Match Events
- 27′Bulgaria, goal:1–0assist
- 42′Cyprus, goal:1–1assist
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 46′Cyprus, substitution:offIoannis Kosti
- 46′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 58′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 59′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 61′Bulgaria, penalty goal:2–1Penalty
- 62′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 66′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 66′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 69′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 74′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 74′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 79′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 79′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 79′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 84′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 85′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 86′Cyprus, goal:2–2assist
- 88′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 88′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Cyprus, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 2
Lineups
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Bulgaria
4-2-3-1
Cyprus
4-1-4-1
Stadion Hristo Botev
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Top Performers
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Match report
Bulgaria vs Cyprus — the facts
Bulgaria and Cyprus drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
Bulgaria met Cyprus in the International Friendlies (Friendlies 1). Kick-off was Friday, 6 June 2025, 16:00 UTC at Stadion Hristo Botev. Referee: Igor Stojcevski.
Team pages: Bulgaria · Cyprus · International Friendlies
Key moments
- 27' Goal: Aleksandar Kolev (assist: Stanislav Shopov) — 1–0
- 42' Goal: Nicolas Koutsakos (assist: Charalambos Kyriakou) — 1–1
- 61' Goal (penalty): Aleksandar Kolev — 2–1
- 86' Goal: Konstantinos Laifis (assist: Loizos Loizou) — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1)
- 21 Svetoslav Vutsov
- 14 Anton Nedyalkov
- 24 Aleks Petkov
- 5 Kristian Dimitrov
- 2 Viktor Popov
- 17 Georgi Milanov
- 4 Ilia Gruev
- 10 Bozhidar Kraev
- 26 Stanislav Shopov
- 22 Ilian Iliev
- 9 Aleksandar Kolev
Cyprus (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Joël Mall
- 2 Kostas Pileas
- 15 Christos Sielis
- 3 Nikolas Panagiotou
- 24 Andreas Shikkis
- 8 Charalambos Kyriakou
- 21 Marinos Tzionis
- 25 António Fóti
- 23 Ioannis Kosti
- 20 Grigoris Kastanos
- 26 Nicolas Koutsakos
About this match
On this page: the Bulgaria vs Cyprus final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this International Friendlies 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 Cyprus team pages or the International Friendlies page.