Luxembourg 0-2 Bulgaria: Iliev double-strike seals win
Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 2-0 in matchday 4 of Nations League League C, with goals in the 19th and 34th minute, the second scored by Atanas Iliev.
- Bulgaria go ahead in the 19th minute and double their lead through Atanas Iliev in the 34th
- Luxembourg make three substitutions at half-time
- Four yellow cards shown during the match, three to Bulgaria players and one to a Luxembourg player
Luxembourg 0-2 Bulgaria Goals: 19' goal, 34' Atanas Iliev (BUL)
The match
Bulgaria took the lead in the 19th minute. Georgi Rusev picked up a yellow card in the 31st minute, and three minutes later, in the 34th, Atanas Iliev doubled the visitors' advantage, making it 2-0. Stefan Velkov was booked in the 41st minute, the second caution for Bulgaria.
Luxembourg went into the break trailing 0-2 and made three changes at half-time: Anthony Moris, Jayson Videira and Enzo dos Santos came on for Tiago Pereira Cardoso, Aiman Dardari and Mathias Olesen.
Bulgaria made their first substitution of the second half in the 50th minute, with Georgi Rusev replacing P. Panayotov. A minute later Yoan Stoyanov was shown a yellow card, the third of the match for the visitors.
In the 66th minute Bulgaria made a double change, bringing on Kristiyan Balov and Atanas Iliev - the goalscorer himself - who replaced Vladimir Nikolov. Luxembourg responded in the 67th minute, introducing J. de Sousa Moreira Cruz for Timothé Rupil.
In the 78th minute Luxembourg made their final substitution, with Eric Veiga coming on for Sebastien Thill. Dirk Carlson was booked in the 81st minute, Luxembourg's only yellow card of the game. Bulgaria closed out their substitutions in the 83rd minute, sending on Martin Minchev for Kristian Dimitrov.
The match finished 2-0 to Bulgaria.
Numbers
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Standings and next fixtures
Standings not available. No upcoming fixtures scheduled for either side.