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26/11/2036, Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, Live on National TV
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Bulgaria Vs Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Buchan (GK) , M Kavanah (CB) , M Doherty (CB) , G Kelly (CB) , P Cary (RB) , E Boyle (LB) , J Duffy (CDM) , D Shine (CAM) , J Provan (RM) , F McGee (LM) , M Molony (ST) And the subs are: I McCrory (CB) , R Hogan (CB) , L Seward (CM) , P Kelley (CM) , D MacKnight (ST)
Welcome to Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria where Bulgaria will face Northern Ireland.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 41117.

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

6' - Rumen á Lysenkov passes to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov passes to Rumen á Lysenkov.  Rumen á Lysenkov sees a run from Blagoy á Georghiev.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Blagoy á Georghiev takes the ball.  Blagoy á Georghiev attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

8' - Eoin Buchan spots a run from Dale Shine.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Dale Shine is able to control the ball.  Dale Shine looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Dale Shine for Northern Ireland!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

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

11' - Rumen á Lysenkov plays a short pass to Grozdan á Serebrov.  Grozdan á Serebrov plays a short pass to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and Apostol á Lobankov scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Bulgaria player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

12' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the restart.  

16' - Ethan Boyle passes to Paul Cary.  Paul Cary finds Fionn McGee with a short pass.  Fionn McGee finds Dale Shine with a long pass.  Anastas á Shovkov tackles Dale Shine and takes the ball.  Anastas á Shovkov plays a long pass to Rumen á Lysenkov.  Mark Doherty tackles Rumen á Lysenkov and gains possession for his team.  Mark Doherty sees Dale Shine making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dale Shine runs on to the ball.  Dale Shine hits the ball, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

17' - Desislav Shovkov spots a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ventseslav á Gruev is able to control the ball.  Ventseslav á Gruev attempts the cutback, but the keeper, Eoin Buchan, manages to get to the ball first!  

21' - Eoin Buchan passes the ball to Ethan Boyle.  Ethan Boyle finds Matthew Kavanah with a short pass.  Matthew Kavanah sees Dale Shine making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dale Shine runs on to the ball.  Dale Shine hits a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Northern Ireland.  Max Molony will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Blagoy á Georghiev takes possession.  

22' - Blagoy á Georghiev uses his pace to beat Josh Duffy.  

28' - Emil á Shnurov passes to Haralambi á Kabankov.  Haralambi á Kabankov attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and Haralambi á Kabankov scores!  That's a good goal from the Bulgaria player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

29' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the restart.  

31' - Ethan Boyle slides the ball to Jamie Provan.  Jamie Provan plays a short pass to Ethan Boyle.  Ethan Boyle spots a run from Dale Shine.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

34' - Nikola á Rostov passes the ball to Anastas á Shovkov.  Anastas á Shovkov hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...and Anastas á Shovkov scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Bulgaria player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

34' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the restart.  

39' - Josh Duffy passes to Dale Shine.  Dale Shine passes to George Kelly.  George Kelly plays a long pass to Ethan Boyle.  Blagoy á Georghiev dispossesses Ethan Boyle and takes the ball.  Blagoy á Georghiev finds Grozdan á Serebrov with a long ball.  Grozdan á Serebrov curves the ball into the box and finds Ventseslav á Gruev.  Ventseslav á Gruev gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but the shot goes over!

42' - Eoin Buchan plays a long pass to Matthew Kavanah.  Matthew Kavanah chips a long ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy fires a shot from distance towards goal...but the shot is saved by Desislav Shovkov!  

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

45' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Anastas á Shovkov successfully tackles Fionn McGee and gains possession for his team.  Anastas á Shovkov sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ventseslav á Gruev is able to control the ball.  Ventseslav á Gruev tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Bulgaria.  Blagoy á Georghiev gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Damyan Pankov.  Damyan Pankov directs a powerful header hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

54' - Eoin Buchan slides the ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy sees a run from Dale Shine.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dale Shine is able to control the ball.  Dale Shine tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

55' - Desislav Shovkov sees a run from Blagoy á Georghiev.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Blagoy á Georghiev takes the ball.  Blagoy á Georghiev tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Max Molony is going to be taken off.  Dean MacKnight is brought on from the bench.  

59' - Matthew Kavanah passes a long ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy shoots from outside the area...but the shot is offtarget!

62' - Desislav Shovkov plays a long pass to Rumen á Lysenkov.  Mark Doherty successfully tackles Rumen á Lysenkov and the ball goes loose.  Blagoy á Georghiev runs with the ball, beating George Kelly.  

64' - Blagoy á Georghiev spots a run from Damyan Pankov.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Damyan Pankov runs on to the ball.  Damyan Pankov reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Ventseslav á Gruev is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Josh Duffy tackles Anastas á Shovkov and takes the ball.  

65' - Josh Duffy sees Fionn McGee making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Fionn McGee takes the ball.  Fionn McGee tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

73' - George Kelly tackles Rumen á Lysenkov and the ball goes loose.  Anastas á Shovkov attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Eoin Buchan!  

74' - Eoin Buchan sees Jamie Provan making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jamie Provan takes the ball.  Jamie Provan tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rumen á Lysenkov will come off.  Simeon á Protasov is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Anastas á Shovkov fires a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ventseslav á Gruev is going to be taken off.  Volkan Gonul joins the game from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Fionn McGee is going to be taken off.  Lee Seward is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Grozdan á Serebrov is going to be taken off.  Gavril á Topalov is going to be brought on.  

82' - Matthew Kavanah slides the ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy attempts to use his skills to beat Blagoy á Georghiev and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

82' - Josh Duffy spots a run from Dale Shine.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Dale Shine has strayed offside!  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  George Kelly is going to be taken off.  Ian McCrory is going to be brought on.  

85' - Simeon á Protasov sees Volkan Gonul making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Volkan Gonul is able to control the ball.  Volkan Gonul looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

87' - Anastas á Shovkov uses his pace to beat Lee Seward.  

92' - Ethan Boyle hits the ball from distance, aiming for the top of the net...but Desislav Shovkov deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Northern Ireland.  Dale Shine will take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box and finds Jamie Provan.  Jamie Provan jumps up and gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Northern Ireland.  Dale Shine places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but opposing player Emil á Shnurov takes possession.  



The match has ended Bulgaria 3 - 1 Northern Ireland.