National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Erling Haaland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Georgi Asparuhov made a precise shot to the right of Pat Zamora. U21 Northern Ireland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Erling Haaland kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Asparuhov in the 11th minute of the match. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgi Asparuhov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Northern Ireland's Pat Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Asparuhov in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Sam Bates hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Georgi Asparuhov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neno Nozharov in the 29th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nedko Tzokev in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pat Zamora prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Roy Hayes hit a great ball. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Asparuhov in the 34th minute of the match. When Julian Deaconsfield fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Northern Ireland's protests and gave Julian Deaconsfield a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, U21 Northern Ireland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Deaconsfield to maneuver through the defense. The U21 Bulgaria fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when U21 Bulgaria's Nedko Tzokev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgi Asparuhov in the 42nd minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nedko Tzokev made a kick off. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Matthijs De Ligt hit a great ball. A hard shot 51 in the game by Nedko Tzokev from a close distance when the talented Pat Zamora managed to make a qualified save. U21 Northern Ireland's players were relieved. Nedko Tzokev in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pat Zamora, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 54 minutes into the match, Nedko Tzokev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pat Zamora. U21 Northern Ireland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nedko Tzokev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nedko Tzokev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pat Zamora made a huge save. Julian Deaconsfield was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 63rd minute, Julian Deaconsfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Northern Ireland's Pat Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Asparuhov in the 66th minute of play. After 68 minutes U21 Northern Ireland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Neno Nozharov who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of U21 Northern Ireland booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malin Sivchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st match minute, U21 Northern Ireland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Lockwood to maneuver through the defense. Aleksandro Nesta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Pat Zamora made a huge save. John Terry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Pat Zamora made a huge save. Rob Gillespie kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Neno Nozharov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pat Zamora. The goal made the score 0-4. 94 minutes into the match, Eric Choupo-Moting notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov. Stoyadin Shahov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over U21 Bulgaria could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Northern Ireland throughout the match.