BGR
IRLKO
Yellow CardIRL - Enda Stevens22'
HT
GoalBGR - Bozhidar Kraev56'
Substitution
0 - James McCarthy
0 - Robbie Brady70'- Substitution0 - Callum O'Dowda0 - Callum Robinson74'
- Substitution0 - Spas Delev0 - Birsent Karagaren76'
- Substitution0 - Adam Idah0 - Shane Long77'
- Substitution0 - Petar Zanev0 - Plamen Galabov79'
- Substitution0 - Todor Nedelev0 - Aleksandar Tsvetkov83'
- GoalIRL - Shane Duffy93'
FT
Bulgaria
Game Stats
Republic of Ireland
38%
Possession
62%
10
Shots
14
4
Shots (On goal)
3
1
Corners
5
2
Saves
3
15
Fouls
16
Lineups
0
Yanchev Georgiev
0
Strahil Popov
0
Kristian Traychev Di
0
Petar Zanev
0
Anton Nedyalkov
0
Kristiyan Malinov
0
Georgi Kostadinov
0
Spas Delev
0
Todor Nedelev
0
Galin Ivanov
0
Bozhidar Kraev
4-2-3-1
0
Darren Randolph
0
Matt Doherty
0
Shane Duffy
0
John Egan
0
Enda Stevens
0
Jeff Hendrick
0
James McCarthy
0
Conor Hourihane
0
Callum O'Dowda
0
Adam Idah
0
Aaron Connolly
4-3-3
Team Stats
Bulgaria
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Forwards | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Midfielders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 83' | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 76' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Defenders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 79' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Substitutes | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76'(Spas Delev) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79'(Petar Zanev) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83'(Todor Nedelev) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Republic of Ireland
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Forwards | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 77' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 74' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Midfielders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
93' | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Substitutes | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70'(James McCarthy) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 74'(Callum O'Dowda) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77'(Adam Idah) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Bulgaria
Game Stats
Republic of Ireland
38%
Possession
62%
10
Shots
14
4
Shots (On goal)
3
1
Corners
5
2
Saves
3
15
Fouls
16
Game Stream
- 90'+6'Bulgaria head to Wales for their next Nations League game in a few days' time, while Ireland host Finland. Kenny will be glad to have made a positive start as Ireland boss. Let's see how long that continues. That's all for now. Goodbye!
- 90'+6'Bulgaria and Ireland both get points on the board then in their first game in Group B4. Wales top the group after one game thanks to their 1-0 win away to Finland. Kieffer Moore is the man that got their goal.
- 90'+6'Bulgaria and Ireland share the spoils as Duffy salvages a draw for the visitors with an injury-time header. In truth, Ireland deserved at least a point from this as they were overall the more enterprising side. Bulgaria will regret not being able to see the victory out after Kraev gave them a second-half lead.
- 90'+6'FULL-TIME: BULGARIA 1-1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
- 90'+5'Ireland sense the three points may yet be here for the taking. Brady is overeager though and fouls Georgiev in his box. Bulgaria breathe a sigh of relief.
- 90'+3'Bulgaria will be disappointed at conceding late on so avoidably. The home side were pretty much home and dry until Popov gave Ireland that corner with some sloppy play. Brady has made them pay.
- 90'+3'GOAL! 1-1 IRELAND! Ireland's captain for the day Duffy steps up when his team need him most! Ireland win a corner down their left as Brady closes down Popov. Brady swings the corner in and Duffy meets it sweetly, powering a header into the bottom right corner!
- 90'+1'Robinson goes for broke with a left-footed attempt from the right edge of the box. It's high and wide though and Bulgaria have a few seconds to compose themselves.
- 90'Ireland have five minutes of stoppage time to salvage a point from this game. Can they rescue something from this?
- 88'It feels too late for Ireland to equalise now with Bulgaria looking steady. Karagaren wins a free-kick as he's fouled by Connolly.
- 90'+3'
Goal0 - Shane DuffyGoal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner. - 83'Substitution - In0 - Aleksandar TsvetkovSubstitution - Out0 - Todor NedelevBulgaria substitution. Nedelev, creator of their goal, makes way for Tsvetkov. He's been at the heart of everything good the home side have done today.
- 79'Substitution - In0 - Plamen GalabovSubstitution - Out0 - Petar ZanevBulgaria make that enforced change. Galabov makes his senior debut as he replaces the stricken Zanev.
- 77'Substitution - In0 - Shane LongSubstitution - Out0 - Adam IdahIdah's debut for Ireland is over. Their veteran striker Long replaces him up front.
- 76'Substitution - In0 - Birsent KaragarenSubstitution - Out0 - Spas DelevBulgaria substitution. Karagaren replaces Delev on the right wing.
- 74'Substitution - In0 - Callum RobinsonSubstitution - Out0 - Callum O'DowdaO'Dowda is next to head off. The Sheffield United forward Robinson comes on for him.
- 70'Substitution - In0 - Robbie BradySubstitution - Out0 - James McCarthyIreland substitution. McCarthy is first to make way for them. Brady comes on and Hourihane drops into defensive midfield.
- 56'Goal0 - Bozhidar KraevGoal! Bulgaria 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todor Nedelev with a through ball.
- 22'Yellow Card0 - Enda StevensStevens receives a yellow card. The Sheffield United left-back looks bemused. It's hard to see what he did wrong to Popov there.
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