Rep. Of Ireland 2–1 Bulgaria

UEFA Nations League · Round Play-offs B/C · 23 March 2025 at 19:45 UTC · Aviva Stadium

Rep. Of Ireland 2–1HT 0–1 Bulgaria

Rep. Of Ireland played Bulgaria in the UEFA Nations League on 23 March 2025 at Aviva Stadium. The match finished 2–1.

Goals and cards

Line-ups

Rep. Of Ireland 4-4-2

  1. C. Kelleher
  2. M. Doherty
  3. N. Collins
  4. J. O'Brien
  5. R. Brady
  6. M. Johnston
  7. J. Cullen
  8. J. Knight
  9. F. Azaz
  10. E. Ferguson
  11. T. Parrott
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • A. Idah
  • R. Manning
  • M. Sykes
  • J. Dunne
  • J. Taylor
  • S. Armstrong
  • J. Abankwah
  • A. Moran
  • D. O'Shea
  • G. Bazunu
  • M. Travers
  • R. Vata
  • COACHES: H. Hallgrímsson

Bulgaria 5-4-1

  1. P. Iliev
  2. N. Minkov
  3. V. Antov
  4. S. Petrov
  5. A. Nedyalkov
  6. F. Nürnberger
  7. M. Petkov
  8. G. Milanov
  9. I. Gruev
  10. K. Despodov
  11. B. Kraev
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • V. Nikolov
  • R. Kirilov
  • F. Krastev
  • I. Iliev
  • S. Shopov
  • D. Sheytanov
  • S. Ivanov
  • A. Kraev
  • H. Petrov
  • V. Panayotov
  • I. Dyulgerov
  • K. Stoyanov
  • COACHES: I. Iliev

Match statistics

Rep. Of IrelandBulgaria
5Shots on goal2
5Shots off goal3
14Total shots7
4Blocked shots2
11Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box3
12Fouls12
5Corners5
2Offsides0
51%Possession49%
3Yellow cards3
1Saves2
490Total passes482
423Accurate passes413
86%Pass accuracy86%
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