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27/01/2038, Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, Live on National TV
World Cup Qual, G8
Bulgaria Vs Iceland

Bulgaria play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Shovkov (GK) , G Serebrov (CB) , E Shnurov (CB) , R Lysenkov (CB) , N Rostov (RB) , A Lobankov (LB) , A Shovkov (CDM) , A Ozdes (CAM) , H Kabankov (RM) , B Kirilov (LM) , V Gruev (ST) And the subs are: G Topalov (CB) , E Zukankov (CB) , Y Korolov (CM) , A Vasilenkov (CM) , V Gonul (ST)

Iceland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: H Thygesen (GK) , H Thornes (CB) , O Froiland (CB) , R Lovig (CB) , G Bergan (RB) , L Sahlberg (LB) , F Enstad (CDM) , U Oien (CAM) , O Minge (RM) , T Holte (LM) , O Kolberg (ST) And the subs are: H Mong (CB) , R Rudi (CB) , T Christoffersen (CM) , O Isberg (CM) , R Dullum (ST)
Welcome to Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria where Bulgaria will face Iceland.  This is a group stage match of the World Cup Qual.  The attendance is 33917.

1' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Freyr Enstad passes a long ball to Ulfred Oien.  Ulfred Oien attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Desislav Shovkov!  

10' - Desislav Shovkov finds Apostol á Lobankov with a short pass.  Apostol á Lobankov passes a long ball to Haralambi á Kabankov.  Haralambi á Kabankov spots a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

14' - Freyr Enstad passes a long ball to Haldor Thornes.  Haralambi á Kabankov successfully tackles Haldor Thornes and the ball goes loose.  Haldor Thornes spots a run from Oscar Kolberg.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Oscar Kolberg has strayed offside!  

17' - Nikola á Rostov finds Grozdan á Serebrov with a short pass.  Grozdan á Serebrov spots a run from Ayberk Ozdes.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ayberk Ozdes is able to take the ball.  Ayberk Ozdes hits a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Leif Sahlberg gets to the ball first and clears.

18' - Turpin Holte spots a run from Ulfred Oien.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Ulfred Oien is caught offside!  

22' - Nikola á Rostov plays a long pass to Anastas á Shovkov.  Anastas á Shovkov looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is tipped around the post by Hume Thygesen!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Bulgaria.  Nikola á Rostov will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, finding Ventseslav á Gruev.  Ventseslav á Gruev flicks a header towards the top corner...but the shot is parried by Hume Thygesen!  Ayberk Ozdes gets to the ball first...Ayberk Ozdes looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Ayberk Ozdes scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Bulgaria player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

23' - Iceland kick the ball off for the restart.  

26' - Freyr Enstad passes the ball to Haldor Thornes.  Haldor Thornes passes to Oddvar Froiland.  Haralambi á Kabankov dispossesses Oddvar Froiland and the ball goes loose.  Freyr Enstad plays a short pass to Ragnar Lovig.  Ragnar Lovig spots a run from Oscar Kolberg.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Oscar Kolberg is able to take the ball.  Oscar Kolberg hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Oscar Kolberg for Iceland!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

27' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

30' - Anastas á Shovkov passes to Ayberk Ozdes.  Ayberk Ozdes passes the ball to Rumen á Lysenkov.  Ulfred Oien successfully tackles Rumen á Lysenkov and takes the ball.  Ulfred Oien tries to use ball skills to beat Apostol á Lobankov, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

31' - Ulfred Oien tries to use ball skills to beat Grozdan á Serebrov, but is brought down illegally.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Grozdan á Serebrov.That will be a freekick for Iceland.  

32' - Freyr Enstad will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but Desislav Shovkov manages to catch the ball.  

34' - Desislav Shovkov plays a short pass to Ayberk Ozdes.  Ayberk Ozdes brings the ball forward, outpacing Turpin Holte.  

34' - Ayberk Ozdes spots a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

43' - Anastas á Shovkov plays a long ball to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov whips in a cross and finds Haralambi á Kabankov.  Haralambi á Kabankov flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...and Haralambi á Kabankov scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Bulgaria player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

44' - Iceland kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Iceland kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Nikola á Rostov tries to beat Ragnar Lovig using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Nikola á Rostov runs with the ball!  

49' - Nikola á Rostov sees a run from Bojidar á Kirilov.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bojidar á Kirilov is able to control the ball.  Bojidar á Kirilov hits the ball towards goal...but Hume Thygesen manages to stop the shot!  

55' - Rumen á Lysenkov sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ventseslav á Gruev takes the ball.  Ventseslav á Gruev attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but Hume Thygesen manages to stop the shot!  

58' - Hume Thygesen passes a long ball to Haldor Thornes.  Haldor Thornes sees Oscar Kolberg making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Oscar Kolberg runs on to the ball.  Oscar Kolberg looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Desislav Shovkov!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Iceland.  Oscar Minge gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Ulfred Oien.  Ulfred Oien powers a header towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

60' - Desislav Shovkov sees Haralambi á Kabankov making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Haralambi á Kabankov takes the ball.  Haralambi á Kabankov tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

65' - Emil á Shnurov plays a long ball to Anastas á Shovkov.  Anastas á Shovkov sees a run from Bojidar á Kirilov.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Emil á Shnurov is going to be taken off.  Gavril á Topalov is going to be brought on.  

70' - Ayberk Ozdes sees a run from Bojidar á Kirilov.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Bojidar á Kirilov runs on to the ball.  Bojidar á Kirilov tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Hume Thygesen!  

74' - Hume Thygesen finds Oddvar Froiland with a long pass.  Oddvar Froiland passes to Ulfred Oien.  Ulfred Oien whips in a cross, and manages to find Freyr Enstad.  Freyr Enstad heads the ball towards the top corner...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Anastas á Shovkov is going to be taken off.  Apostol á Vasilenkov is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rumen á Lysenkov will come off.  Emil á Zukankov is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Oddvar Froiland is going to be taken off.  Ronald Rudi is going to be brought on.  

80' - Ayberk Ozdes tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

81' - Hume Thygesen sees a run from Ulfred Oien.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Ulfred Oien has strayed offside!  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Oscar Minge is going to be taken off.  Oscar Isberg is going to be brought on.  

85' - Apostol á Vasilenkov finds Ayberk Ozdes with a long pass.  Freyr Enstad successfully tackles Ayberk Ozdes and gains possession for his team.  Freyr Enstad sees Oscar Kolberg making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Oscar Kolberg is able to control the ball.  Oscar Kolberg attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

91' - Desislav Shovkov passes a long ball to Emil á Zukankov.  Emil á Zukankov passes to Ventseslav á Gruev.  Ventseslav á Gruev sees Ayberk Ozdes making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ayberk Ozdes takes the ball.  Ayberk Ozdes hits the ball towards goal...but Hume Thygesen stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Bojidar á Kirilov is first to the ball...Bojidar á Kirilov looks to place the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Bulgaria 2 - 1 Iceland.