Bulgaria vs Iran, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Bulgaria

FT
0 - 1

Iran

14': Mohammad Mohebbi

About

Bulgaria are hosting Iran at Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
8': Dimo Krastev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Goal! Bulgaria 0, IR Iran 1. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
23': Substitution, IR Iran. Payam Niazmand replaces Alireza Beiranvand.
45'+4': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, IR Iran 1.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, IR Iran 1.
57': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Saman Ghoddos.
58': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Karimi replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dominik Yankov replaces Ivaylo Chochev.
59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Preslav Borukov.
59': Substitution, Bulgaria. Valentin Antov replaces Aleks Petkov.
68': Shahriyar Moghanlou (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ilian Iliev replaces Andrian Kraev.
68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristian Dimitrov replaces Dimo Krastev.
74': Ilian Iliev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Morteza Pouraliganji (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
83': Substitution, IR Iran. Rouzbeh Cheshmi replaces Saeed Ezatolahi.
85': Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Lukas Petkov.
90'+4': Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Ehsan Hajisafi.
90'+6': Mohammad Daneshgar (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, IR Iran 1.
0': Match ends, Bulgaria 0, IR Iran 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Attendance: 9,500

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Dimitar Mitov (GK)
3	Dimo Krastev
4	Ilia Gruev
21	Alex Petkov
8	Andrian Kraev
18	Ivaylo Chochev
17	Ivan Orlinov Yordanov
20	Viktor Popov
16	Preslav Borukov
24	Lukas Petkov
11	Kiril Despodov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Spas Delev, Ivan Turitsov, Simeon Petrov, Kristian Dimitrov, Yoan Stoyanov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Valentin Antov, Georgi Rusev, Patrik-Gabriel Galchev, Dominik Iankov, Daniel Naumov, Ilian Iliev.

Iran (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
17	Ahmad Noorollahi
3	Ehsan Hajsafi
23	Ramin Rezaeian
9	Mehdi Taremi
6	Saeid Ezatolahi
10	Mohammad Mohebbi
8	Morteza Pouraliganji
14	Saman Ghoddos
7	Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Iran Substitutes:

Mehdi Torabi, Vahid Amiri, Payam Niazmand, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Milad Sarlak, Ali Karimi, Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Daneshgar, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Alireza Alizadeh, Mohammad Moradmand, Sadegh Moharrami, Mohammad Reza Akhbari.

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