Rep. Of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria — UEFA Nations League, 23 Mar 2025
Rep. Of Ireland beat Bulgaria 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League Play-offs B/C on 23 March 2025 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Valentin Antov, E. Ferguson, Adam Idah got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Rep. Of Ireland have won 1 and Bulgaria 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Aviva Stadium · Dublin·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-130'
- 32'Foul
- 40'Foul
- 44'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 60'out: V. Nikolov
- 1-163'assist: Finn Azaz
- 65'
- 66'out: Ryan Manning
- 66'
- 74'
- 75'
- 75'out: F. Krastev
- 82'
- 84'Argument
- 2-184'
- 89'
- 89'
- 90+2'Argument
- 90+2'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Rep. Of Ireland
- 7.5Robbie BradyD
- 7.5Finn AzazM
- 7.5Adam IdahF
- 7.3Troy ParrottF
- 7.3Evan FergusonF
- 7.2Matthew DohertyD
- 7.2Jake O'BrienD
- 6.9Josh CullenM
- 6.9Mark SykesM
- 6.9James DunneD
- 6.7Caoimhín KelleherG
- 6.7Jack TaylorM
- 6.6Ryan ManningD
- 6.6Nathan CollinsD
- 6.5Michael JohnstonM
- 6.5Jason KnightM
Bulgaria
- 7.3Valentin AntovD
- 7.2Anton NedyalkovD
- 6.9Ilia GruevM
- 6.9Georgi MilanovM
- 6.9Marin PetkovM
- 6.7Plamen IlievG
- 6.7Nikolay MinkovD
- 6.7Filip KrastevM
- 6.7Radoslav KirilovF
- 6.7Kiril DespodovM
- 6.6Ilian IlievM
- 6.6Simeon PetrovD
- 6.6Fabian NürnbergerD
- 6.3Vladimir NikolovF
- 6.3Stanislav ShopovM
- 6.2Bozhidar KraevF
Line-ups
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 4Dara O'SheaD
- 18J. Taylor82'M6.7
- 23Mark TraversG
- 3Ryan Manning66'D6.6
- 12James Dunne74'D6.9
- 13Mark Sykes66'M6.9
- 16G. BazunuG
- 10Adam Idah84'65'F7.5
- 17Andrew MoranM
- 19Sinclair ArmstrongF
- 20James AbankwahD
- 14Rocco VataF
Substitutes
- 19S. IvanovF
- 13S. Shopov89'M6.3
- 1Ivan DyulgerovG
- 18V. PanayotovM
- 20F. Krastev75'M6.7
- 7R. Kirilov75'F6.7
- 9V. Nikolov60'F6.3
- 22I. Iliev89'M6.6
- 8Andrian KraevM
- 3Hristiyan PetrovD
- 12Dimitar SheytanovG
- 21K. StoyanovM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
14Total shots7
5Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
4Blocked shots2
5Corners5
2Offsides0
12Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
490Total passes482
423Accurate passes413
86%Pass accuracy86%
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Brady | 66 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Finn Azaz | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Adam Idah | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Troy Parrott | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Evan Ferguson | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Matthew Doherty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jake O'Brien | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Josh Cullen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mark Sykes | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| James Dunne | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Caoimhín Kelleher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jack Taylor | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ryan Manning | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Nathan Collins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Johnston | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jason Knight | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Bulgaria
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Antov | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Anton Nedyalkov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ilia Gruev | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Georgi Milanov | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marin Petkov | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Plamen Iliev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nikolay Minkov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Filip Krastev | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Radoslav Kirilov | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kiril Despodov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ilian Iliev | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Simeon Petrov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Fabian Nürnberger | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Vladimir Nikolov | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stanislav Shopov | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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