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19/06/2048, Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland, Live on National TV
European Championships G3

England Vs Bulgaria

England play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: M MacClelland (GK) , I Patterson (CB) , T Probert (CB) , J McCard (RB) , S Powell (LB) , V Elias (CDM) , L Malloye (CAM) , B Chukwunyelu (RM) , R McIver (LM) , M Halbert (ST) , P Donohoe (ST) And the subs are: J Pritchard (CB) , M McCartney (CB) , L Mulryan (CM) , C Banjo (CM) , J Sloan (ST)

Bulgaria play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: B Sechkov (GK) , R Marinov (CB) , K Andonov (CB) , H Aleksandrov (RB) , P Popov (LB) , Y Yanevski (CDM) , T Tonev (CAM) , K Chernev (RM) , A Kadyshev (LM) , Z Levski (ST) , T Lechkov (ST) And the subs are: M Agafonov (CB) , M Borimirov (CB) , R Kabankov (CM) , E Rusev (CM) , S Chumakov (ST)

Welcome to Tampere Stadium in Tampere, Finland where England will face Bulgaria.  This is a group stage match in the European Championships.  The attendance is 20000.

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

5' - Victor Elias passes to Tom Probert.  Tom Probert passes to Victor Elias.  Tase á Tonev dispossesses Victor Elias and gains possession for his team.  Bulgaria try to launch a counter attack.  Tase á Tonev slides the ball to Tihomir á Lechkov.  Tihomir á Lechkov tries to beat Ian Patterson using his ball skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

6' - Tihomir á Lechkov takes a shot from distance towards goal...and Tihomir á Lechkov scores!  That's a nice goal from the Bulgaria player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

7' - England kick the ball off for the restart.  

9' - Johnny McCard slides the ball to Rex McIver.  Rex McIver passes to Stephen Powell.  With a turn of pace, Stephen Powell beats Zahari á Levski.  

13' - Stephen Powell passes to Tom Probert.  Tom Probert finds Ian Patterson with a long pass.  Ian Patterson slides the ball to Victor Elias.  Victor Elias sees Lewis Malloye making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

15' - Krastyo á Chernev sees Tase á Tonev making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Tase á Tonev has strayed offside!  

19' - Yasen á Yanevski sees Tase á Tonev making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Tase á Tonev is able to take the ball.  Tase á Tonev looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

21' - Mark MacClelland passes to Stephen Powell.  Tihomir á Lechkov successfully tackles Stephen Powell and takes the ball.  Bulgaria attempt a quick counter attack.  Tihomir á Lechkov spots a run from Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

23' - Lewis Malloye passes a long ball to Johnny McCard.  Johnny McCard attempts to use his skills to beat Rumen á Marinov, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

25' - Johnny McCard looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Bogomil á Sechkov manages to stop the shot!  

27' - Bogomil á Sechkov sees Zahari á Levski making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Zahari á Levski has strayed offside!  

35' - Kaloyan á Andonov dispossesses Victor Elias and takes the ball.  Kaloyan á Andonov plays the ball to Tase á Tonev.  Tase á Tonev plays the ball to Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev plays a short pass to Tihomir á Lechkov.  Tihomir á Lechkov sees Tase á Tonev making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

42' - Lewis Malloye slides the ball to Ian Patterson.  Ian Patterson plays a long ball to Victor Elias.  Victor Elias passes the ball to Mark Halbert.  Mark Halbert passes to Paul Donohoe.  Paul Donohoe plays a short pass to Lewis Malloye.  Lewis Malloye spots a run from Mark Halbert.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mark Halbert runs on to the ball.  Mark Halbert fires a shot...but Bogomil á Sechkov gets down to stop the shot!  

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

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

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Tom Probert is going to be taken off.  Joey Pritchard is going to be brought on.  

52' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but its wide!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Zahari á Levski will come off.  Samuil á Chumakov is going to be brought on.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rumen á Marinov is going to be taken off.  Mihail á Agafonov is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bryn Chukwunyelu is going to be taken off.  Leeroy Mulryan is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Anastasiy á Kadyshev is going to be taken off.  Rayko á Kabankov is going to be brought on.  

60' - Kaloyan á Andonov plays the ball to Mihail á Agafonov.  Mihail á Agafonov finds Yasen á Yanevski with a short pass.  Yasen á Yanevski runs with the ball, beating Victor Elias.  

60' - Yasen á Yanevski spots a run from Tase á Tonev.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Tase á Tonev is caught offside!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rex McIver is going to be taken off.  Chris Banjo joins the game from the bench.  

62' - Stephen Powell runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Samuil á Chumakov.  That will be a freekick for England.  

68' - Paul Donohoe spots a run from Mark Halbert.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Mark Halbert is able to control the ball.  Mark Halbert attempts a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman flags for a corner for  England.  Leeroy Mulryan will take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Yasen á Yanevski intercepts the ball.  

73' - Stephen Powell plays a long ball to Lewis Malloye.  Lewis Malloye spots a run from Chris Banjo.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

75' - Rayko á Kabankov finds Tase á Tonev with a long pass.  Tase á Tonev attempts to beat Ian Patterson using his skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

76' - Tase á Tonev spots a run from Tihomir á Lechkov.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

79' - Tihomir á Lechkov dispossesses Lewis Malloye and gains possession for his team.  Bulgaria attempt to counter.  Tihomir á Lechkov tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

81' - Mark MacClelland plays a long pass to Victor Elias.  With a turn of pace, Victor Elias beats Krastyo á Chernev.  

82' - Victor Elias spots a run from Chris Banjo.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Chris Banjo takes the ball.  Chris Banjo hits the ball...and Chris Banjo scores!  That's a superb goal from the England player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

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

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



The match has ended England 1 - 1 Bulgaria.