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24/02/2055, Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, Live on National TV
Euro Cup Qual, G4

Bulgaria Vs Croatia

Bulgaria play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: K Sokolov (GK) , B Petkov (CB) , R Marinov (CB) , M Borimirov (RB) , P Popov (LB) , B Lechkov (CDM) , L Ditschec (CAM) , Z Savinov (RM) , A Kadyshev (LM) , Y Vasilenkov (ST) , T Lechkov (ST) And the subs are: K Zoravkov (CB) , M Agafonov (CB) , K Paskalev (CM) , R Kabankov (CM) , Z Levski (ST)

Croatia play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: M Bajlo (GK) , M Hodžić (CB) , V Madunić (CB) , A Karamatić (RB) , S Bajlo (LB) , B Mesarić (CDM) , K Varga (CAM) , B Leskovar (RM) , L Rimac (LM) , A Božičević (ST) , D Lukačević (ST) And the subs are: M Glavan (CB) , J Volarević (CB) , M Perišić (CM) , M Ban (CM) , M Zlatunić (ST)

Welcome to Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria where Bulgaria will face Croatia.  This is a group stage match of the Euro Cup Qual.  The attendance is 44000.

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

6' - Petar á Popov plays a short pass to Mikhail á Borimirov.  Mikhail á Borimirov passes to Zhivko á Savinov.  Zhivko á Savinov plays a long ball to Rumen á Marinov.  Rumen á Marinov passes the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov spots a run from Tihomir á Lechkov.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Tihomir á Lechkov is caught offside!  

8' - Boro Mesarić finds Sebastijan Bajlo with a long ball.  With a turn of pace, Sebastijan Bajlo beats Lyuben á Ditschec, but is then fouled.    The referee shows Lyuben á Ditschec the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Croatia.  

11' - Boro Mesarić finds Danijel Lukačević with a short pass.  Danijel Lukačević passes the ball to Kruno Varga.  Kruno Varga sees Aljoša Božičević making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Aljoša Božičević is able to take the ball.  Aljoša Božičević hits a shot...but its wide!

18' - Vinko Madunić passes a long ball to Marijan Hodžić.  Marijan Hodžić curves the ball into the box, finding Boško Leskovar.  Boško Leskovar tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from Boško Leskovar for Croatia!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

28' - Kruno Varga finds Lovrenco Rimac with a short pass.  Lovrenco Rimac passes to Danijel Lukačević.  Danijel Lukačević passes the ball to Aljoša Božičević.  Aljoša Božičević sees a run from Kruno Varga.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

30' - Lyuben á Ditschec finds Bogomil á Lechkov with a long ball.  Bogomil á Lechkov spots a run from Zhivko á Savinov.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Zhivko á Savinov is caught offside!  

34' - Boro Mesarić finds Sebastijan Bajlo with a long ball.  Bogomil á Lechkov successfully tackles Sebastijan Bajlo and takes possession.  Bogomil á Lechkov finds Rumen á Marinov with a long ball.  Rumen á Marinov crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Lyuben á Ditschec.  Lyuben á Ditschec flicks a header towards goal...but the shot is parried by Milan Bajlo!  Bogomil á Lechkov gets to the ball first...Bogomil á Lechkov tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

36' - Milan Bajlo sees a run from Aljoša Božičević.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Aljoša Božičević takes the ball.  Aljoša Božičević looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Kliment á Sokolov!  

39' - Kliment á Sokolov slides the ball to Mikhail á Borimirov.  Mikhail á Borimirov plays the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov brings the ball forward, outpacing Aljoša Božičević.  

44' - Bogomil á Lechkov finds Lyuben á Ditschec with a long ball.  Lyuben á Ditschec plays a short pass to Zhivko á Savinov.  Zhivko á Savinov looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

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

46' - Croatia kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Marijan Hodžić plays a short pass to Boško Leskovar.  Boško Leskovar slides the ball to Boro Mesarić.  Boro Mesarić sees a run from Boško Leskovar.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Aljoša Božičević is going to be taken off.  Mirko Zlatunić joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Boyko á Petkov passes to Rayko á Kabankov.  Sebastijan Bajlo tackles Rayko á Kabankov and gains possession for his team.  Sebastijan Bajlo finds Boro Mesarić with a long pass.  Boro Mesarić takes the ball past Rumen á Marinov with a turn of pace.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rumen á Marinov is going to be taken off.  Mihail á Agafonov is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Mikhail á Borimirov plays a short pass to Lyuben á Ditschec.  Lyuben á Ditschec looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...and Lyuben á Ditschec scores!  That's a fine goal from the Bulgaria player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Petar á Popov is going to be taken off.  Kiril á Zoravkov is going to be brought on.  

62' - Croatia kick the ball off for the restart.  

69' - Vinko Madunić slides the ball to Kruno Varga.  Kruno Varga passes the ball to Boro Mesarić.  Boro Mesarić passes a long ball to Kruno Varga.  Kruno Varga passes the ball to Lovrenco Rimac.  Lovrenco Rimac spots a run from Boško Leskovar.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Boško Leskovar takes the ball.  Boško Leskovar attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vinko Madunić is going to be taken off.  Jadran Volarević is going to be brought on.  

79' - Bogomil á Lechkov dispossesses Boro Mesarić and gains possession for his team.  Bogomil á Lechkov spots a run from Rayko á Kabankov.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

85' - Boro Mesarić finds Sebastijan Bajlo with a short pass.  Sebastijan Bajlo passes the ball to Jadran Volarević.  Jadran Volarević plays a long pass to Marijan Hodžić.  Marijan Hodžić finds Boško Leskovar with a short pass.  Boško Leskovar curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Danijel Lukačević.  Danijel Lukačević gets above the defence and directs a header towards the top corner...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Croatia.  Alojz Karamatić gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Kruno Varga.  Kruno Varga powers a header down towards the bottom corner...and its in! It's a superb goal from Kruno Varga for Croatia!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

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



The match has ended Bulgaria 1 - 2 Croatia.