Bulgaria - Cyprus (13 October 2018, Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia)

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MD 3 of NL C Group 3. 

Standings so far:

1. Bulgaria 2-6

2. Norway 2-3

3. Cyprus 2-3

4. Slovenia 2-0

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vs Bulgaria:

Games won: 1

Games drawn: 0

Games lost: 13

Date	Match	Result	Score	Competition
19 Nov 1972	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-4	FIFA World Cup
28 Jan 1973	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-3	International Friendly
18 Nov 1973	Bulgaria v Cyprus	L	2-0	FIFA World Cup
06 Feb 1974	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	1-4	International Friendly
30 Jan 1977	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	1-2	International Friendly
16 Jan 1979	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-1	International Friendly
11 Feb 1981	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-2	A v Under-21
15 Dec 1996	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	1-3	FIFA World Cup
02 Apr 1997	Bulgaria v Cyprus	L	4-1	FIFA World Cup
07 Feb 2007	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-3	Cyprus International Tournament
01 Apr 2009	Bulgaria v Cyprus	L	2-0	FIFA World Cup
10 Oct 2009	Cyprus v Bulgaria	W	4-1	FIFA World Cup
29 Mar 2011	Cyprus v Bulgaria	L	0-1	International Friendly
15 Aug 2012	Bulgaria v Cyprus	L	1-0	International Friendly

 

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Ah, you beat me to it.

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My article for Agonasport which contains valuable roster information.

 

http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/cypriot-national-team-callups-for-bulgaria-and-slovenia

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Thanx, Andrea. Was looking for the squad but could not find it while the best source is you!

And have you seen this: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/10/02/sports/soccer/02reuters-soccer-bulgaria-squad-petkov.html

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BULGARIA

 

23 Iliev(GK)

2 Popov

3 Zanev

5 Bodurov

6 Slavchev

7 Kostadinov

8 Nedelev

10 Popov(Captain)

12 Kraev

14 Nedyalkov

19 Despodov

 

BENCH

 

1 Petkov(GK)

13 Makendzhiev(GK)

4 Chorbadzhiyski

9 Vasilev

11 Bandalovski

15 Bozhikov

16 Kovachev

17 Milanov

18 Ivanov

20 Goranov

21 Malinov

22 Dimitrov

 

Manager: Petar Hubchev(BUL)

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CYPRUS

 

12 Panagi(GK)

3 Ioannou

4 Merkis

6 Demetriou(Captain)

10 Sotiriou

11 Avraam

13 Kousoulos

15 Papoulis

18 Artymatas

19 Laifis

20 Kastanos

 

BENCH

 

1 Giorgallidis(GK)

22 Pardo(GK)

2 Mouchtaris

5 Sielis

7 Stylianou

8 Fylaktou

9 Christofi

14 Roushias

16 Papafotis

17 Margaca

21 Vasiliou

23 Economides

 

Manager: Ran Ben Shimon(ISR)

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KASTANOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Grigoris Kastanos 0-1 41’.

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Bulgaria 0-1 Cyprus    HT

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Sotiriou, over the net

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Bulgaria substitution:

 

Milanov IN

Kraev OUT

[Omonoia9]

26 minutes ago, Dutch Eagle said:

Grigoris Kastanos 0-1 41’.

Could you sound any less excited?

[Omonoia9]

Despodov and it's 1-1

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Yellow against Kousoulos

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Panagi spilling a lot of rebounds...............

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Cyprus substitution:

 

Margaca IN

Kastanos OUT

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Quote

Could you sound any less excited?

I’ll try. I’m not watching as I watch The Netherlands vs Germany right now, so I just mentioned the goal as I saw it popping up on my livescore app.

And indeed 1-1. Damn.

BTW: Norway defeated Slovenia with 1-0.

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Despodov to Nedelev and it's 2-1.

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Ouch. 

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Cyprus:

 

Christofi IN

Ioannou OUT

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Bulgaria:

 

Bozhikov IN

Despodov OUT

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Final Cypriot substitution:

 

Roushias IN

Papoulis OUT

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Christofi free kick, save Iliev. Right at him

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Yellow against Kostadinov