Rep. Of Ireland 2-1 Bulgaria: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Rep. Of Ireland

E. Ferguson 63'

A. Idah 85'

Bulgaria

V. Antov 30'

UEFA Nations League 2024/2025

Play-offs B/C

March 23, 2025 7:45pm

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Key stats

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Rep. Of Ireland 4-4-2

Bulgaria 5-4-1

Goalkeeper

C. Kelleher

6.7

P. Iliev

6.3

Defenders

R. Brady

7.5

F. Nürnberger

6.6

J. O'Brien

7.0

A. Nedyalkov

7.2

N. Collins

6.6

S. Petrov

6.9

M. Doherty

7.2

V. Antov

7.5

N. Minkov

6.7

Midfielders

F. Azaz

7.5

K. Despodov

6.3

J. Knight

6.5

I. Gruev

6.9

J. Cullen

6.9

G. Milanov

6.9

M. Johnston

6.5

M. Petkov

6.9

Forwards

T. Parrott

7.3

B. Kraev

6.2

E. Ferguson

7.3

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Highest rating

7.5

A. Idah

7.5

V. Antov

Match Summary

On March 23, 2025 during the 2024/2025 UEFA Nations League match, Rep. Of Ireland faced off against Bulgaria at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The game concluded with Rep. Of Ireland securing a victory. With 51% possession, Rep. Of Ireland versus Bulgaria's 49% and shots on goal at 5 to 2. Rep. Of Ireland had 87% successful passes (of 483 passes) over Bulgaria which had 86% successful passes (of 472 passes). The outstanding efforts by A. Idah and V. Antov played a key role.

Lineup

4-4-2

5-4-1

Kelleher

6.7

Played:
93Min

Saves:
1 of 2

Accurate passes:
25/31

Doherty

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
43/49

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
2/3

Collins

6.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
65/74

Won duels:
2/4

O'Brien

7.0

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
61/64

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/5

Brady

7.5

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/46

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
5/8

Johnston

6.5

Played:
65Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
21/25

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
0/3

Cullen

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
39/44

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Knight

6.5

Played:
82Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
50/55

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/2

Azaz

7.5

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
29/35

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
0/3

Ferguson

7.3

Played:
74Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/15

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
0/2

Parrott

7.3

Played:
66Min

Accurate passes:
15/16

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Kraev

6.2

Played:
60Min

Accurate passes:
8/10

Won duels:
0/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Despodov

6.3

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
22/27

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
0/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Gruev

6.9

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
47/51

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Milanov

6.9

Played:
75Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
52/58

Won duels:
2/4

Petkov

6.9

Played:
75Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
16/18

Won duels:
6/10

Nürnberger

6.6

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
29/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Nedyalkov

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
6

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
65/74

Won duels:
8/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Petrov

6.9

Played:
93Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
53/54

Won duels:
1/7

Antov

7.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
53/65

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Minkov

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
30/37

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
2/2

Iliev

6.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
2 of 4

Accurate passes:
17/32

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Heimir Hallgrímsson

Bazunu

Travers

Manning

6.6

Played:
27Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
6/7

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

O'Shea

Dunne

6.9

Played:
19Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
2/2

Abankwah

Sykes

7.0

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Moran

Taylor

6.6

Played:
11Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/2

Idah

7.5

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
6/8

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Vata

Armstrong

Coach

I. Iliev

Nikolov

6.3

Played:
33Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
4/4

Won duels:
1/2

Dyulgerov

Sheytanov

Petrov

Kirilov

6.3

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
0/2

Kraev

Shopov

Played:
4Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Panayotov

Ivanov

Krastev

6.3

Played:
18Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/8

Won duels:
1/2

Stoyanov

Iliev

Played:
4Min

Stats

Ball Possession

Rep. Of Ireland: 51%

Bulgaria: 49%

Total Shots

Rep. Of Ireland: 14

Bulgaria: 6

Shots on Goal

Rep. Of Ireland: 5

Bulgaria: 2

Corner Kicks

Rep. Of Ireland: 5

Bulgaria: 4

Offsides

Rep. Of Ireland: 2

Bulgaria: 0

Fouls

Rep. Of Ireland: 12

Bulgaria: 12

Yellow Cards

Rep. Of Ireland: 2

Bulgaria: 2

Red Cards

Rep. Of Ireland: 0

Bulgaria: 0

Total Passes

Rep. Of Ireland: 483

Bulgaria: 472

Goals Prevented

Rep. Of Ireland: 0

Bulgaria: 0

Passes Accuracy

Rep. Of Ireland: 421 (87%)

Bulgaria: 407 (86%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Rep. Of Ireland vs Bulgaria

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline