UEFA Nations League

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Bulgaria
  • 13': Kiril Despodov
FT
1 - 1
North Macedonia
  • 50': Milan Ristovski

About

Bulgaria are hosting North Macedonia at Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Todor Nedelev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Darko Churlinov (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 6': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Andrea Hristov.
  • 8': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
  • 8': Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
  • 11': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 11': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Goal! Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 0. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todor Nedelev with a through ball.
  • 18': Hand ball by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
  • 20': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darko Churlinov.
  • 27': Aleksandar Trajkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 28': Foul by Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
  • 28': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 32': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 33': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
  • 37': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
  • 40': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 44': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria).
  • 45': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Minchev replaces Atanas Iliev.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Bojan Miovski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
  • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. David Babunski replaces Darko Churlinov.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Goal! Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 1. Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
  • 53': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 55': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
  • 55': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Babunski.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
  • 57': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
  • 59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Kostadinov replaces Filip Krastev.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 61': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
  • 61': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Todor Nedelev.
  • 63': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
  • 63': Georgi Milanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Offside, Bulgaria. Todor Nedelev tries a through ball, but Georgi Minchev is caught offside.
  • 66': Offside, Bulgaria. Petko Hristov tries a through ball, but Todor Nedelev is caught offside.
  • 67': Offside, North Macedonia. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Ezgjan Alioski is caught offside.
  • 70': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
  • 71': Substitution, Bulgaria. Iliyan Stefanov replaces Todor Nedelev.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Stefan Spirovski (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
  • 72': Substitution, North Macedonia. Boban Nikolov replaces Stefan Spirovski.
  • 73': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dorian Babunski replaces Milan Ristovski.
  • 74': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Foul by Dorian Babunski (North Macedonia).
  • 74': Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': David Babunski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 76': Offside, North Macedonia. Eljif Elmas tries a through ball, but Dorian Babunski is caught offside.
  • 77': Offside, Bulgaria. Nikolay Mihaylov tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Anton Nedyalkov.
  • 79': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 82': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
  • 83': David Babunski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
  • 87': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 87': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Georgi Milanov.
  • 88': Substitution, North Macedonia. Kire Ristevski replaces Darko Velkovski because of an injury.
  • 89': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+2': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Martin Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+2': Offside, North Macedonia. Ezgjan Alioski tries a through ball, but Dorian Babunski is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Boban Nikolov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria).
  • 90'+2': Georgi Minchev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Stefan Askovski (North Macedonia).
  • 90'+4': Iliyan Stefanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Martin Minchev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivaylo Chochev.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Visar Musliu.
  • 90'+6': VAR Decision: No Penalty Bulgaria.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 1, North Macedonia 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 4
56.1 Possession 43.9
15 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
338 Accurate Passes 251
451 Passes 361
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.1
70 Long Balls 81
29 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 11
8 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 14
3 Effective Clearances 21
3 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Huvepharma Arena
Location: Razgrad, Bulgaria
Attendance: 8,275

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Iceland 5 +11 11
2 Estonia 5 +2 9
3 Bulgaria 5 -7 4
4 Luxembourg 5 -6 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BUL Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Nikolay Mihaylov (GK)
3 Andrea Hristov
15 Petko Hristov
14 Anton Nedyalkov
2 Ivan Turitsov
8 Todor Nedelev
18 Ivaylo Chochev
6 Filip Yavorov Krastev
9 Atanas Iliev
11 Kiril Despodov
17 Georgi Milanov Yellow Card
Bulgaria Substitutes:
Edisson Jordanov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Viktor Popov, Martin Minchev, Andrian Kraev, Dominik Iankov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Bozhidar Chorbadjiiski, Kristiyan Malinov, Georgi Kostadinov, Ilijan Stefanov, Georgi Minchev.

MKD North Macedonia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
6 Visar Musliu
14 Darko Velkoski
8 Ezgjan Alioski
3 Stefan Askovski Yellow Card
7 Eljif Elmas Yellow Card
10 Enis Bardhi
20 Stefan Spirovski
19 Milan Ristovski
9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
11 Darko Churlinov
North Macedonia Substitutes:
Bojan Miovski, Gjoko Zajkov, Damjan Siskovski, Dejan Iliev, David Babunski, Todor Todoroski, Bojan Dimoski, Nikola Serafimov, Dorian Babunski, Kire Ristevski, Enis Fazlagikj, Boban Nikolov.

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