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UEFA Nations League Play-off – Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Bulgaria

Sunday 23rd March 2025

  • 2Republic of Ireland

    Evan Ferguson (63')
    Adam Idah (85')

  • 1Bulgaria

    Kiril Despodov (30')

  • Aggregate: 4-2
  • UEFA Nations League Play-off
    Attendance: 40,156
    Kick-off: 7.45pm
    Referee: Halil Umut Meler
    Venue: Aviva Stadium

Match Information

  • Full-time: Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria
  • Half-time: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Bulgaria
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  • 30'Kiril Despodov scores
  • 33'Simeon Petrov cautioned
  • 40'Michael Johnston cautioned
  • 45'Jason Knight cautioned
  • 60'Vladimir Nikolov replaced Karev Bozhidar Boykov
  • 63'Evan Ferguson scores
  • 66'Adam Idah replaced Michael Johnston
  • 66'Mark Sykes replaced Troy Parrott
  • 66'Ryan Manning replaced Robbie Brady
  • 74'Jimmy Dunne replaced Evan Ferguson
  • 75'Filip Krastev replaced Georgi Milanov
  • 75'Radoslav Kirilov replaced Marin Petkov
  • 82'Jack Taylor replaced Jason Knight
  • 84'Ilia Gruev cautioned
  • 85'Adam Idah scores
  • 90'Ilian Iliev replaced Fabian Nürnberger
  • 90'Stanislav Shopov replaced Ilia Gruev
  • 90+2'Nathan Collins cautioned
  • 90+3'Vladimir Nikolov cautioned

Match Statistics

489Passes attempted482
424Passes completed413
87%Pass accuracy86%
51%Possession49%
5Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
4Shots blocked2
11Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box3
14Total shots7
5Corner kicks5
12Fouls conceded12
1Goalkeeper saves2
2Offsides0
3Yellow cards3

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