Bulgaria vs Estonia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

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Bulgaria are hosting Estonia at Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Plovdiv, 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': Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Karel Mustmaa (Estonia).
6': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
6': Karel Mustmaa (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Ivan Turitsov.
9': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria).
9': Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Lukas Petkov.
13': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
13': Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Attempt missed. Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borislav Tsonev.
17': Attempt missed. Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ilia Gruev.
17': Foul by Karol Mets (Estonia).
17': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Erko Tõugjas.
24': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.
26': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
28': Markus Poom (Estonia) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
28': Foul by Markus Soomets (Estonia).
28': Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Karol Mets (Estonia).
30': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Handball by Robi Saarma (Estonia).
33': Offside, Estonia. Karel Mustmaa is caught offside.
34': Foul by Erko Tõugjas (Estonia).
34': Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Robi Saarma (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
36': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
36': Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Mattias Käit (Estonia).
36': Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt blocked. Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zdravko Dimitrov.
36': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria).
37': Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Turitsov.
39': Attempt blocked. Michael Schjønning-Larsen (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Mets.
39': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.
40': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
40': Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Karel Mustmaa (Estonia).
41': Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Karel Mustmaa (Estonia).
42': Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Erko Tõugjas (Estonia).
44': Borislav Tsonev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Estonia 0.
45': Substitution, Estonia. Mattias Männilaan replaces Karel Mustmaa.
45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Estonia 0.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Asen Chandarov replaces Borislav Tsonev.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Balov replaces Zdravko Dimitrov.
45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Petko Panayotov replaces Kristiyan Stoyanov.
46': Foul by Mattias Käit (Estonia).
46': Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Attempt blocked. Ivan Turitsov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Petkov.
47': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
48': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
48': Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petko Panayotov.
49': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Erko Tõugjas.
50': Attempt missed. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
51': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
51': Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Mattias Männilaan (Estonia).
53': Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristiyan Balov.
55': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Erko Tõugjas.
55': Attempt blocked. Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petko Panayotov with a cross.
55': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Robi Saarma.
56': Markus Soomets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
57': Attempt blocked. Mattias Männilaan (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
58': Substitution, Estonia. Martin Miller replaces Mattias Käit.
58': Substitution, Estonia. Kevor Palumets replaces Markus Soomets.
59': Delay in match (Bulgaria).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Foul by Kevor Palumets (Estonia).
61': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Mattias Männilaan.
62': Attempt blocked. Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marin Petkov with a cross.
62': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria).
65': Offside, Estonia. Patrik Kristal is caught offside.
69': Attempt saved. Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Ivan Turitsov.
69': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Karl Hein.
69': Attempt blocked. Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70': Attempt missed. Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
70': Substitution, Bulgaria. Stanislav Ivanov replaces Marin Petkov.
71': Attempt blocked. Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Ivanov.
71': Attempt saved. Petko Panayotov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia).
71': Foul by Mattias Männilaan (Estonia).
71': Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Patrik Kristal (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevor Palumets following a fast break.
73': Substitution, Bulgaria. Yoan Stoyanov replaces Ivan Turitsov.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Robi Saarma (Estonia).
74': Substitution, Estonia. Frank Liivak replaces Robi Saarma because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt blocked. Patrik Kristal (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Männilaan.
75': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Stefan Velkov.
77': Mattias Männilaan (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria).
79': Foul by Mattias Männilaan (Estonia).
79': Yoan Stoyanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
80': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Attempt saved. Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Naumov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Frank Liivak.
83': Attempt missed. Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yoan Stoyanov.
84': Offside, Estonia. Patrik Kristal is caught offside.
86': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.
87': Foul by Erko Tõugjas (Estonia).
87': Asen Chandarov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
89': Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) is shown the yellow card.
89': Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Frank Liivak (Estonia).
90'+1': Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
90'+2': Kristiyan Balov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Mattias Männilaan (Estonia).
90'+3': Stefan Velkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Estonia 0.
0': Match ends, Bulgaria 0, Estonia 0.

Statistics

EST		BUL
26	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
44.9	Possession	55.1
6	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
275	Accurate Passes	357
360	Passes	451
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
20	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	48
25	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	9
12	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	12
26	Effective Clearances	28
26	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv
Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Attendance: 960

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Iceland	4	+6	8
2	Estonia	4	+1	6
3	Bulgaria	4	-2	4
4	Luxembourg	4	-5	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Naumov (GK)
13	Stefan Velkov
5	Kristian Dimitrov
21	Dimitar Velkovski
19	Ivan Turitsov
7	Borislav Tsonev
22	Kristiyan Stoyanov
4	Ilia Gruev
20	Lukas Petkov
10	Zdravko Dimitrov
16	Marin Petkov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Kristiyan Balov, Petko Panayotov, Martin Minchev, Dimitar Mitov, Emil Tsenov, Andrea Hristov, Asen Chandarov, Andrian Kraev, Yoan Stoyanov, Aleks Bozhev, Hristiyan Petrov, Stanislav Ivanov.

Estonia (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Karl Hein (GK)
5	Erko Tõugjas
18	Karol Mets
3	Maksim Paskotši
19	Michael Schjonning-Larsen
7	Robi Saarma
20	Markus Poom
4	Mattias Käit
8	Markus Soomets
14	Patrik Kristal
9	Karel Mustmaa

Estonia Substitutes:

Mattias Männilaan, Karl Andre Vallner, Mihkel Ainsalu, Frank Liivak, Kevor Palumets, Joseph Saliste, Rasmus Peetson, Märten Kussk, Matvei Igonen, Joonas Tamm, Martin Miller, Maksimilian Skvortsov.

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