N Ireland vs Bulgaria 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

15': Isaac Price
29': Isaac Price
32': Dimitar Mitov (OG)
81': Isaac Price
89': Josh Magennis

FT
5 - 0

Introduction

Northern Ireland are hosting Bulgaria at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Bulgaria 0. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dion Charles.
25': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Bulgaria 0. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brodie Spencer.
30': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
32': Own Goal by Dimitar Mitov, Bulgaria. Northern Ireland 3, Bulgaria 0.
38': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
41': Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Penalty missed! Still Northern Ireland 3, Bulgaria 0. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ciaron Brown replaces Eoin Toal because of an injury.
45'+4': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 3, Bulgaria 0.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Zdravko Dimitrov replaces Radoslav Kirilov.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Valentin Antov replaces Serkan Yusein.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid replaces Dion Charles.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Callum Marshall.
79': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Zhivko Atanasov because of an injury.
81': Goal! Northern Ireland 4, Bulgaria 0. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shea Charles.
85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Shea Charles.
85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brad Lyons replaces Isaac Price.
85': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Kiril Despodov.
85': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Minchev replaces Martin Minchev.
89': Goal! Northern Ireland 5, Bulgaria 0. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Smyth.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 5, Bulgaria 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Statistics

BUL		NIR
12	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	7
0	Saves	1
57.5	Possession	42.5
5	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
366	Accurate Passes	249
455	Passes	322
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	2
8	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.1
32	Long Balls	55
15	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	16
20	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	12
25	Effective Clearances	10
25	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Pierce Charles (GK)
17	Paddy McNair
4	Eoin Toal
5	Trai Hume
19	Shea Charles
16	Alistair McCann
20	Brodie Spencer
2	Conor Bradley
10	Dion Charles
8	Callum Marshall
14	Isaac Price

Substitutes:

Jamie Reid, Christy Pym, Lee Bonis, Paul Smyth, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Jordan Thompson, Ciaron Brown, Luke Southwood, George Saville, Josh Magennis, Brad Lyons, Jamal Lewis.

Bulgaria (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Dimitar Mitov (GK)
15	Simeon Petrov
3	Zhivko Atanasov
5	Hristiyan Petrov
2	Viktor Popov
7	Georgi Kostadinov
20	Serkan Yusein
14	Filip Yavorov Krastev
17	Martin Minchev
8	Radoslav Kirilov
11	Kiril Despodov

Substitutes:

Ilian Iliev, Ivaylo Chochev, Ivan Turitsov, Ivan Minchev, Stanislav Ivanov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Vasil Panayotov, Valentin Antov, Angel Lyaskov, Georgi Minchev.