, Tanzania. Lusajo Mwaikenda replaces Miano van den Bos.
74': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Kostadinov replaces Kiril Despodov.
74': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
75': Substitution, Tanzania. Mudathir Yahya replaces Himid Mao.
83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Zhivko Atanasov replaces Viktor Popov.
87': Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Martin Minchev.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Tanzania 0, Bulgaria 1.
0': Match ends, Tanzania 0, Bulgaria 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Liv Bona Dea Arena
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 154

Line-Ups

Tanzania (4-3-3)

No.	Name
18	Aishi Manula (GK)
4	Ibrahim Hamad
14	Bakari Mwamnyeto
15	Mohamed Hussein
10	Miano Van Den Bos
7	Himid Mao
20	Novatus Miroshi
2	Haji Mnoga
11	Denis Kibu
6	Feisal Salum
22	Tarryn Allarakhia

Tanzania Substitutes:

Kwesi Kawawa, Lusajo Mwaikenda, Charles M'Mombwa, Yahya Zaydi, Abuutwalib Mshary, Kennedy Juma, Abdul Sopu, Morice Abraham, Clement Mzize, Ben Starkie, Mudathiri Yahya, Twariq Yusuf.

Bulgaria (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Dimitar Mitov (GK)
6	Valentin Antov
5	Alex Petkov
13	Yoan Stoyanov
26	Viktor Popov
4	Ilia Gruev
20	Filip Yavorov Krastev
18	Ivaylo Chochev
11	Kiril Despodov
10	Georgi Rusev
25	Martin Minchev

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Lukas Petkov, Patrik-Gabriel Galchev, Ivan Dyulgerov, Georgi Minchev, Ilian Iliev, Georgi Kostadinov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Aleksandar Kolev, Zhivko Atanasov, Petko Hristov, Stanislav Ivanov, Svetoslav Kovachev.

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