Goal!at 66 minutes
Goal! Greece 2, Bulgaria 0. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas with a through ball.
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Team Lineups
home team, Greece
Manager: Ivan Jovanovic
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Tzolakis, Goalkeeper
- 15, Rota, Defender4, Mavropanos, Defender17, Hatzidiakos, Defender21, Tsimikas, Defender
- 23, Siopis, Defensive Midfielder26, Mouzakitis, Defensive Midfielder
- 7, Masouras, Attacking Midfielder11, Bakasetas, Attacking Midfielder10, Pelkas, Attacking Midfielder
- 8, Ioannidis, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, K. Tzolakis
- Number 21, K. Tsimikas
- Number 17, P. Hatzidiakos
- Number 4, K. Mavropanos
- Number 15, L. Rota , Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- Number 26, C. Mouzakitis , substituted for C. Zafeiris at 73 minutes
- Number 23, M. Siopis , substituted for D. Kourbelis at 73 minutes
- Number 10, D. Pelkas , substituted for G. Konstantelias at 87 minutes
- Number 11, T. Bakasetas , Captain, substituted for S. Alexandropoulos at 82 minutes
- Number 7, G. Masouras , substituted for C. Tzolis at 73 minutes
- Number 8, F. Ioannidis , substituted for V. Pavlidis at 75 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Greece
- Number 25, S. Alexandropoulos
- Number 9, T. Douvikas
- Number 22, D. Giannoulis
- Number 20, K. Karetsas
- Number 18, G. Konstantelias
- Number 3, K. Koulierakis
- Number 6, D. Kourbelis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 13, C. Mandas
- Number 14, V. Pavlidis
- Number 5, P. Retsos
- Number 19, C. Tzolis
- Number 2, G. Vagiannidis
- Number 1, O. Vlachodimos
- Number 16, C. Zafeiris
away team, Bulgaria
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Formation: 5 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Mitov, Goalkeeper
- 20, Minkov, Wing Back15, Petrov, Defender14, Nedyalkov, Defender3, Petrov, Defender18, Nürnberger, Wing Back
- 16, Petkov, Midfielder4, Gruev, Midfielder8, Kraev, Midfielder25, Petkov, Midfielder
- 19, Nikolov, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Mitov
- Number 3, H. Petrov
- Number 14, A. Nedyalkov , Captain
- Number 15, S. Petrov
- Number 18, F. Nürnberger
- Number 20, N. Minkov , substituted for V. Popov at 80 minutes
- Number 25, L. Petkov , substituted for I. Iliev at 79 minutes
- Number 8, A. Kraev , substituted for S. Shopov at 79 minutes
- Number 4, I. Gruev , Yellow Card at 62 minutes, substituted for G. Milanov at 86 minutes
- Number 16, M. Petkov , substituted for M. Minchev at 67 minutes
- Number 19, V. Nikolov , substituted for A. Kolev at 67 minutes
away team, Bulgaria
- Number 10, B. Kraev
- Number 23, D. Sheytanov
- Number 22, I. Iliev
- Number 9, A. Kolev
- Number 2, V. Popov
- Number 24, R. Bozhinov
- Number 7, G. Rusev
- Number 26, S. Shopov
- Number 21, S. Vutsov
- Number 17, G. Milanov
- Number 11, M. Minchev
home team, Greece
Manager: Ivan Jovanovic
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Tzolakis, Goalkeeper
- 15, Rota, Defender4, Mavropanos, Defender17, Hatzidiakos, Defender21, Tsimikas, Defender
- 23, Siopis, Defensive Midfielder26, Mouzakitis, Defensive Midfielder
- 7, Masouras, Attacking Midfielder11, Bakasetas, Attacking Midfielder10, Pelkas, Attacking Midfielder
- 8, Ioannidis, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, K. Tzolakis
- Number 21, K. Tsimikas
- Number 17, P. Hatzidiakos
- Number 4, K. Mavropanos
- Number 15, L. Rota , Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- Number 26, C. Mouzakitis , substituted for C. Zafeiris at 73 minutes
- Number 23, M. Siopis , substituted for D. Kourbelis at 73 minutes
- Number 10, D. Pelkas , substituted for G. Konstantelias at 87 minutes
- Number 11, T. Bakasetas , Captain, substituted for S. Alexandropoulos at 82 minutes
- Number 7, G. Masouras , substituted for C. Tzolis at 73 minutes
