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    2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Relegation Playoffs
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    Bulgaria

    1
    Rep Ireland
    Republic of Ireland

    Republic of Ireland

    2Winner Icon Republic of Ireland
    • Marin Petkov - 6'
    • Finn Azaz - 21'
    • Matt Doherty - 42'
    1st Leg
    • Summary
    • Commentary
    • Statistics
    • Line-Ups
    Bulgaria4-4-2
    • 1
      Mitov
    • 19
      Nürnberger
    • 5
      Petkov
    • 3
      Atanasov
    • 14
      Nedyalkov
    • 11
      Despodov
    • 4
      Gruev
    • 8
      Kraev
    • 16
      Petkov
    • 21
      Petkov
    • 20
      Yavorov Krastev
    No.Name
    1Dimitar Mitov
    23Plamen Iliev
    5Alex Petkov
    3Zhivko Atanasov
    19Fabian Nürnberger
    17Nikolay Minkov Minkov
    14Anton Nedyalkov
    4Ilia Gruev
    8Andrian Kraev
    9Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov
    11Kiril Despodov
    16Marin Petkov
    21Lukas Petkov
    10Bozhidar Kraev
    20Filip Yavorov Krastev
    22Ilian Iliev
    Substitutes
    6Valentin Antov
    7Radoslav Kirilov
    15Simeon Petrov
    12Dimitar Sheytanov
    13Stanislav Shopov
    18Vasil Panayotov
    Republic of Ireland4-4-2
    • 1
      Kelleher
    • 11
      Brady
    • 4
      O'Shea
    • 22
      Collins
    • 2
      Doherty
    • 3
      Manning
    • 6
      Cullen
    • 8
      Knight
    • 21
      Johnston
    • 15
      Parrott
    • 7
      Azaz
    No.Name
    1Caoimhín Kelleher
    4Dara O'Shea
    22Nathan Collins
    11Robbie Brady
    2Matt Doherty
    6Josh Cullen
    8Jason Knight
    14Rocco Vata
    3Ryan Manning
    5Jake O'Brien
    21Michael Johnston
    13Mark Sykes
    15Troy Parrott
    9Evan Ferguson
    7Finn Azaz
    18Jack Taylor
    Substitutes
    23Mark Travers
    20James Abankwah
    17Andy Moran
    10Adam Idah
    16Gavin Bazunu
    19Sinclair Armstrong
    12Jimmy Dunne

    Game Information

    Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
    3:45 PM, March 20, 2025
    Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    Line: IRL -0.5
    Over/Under: 1.5
    Attendance: 7,835
    • Referees:
    • Benoit Bastien

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