2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
- Todor Nedelev - 53', 63'
- Conor Washington - 35'
Match Formations
- Karadzhov23
- Velkovski21
- Hristov3
- Hristov5
- Turitsov2
- Tsonev14
- Chochev18
- Tsonev4
- Nedelev8
- Despodov11
- Iliev19
Game Information
Vasil Levski National Stadium
2:45 PM, October 12, 2021Coverage: ESPN+
Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 822
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Bulgaria 2, Northern Ireland 1. |
90'+5' Second Half ends, Bulgaria 2, Northern Ireland 1. |
90'+5' Offside, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev tries a through ball, but Dominik Yankov is caught offside. |
90'+3' Substitution, Bulgaria. Vasil Bozhikov replaces Kiril Despodov. |
90'+2' Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaloyan Krastev. |
90' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ilian Iliev. |
90' Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Jones. |
89' Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
89' Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland). |
88' Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card. |
88' Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card. |
87' Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
87' Foul by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland). |
87' Attempt blocked. Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
86' Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
86' Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria). |
85' Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick. |
84' Foul by Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria). |
84' Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
83' Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
83' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Niall McGinn. |
82' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Danny Ballard. |
82' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Conor Washington. |
80' Substitution, Bulgaria. Kaloyan Krastev replaces Atanas Iliev. |
76' Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
76' Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria). |
76' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Petko Hristov. |
75' Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thompson. |
75' Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
75' Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria). |
73' Substitution, Bulgaria. Dominik Yankov replaces Todor Nedelev. |
73' Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Malinov replaces Borislav Tsonev. |
72' Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland). |
72' Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
71' Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
71' Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria). |
71' Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
71' Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria). |
70' Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria). |
70' Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
69' Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card. |
69' Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
69' Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland). |
67' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Jones replaces Conor Bradley. |
67' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas replaces Josh Magennis. |
67' Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria). |
67' Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
66' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Conor Bradley. |
65' Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Atanas Iliev. |
63' Goal! Bulgaria 2, Northern Ireland 1. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev. |
62' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Tom Flanagan. |
62' Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland). |
62' Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
60' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Jordan Thompson. |
60' Attempt blocked. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev. |
58' Attempt blocked. Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todor Nedelev. |
56' Attempt saved. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. |
53' Goal! Bulgaria 1, Northern Ireland 1. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. |
52' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Tom Flanagan. |
51' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Tom Flanagan. |
50' Foul by Petko Hristov (Bulgaria). |
50' Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
48' Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria). |
48' Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
48' Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
48' Foul by Andrea Hristov (Bulgaria). |
47' Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Magennis. |
45' Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Radoslav Tsonev. |
45' Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Northern Ireland 1. |
45'+3' First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Northern Ireland 1. |
45'+2' Hand ball by Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria). |
43' Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland). |
43' Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
41' Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
41' Foul by Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria). |
39' Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria). |
39' Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
39' Radoslav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
39' Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland). |
37' VAR Decision: Goal Bulgaria 0-1 Northern Ireland (Conor Washington). |
35' Goal! Bulgaria 0, Northern Ireland 1. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review. |
35' Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross. |
32' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Jordan Thompson. |
31' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Craig Cathcart. |
29' Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland). |
29' Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
28' Offside, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside. |
27' Offside, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis tries a through ball, but Conor Bradley is caught offside. |
27' Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a headed pass. |
26' Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. |
25' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Andrea Hristov. |
22' Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland). |
22' Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
22' Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. |
21' Offside, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside. |
21' Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Ferguson. |
20' Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
20' Foul by Radoslav Tsonev (Bulgaria). |
19' Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
19' Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland). |
17' Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. |
17' Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner. |
17' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ivan Karadzhov. |
17' Attempt saved. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross. |
15' Attempt missed. Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a corner. |
15' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Patrick McNair. |
14' Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Craig Cathcart. |
14' Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
14' Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland). |
10' Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Petko Hristov. |
9' Radoslav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
9' Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland). |
7' Offside, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Conor Bradley is caught offside. |
7' Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. |
4' Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
4' Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria). |
4' Attempt missed. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick. |
3' Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
3' Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland). |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 18 |
Italy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +11 | 16 |
Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 3 |