- Number 8, F. Ioannidis , substituted for V. Pavlidis at 75 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 25, S. Alexandropoulos
- Number 9, T. Douvikas
- Number 22, D. Giannoulis
- Number 20, K. Karetsas
- Number 18, G. Konstantelias
- Number 3, K. Koulierakis
- Number 6, D. Kourbelis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 13, C. Mandas
- Number 14, V. Pavlidis
- Number 5, P. Retsos
- Number 19, C. Tzolis
- Number 2, G. Vagiannidis
- Number 1, O. Vlachodimos
- Number 16, C. Zafeiris
away team, Bulgaria
Manager: Ilian Iliev
Formation: 5 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Mitov, Goalkeeper
- 20, Minkov, Wing Back15, Petrov, Defender14, Nedyalkov, Defender3, Petrov, Defender18, Nürnberger, Wing Back
- 16, Petkov, Midfielder4, Gruev, Midfielder8, Kraev, Midfielder25, Petkov, Midfielder
- 19, Nikolov, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Mitov
- Number 3, H. Petrov
- Number 14, A. Nedyalkov , Captain
- Number 15, S. Petrov
- Number 18, F. Nürnberger
- Number 20, N. Minkov , substituted for V. Popov at 80 minutes
- Number 25, L. Petkov , substituted for I. Iliev at 79 minutes
- Number 8, A. Kraev , substituted for S. Shopov at 79 minutes
- Number 4, I. Gruev , Yellow Card at 62 minutes, substituted for G. Milanov at 86 minutes
- Number 16, M. Petkov , substituted for M. Minchev at 67 minutes
- Number 19, V. Nikolov , substituted for A. Kolev at 67 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 10, B. Kraev
- Number 23, D. Sheytanov
- Number 22, I. Iliev
- Number 9, A. Kolev
- Number 2, V. Popov
- Number 24, R. Bozhinov
- Number 7, G. Rusev
- Number 26, S. Shopov
- Number 21, S. Vutsov
- Number 17, G. Milanov
- Number 11, M. Minchev
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Nathan Verboomen
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Mathias Hillaert
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Ruben Wyns
- Fourth Official:
- Petros Tsagarakis
Match Stats
Key, Greece v BulgariaOverall possession
Greece 54.8%Bulgaria 45.2%
Shots
Greece 14Bulgaria 5Shots on target
Greece 8Bulgaria 2Goalkeeper saves
Greece 2Bulgaria 4Fouls committed
Greece 10Bulgaria 13Corners
Greece 2Bulgaria 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Greece 14Bulgaria 5Shots on target
Greece 8Bulgaria 2Shots off target
Greece 2Bulgaria 3Attempts out of box
Greece 4Bulgaria 3Total offsides
Greece 1Bulgaria 1Distribution
Total passes
Greece 576Bulgaria 475Pass accuracy %
Greece 87.3Bulgaria 86.9Backward passes
Greece 112Bulgaria 98Forward passes
Greece 177Bulgaria 143Total long balls
Greece 60Bulgaria 54Successful final third passes
Greece 107Bulgaria 44Total crosses
Greece 12Bulgaria 7Defence
Total tackles
Greece 13Bulgaria 11Won tackle %
Greece 53.8Bulgaria 72.7Fouls committed
Greece 10Bulgaria 13Total yellow cards
Greece 2Bulgaria 1Total clearances
Greece 6Bulgaria 18Season so far
Friendlies
Key, Greece v Bulgaria
Form guide
All competitions
Greece won
v Slovakia
4
1
Friendlies
Bulgaria draw
v Cyprus
2
2
Friendlies
Greece won
v Scotland
0
3
UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria lose
v Republic of Ireland
2
1
UEFA Nations League
Greece lose
v Scotland
0
1
UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria lose
v Republic of Ireland
1
2
UEFA Nations League
Greece won
v Finland
0
2
UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria draw
v Belarus
1
1
UEFA Nations League
Greece lose
v England
0
3
UEFA Nations League
Bulgaria won
v Luxembourg
0
1
UEFA Nations League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Greece and BulgariaGreece Won 4Bulgaria Won 2
Played 7
Draw 1
Previous scores
All competitions
Friendlies
Greece 2 , Bulgaria 0 on the 18th of February 2004
Greece
Bulgaria
18th of February 2004
Greece 1 , Bulgaria 0 on the 16th of November 1999
Greece
Bulgaria
16th of November 1999
FIFA World Cup
Bulgaria 4 , Greece 0 on the 26th of June 1994
Bulgaria
Greece
26th of June 1994