UEFA Nations League

Belarus vs Bulgaria, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Belarus
    FT
    0 - 0
    Bulgaria
    • Red Card 73': Filip Yavorov Krastev

    About

    Belarus are hosting Bulgaria at ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 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.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
    • 5': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Fedor Lapoukhov.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
    • 7': Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
    • 11': Foul by Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 11': Zhivko Atanasov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Hand ball by Kirill Kaplenko (Belarus).
    • 15': Foul by Zakhar Volkov (Belarus).
    • 15': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 17': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Fabian Nürnberger.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Dmitri Antilevskiy (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Evgeni Shikavka.
    • 20': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
    • 21': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Zhivko Atanasov.
    • 22': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kirill Kaplenko.
    • 25': Foul by Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria).
    • 25': Zakhar Volkov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
    • 29': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 29': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 30': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Zhivko Atanasov.
    • 30': Offside, Belarus. Evgeni Shikavka is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
    • 32': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Fedor Lapoukhov.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Nürnberger.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 35': Dmitri Antilevskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
    • 35': Dmitri Antilevskiy (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
    • 37': Foul by Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus).
    • 37': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria).
    • 38': Kirill Pechenin (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aleks Petkov.
    • 41': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Fedor Lapoukhov.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Dmitri Antilevskiy (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Zakhar Volkov (Belarus).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Belarus 0, Bulgaria 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belarus 0, Bulgaria 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 47': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kiril Despodov following a corner.
    • 48': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kirill Pechenin.
    • 53': Foul by Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 53': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
    • 56': Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Dmitri Antilevskiy (Belarus) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 58': Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
    • 64': Substitution, Belarus. Sergey Karpovich replaces Yuri Kovalev.
    • 64': Substitution, Belarus. Maksim Kireev replaces Dmitri Antilevskiy.
    • 64': Evgeni Shikavka (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria).
    • 66': Foul by Zakhar Volkov (Belarus).
    • 66': Radoslav Kirilov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Max Ebong (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zakhar Volkov.
    • 72': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus).
    • 72': Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
    • 73': Zakhar Volkov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Second yellow card to Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Maksim Kireev (Belarus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirill Kaplenko.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Evgeni Yablonskiy (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Max Ebong (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maksim Kireev.
    • 76': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
    • 77': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Minchev replaces Radoslav Kirilov.
    • 77': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Valentin Antov.
    • 77': Substitution, Belarus. Aleksandr Selyava replaces Evgeni Yablonskiy.
    • 78': Hand ball by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
    • 79': Foul by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
    • 79': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus).
    • 82': Foul by Pavel Zabelin (Belarus).
    • 82': Viktor Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ahmed Ahmedov replaces Aleksandar Kolev.
    • 83': Substitution, Belarus. Vladislav Klimovich replaces Max Ebong.
    • 83': Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Kiril Despodov.
    • 83': Substitution, Belarus. Trofim Melnichenko replaces Evgeni Shikavka.
    • 84': Ahmed Ahmedov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus).
    • 84': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Aleks Petkov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Minchev with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Foul by Trofim Melnichenko (Belarus).
    • 88': Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ivan Minchev (Bulgaria).
    • 89': Maksim Kireev (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Ivan Minchev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Zakhar Volkov (Belarus).
    • 90'+1': Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Ahmed Ahmedov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Pavel Zabelin (Belarus).
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Aleksandr Selyava (Belarus).
    • 90'+3': Offside, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Maksim Kireev (Belarus).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Belarus 0, Bulgaria 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Belarus 0, Bulgaria 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    1 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 8
    58.6 Possession 41.4
    17 SHOTS 8
    9 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    459 Accurate Passes 302
    537 Passes 385
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    28 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 57
    27 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 11
    6 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 9
    12 Effective Clearances 30
    12 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: ZTE Arena
    Location: Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
    Attendance: 1

    Line-Ups

    BLR Belarus (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Fedor Lapoukhov (GK)
    4 Alyaksandr Martynovich Yellow Card
    3 Pavel Zabielin
    20 Zakhar Volkov
    2 Kirill Pechenin
    15 Yuri Kovalev
    18 Kirill Kaplenko
    9 Max Ebong
    14 Evgeni Yablonski Yellow Card
    23 Dmitri Antilevski
    7 Yevgeniy Shikavka
    Belarus Substitutes:
    Pavel Pavlyuchenko, German Barkovskiy, Sergei Ignatovich, Maksim Kireev, Vladislav Klimovich, Aleksandr Selyava, Ivan Bakhar, Ilya Moskalenchik, Valeri Gromyko, Aleksandr Pavlovets, Sergei Karpovich, Trofim Melnichenko.

    BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
    5 Alex Petkov Yellow Card
    3 Zhivko Atanasov
    13 Fabian Nürnberger
    16 Viktor Popov
    20 Filip Yavorov Krastev Yellow Card
    4 Ilia Gruev
    6 Valentin Antov
    9 Aleksandar Kolev
    8 Radoslav Kirilov
    11 Kiril Despodov
    Bulgaria Substitutes:
    Vasil Panayotov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ertan Tombak, Simeon Petrov, Stanislav Ivanov, Georgi Minchev, Georgi Rusev, Angel Lyaskov, Martin Minchev, Ivan Dyulgerov, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Ivan Minchev.

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