Match Events
- 12′Lithuania, yellow card:Foul
- 18′Lithuania, goal:1–0assist
- 29′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 48′Lithuania, yellow card:Foul
- 60′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 60′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 60′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 62′Lithuania, yellow card:Persistent fouling
- 64′Bulgaria, goal:1–1
- 67′Lithuania, substitution:off
- 72′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 72′Bulgaria, substitution:D. Iliev
- 74′Lithuania, substitution:off
- 78′Lithuania, yellow card:Argument
- 82′Lithuania, goal:2–1assist
- 84′Lithuania, goal:3–1assist
- 87′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 90′Lithuania, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
Lineups
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Lithuania
4-2-3-1
7.30
Average match ratingLithuania +0.62
6.68
Bulgaria
4-2-3-1
Vilniaus LFF stadionas
Key Stats
45%Possession55%
–Expected Goals–
15Shots15
5Shots on Target4
2Corners2
71%Pass Accuracy75%
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Match report
Lithuania vs Bulgaria — the facts
Lithuania beat Bulgaria 3–1 (half-time 1–0).
Lithuania met Bulgaria in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 7). Kick-off was Saturday, 9 October 2021, 13:00 UTC at Vilniaus LFF stadionas. Referee: Y. Aranovskyi.
Team pages: Lithuania · Bulgaria · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 18' Goal: Justas Lasickas (assist: Arvydas Novikovas) — 1–0
- 64' Goal: Kiril Despodov — 1–1
- 82' Goal: Fedor Černych (assist: Justas Lasickas) — 2–1
- 84' Goal: Fedor Černych (assist: Ovidijus Verbickas) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Lithuania (4-2-3-1)
- 16 Ernestas Šetkus
- 23 R. Baravykas
- 2 Linas Klimavičius
- 6 Benas Šatkus
- 8 Egidijus Vaitkūnas
- 14 Vykintas Slivka
- 13 Linas Mėgelaitis
- 11 Arvydas Novikovas
- 10 Fedor Černych
- 17 Justas Lasickas
- 9 Karolis Laukžemis
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Martin Lukov
- 15 Vasil Bozhikov
- 4 Valentin Antov
- 5 Petko Hristov
- 3 Andrea Hristov
- 16 Kristiyan Malinov
- 12 Petar Vitanov
- 17 Georgi Yomov
- 8 Todor Nedelev
- 11 Kiril Despodov
- 20 D. Iliev
About this match
On this page: the Lithuania vs Bulgaria 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 Lithuania and Bulgaria team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.