Match Events
- -5′Bulgaria, red card:Argument
- Half-time
- 46′Lithuania, substitution:
- 58′Bulgaria, substitution:
- 58′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 72′Lithuania, substitution:off
- 75′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 80′Lithuania, yellow card:Eligijus JankauskasFoul
- 81′Lithuania, substitution:off
- 82′Bulgaria, goal:1–0assist
- 85′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 87′Lithuania, substitution:off
- 89′Lithuania, yellow card:Foul
- 90+1′Lithuania, yellow card:Foul
- 90+4′Bulgaria, substitution:
- 90+4′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
Lineups
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Bulgaria
4-2-3-1
7.03
Average match ratingBulgaria +0.29
6.74
Lithuania
4-2-3-1
Stadion Vasil Levski
Key Stats
64%Possession36%
–Expected Goals–
14Shots3
5Shots on Target1
8Corners2
84%Pass Accuracy71%
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Match report
Bulgaria vs Lithuania — the facts
Bulgaria beat Lithuania 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Bulgaria met Lithuania in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 5 September 2021, 16:00 UTC at Stadion Vasil Levski. Referee: John Beaton.
Team pages: Bulgaria · Lithuania · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- -5' Red card: Nikolay Mihaylov
- 82' Goal: Ivaylo Chochev (assist: Kiril Despodov) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)
- 23 G. Georgiev
- 14 Anton Nedyalkov
- 4 Valentin Antov
- 5 Petko Hristov
- 2 Ivan Turitsov
- 16 Kristiyan Malinov
- 7 Georgi Kostadinov
- 11 Kiril Despodov
- 8 Todor Nedelev
- 17 Georgi Yomov
- 19 Atanas Iliev
Lithuania (4-2-3-1)
- 16 Ernestas Šetkus
- 23 R. Baravykas
- 8 Edgaras Utkus
- 6 Benas Šatkus
- 17 Justas Lasickas
- 19 Linas Mėgelaitis
- 14 Vykintas Slivka
- 9 Donatas Kazlauskas
- 22 Fedor Černych
- 11 Arvydas Novikovas
- 10 Edgaras Dubickas
About this match
On this page: the Bulgaria vs Lithuania final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Bulgaria and Lithuania team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.