One of the Euro 2024 football matches took place on 20 June. Team Bulgaria and Team Serbia faced off.
Euro 2024
Bulgaria v Serbia - 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Despodov (47) - D. Lazovic (90+7)
Warnings: M. Petkov (42), G. Rusev (62), Milenkovic (70), D. Joveljic (81), I. Dulgerov (81), Strahinja Pavlovic (88)
The Euro Cup qualifying match between Bulgaria and Serbia at the Juvefarma Arena was a tense battle between two teams fighting for a place in the championship. The first half ended 0-0, but the second half was a different story. In the 47th minute, Bulgarian K. Despodov scored a goal to give his team the lead. However, Serbia fought back and made several substitutions to give their team a fresh start. In the 90th minute, Serbia's D. Lazovic scored the decisive goal to level the score, ending the match in a 1-1 draw. Throughout the match, both teams were awarded several yellow cards, with the first one coming in the 42nd minute, against Bulgarian player Petkov. Petkov.
Among other notable incidents were the yellow cards given to Bulgarian G. Rusev and Serbian N. Milenkovic in the 62nd and 70th minutes respectively. Both teams made five substitutions: Bulgaria had I. Chocev and N. Iliev on 66 minutes and then S. Delev and P. Galchev at the end of the game. Serbia made substitutions throughout the second half, including S. Lukic and F. Kostic in the 58th and 71st minutes respectively. In the 81st minute, N. Maksimovic was replaced by M. Grujic and A. Zivkovic was replaced by D. Lazovic. In general, the match proceeded at a high tempo and competitive, with both teams fighting for the win. While Bulgaria started the match strongly with a Despodov goal, Serbia managed to come back and secure a draw thanks to a late Lazovic goal. It was a thrilling match that kept the fans in suspense until the very end.
The next fixtures are Montenegro v Bulgaria and Serbia v Hungary.
| Bulgaria's national team | Serbian national team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 7 | Shots | 10 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 4 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 17 | Offences | 14 |
| 0 | Cornerbacks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 31% | Possession of the ball | 69% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 281 | Total assists | 608 |
| 203 | Accurate passes | 510 |
| 72% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |