Bulgaria v. England Live!
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Monday, October 14, 2019
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Afternoon, chaps. The shadow that looms over this one is racism. Keep in mind that tonight's affair will be played "behind closed doors" due to a UEFA ban resulting from racist behavior from Bulgarian fans in a previous fixture. Gareth Southgate has threatened to pull his side off the pitch if similar abuse happens tonight.
Teams news out of Sofia tonight: Gareth Southgate sticks with a back four, but he does make five changes from the team that lost to the Czech Republic. Tyrone Mings makes his debut, replacing Michael Keane in central defence. Ben Chilwell is in for the suspended Danny Rose, while Harry Winks, Ross Barkley and Marcus Rashford replace Declan Rice, Mason Mount and Jadon Sancho respectively.
The teams now gathering in the tunnel in Sofia:
Bulgaria (4-1-4-1) Iliev; Pashov, Terziev, Hadzhiev, Zanev; Despodov; Popov, Sarmov, Kostadinov, Wanderson; Isa.
Substitutes: G Ivanov, Mihaylov, Lozev, Dimitrov, Slavchev, Kraev, Nedyalkov, Malinov, Marcelinho, H Ivanov, Goranov, Karagaren.
England (4-1-2-3) Pickford; Trippier, Mings, Maguire, Chilwell; Winks; J Henderson, Barkley; Rashford, Kane, Sterling.
Substitutes: Pope, D Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Keane, Gomez, Rice, Sancho, Tomori, Abraham, Mount, Wilson.
Referee Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Some classic punditry from Sky telly tonight:
Mark Pougatch “Where you would play Ross Barkley? What’s his best position?”
Roy Keane “Probably on the bench.”
Well, I'll be blowed. I had read somewhere that this one was to be played behind closed doors, but there appear to be fans in the stadium tonight. Great coverage as usual on the Plus.
Anthems now - it seems that Bulgarian fans are trying to sing over the England fans. Poor form.
Good Afternoon, Bob. Watching the match from Transylvania on Plus and a top of the table clash on ESPN News , which is Portugal vs Ukraine
Another top of the table clash is France vs Turkey
Just about ready to go now. The wider camera angle shows that the stadium is half full. Good away support from England fans, though.
The Vampires should suck the blood of those awful so called fans
Some pre-match anti-racism preliminaries. Let's hope that has an effect on the Bulgarian support.
Strange as this may seem , the Jocks need to be on scouting duty this match . As things stand, the Scots would face Bulgaria in a one off playoff semi
Afternoon, MUR - how are you, mate?
Anthony Taylor the ref for Portugal vs Ukraine
Doing well, thank you. How are you, mate?
They're off from Transylvania
Yeah - it's bene a busy day but a good one.
They're off from Bob's Chicken Kiev
Long ball out to Rash that the United man couldn't hang on to.
I've been busy doing chores as the hot weather has returned
Oh - I could murder a Chicken Kiev right about now.
Just a reminder Steve Clarke should be on scouting duty as Bulgaria are probably going to be the Scots opponents in the NL playoff semis
I thought you would say that, mate
Oh - that tackle was XXX from Henderson. He'll pick up a yellow card for it. Could have been red.
Hendo booked for a foul. That seemed harsh. He will be suspended for the match vs Monte next month
Honda will be out for the Montenegro match next month. Not much of a loss IMHO.
Portugal with a free kick just outside the Ukraine box.
It's all a bit pinball like early doors. I'm hoping that someone like Ross Barkley can put his foot on the ball and settle it.
Free kick from Skippy headed well over.
Who will replace Hendo vs Monte?
GOAL !!UKRAINE TAKES THE LEAD VS PORTUGAL
GOAL !!!! WAY HAY! RASH SCORES A WONDER GOAL TO GIVE THE THREE LIONS THE LEAD.
GOAL! Rasford opens the scoring for England from a tight angle!
England 0-1 up!
The keeper really should have done better with that, on the replay. Straight through him. He should have been able to tip it over. Ah well...nevermind.
Barkley got hold of a cross field pass found Rash , who cut inside and scored in the top corner from a difficult angle.
England scored early on Friday, as well. Let's hope that we can build on that goal now.
Back to the Ukraine goal. It was a corner straight off the missed header from the CR free kick. The corner from Marlos was headed by a central defender and acrobatically saved by Rui Patricio. Yaremchuk blasted in mhe rebound
Oh - Popov with a drive there. Tipped away well by Pickers. Great save!
Great save by Pickford from Popov who did pop off a shot. it deflected off of Tyrone Mings
Ukraine should be all but through to the Euros if this result holds. England should be pretty close.
Another free kick to Portugal. Similar position to their last free kick. Curled in by Skippy and off a defender for a corner
Hopefully, the early goal will shut up this sparse crowd of idiot Transylvanians. Lots of empty seats
England are in control, despite that Popov shot a few minutes ago. In the other group game, Kosovo lead Macedonia 1-0. If it stays like that, England can’t qualify tonight.
Corner to Bulgaria now, conceded by Trippier.
Great take by Pickers from the corner.
Northern Ireland won a Friendly 2-3 in Prague. They went three up at the half with two goals from Paddy McNair and one from Jonny Evans.All former United players. They held on to win 2-3
I'm hoping the same thing, mate. No indications of trouble as of yet.
Oh - good ball in from Hendo, but Rash just couldn't get onto it.
GOAL! England are 0-2 up through Ross Barkley!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! ROSS BARKLEY PUTS ENGLAND TWO UP
Sterling played a nice one two then passed for Barkley to score with an easy tap in
That all came from extended possession and then a quick incisive one-two between Kane and Sterling. Sterling's cross shot was turned in by Barkley.
I think the Scots should defeat these numpties in the NL semis. It should be at Hampden as the Scots are the higher seeded team
England in full flow now. Bulgaria will have to switch to a more attacking posture pretty soon and that will open up more possibilities for England goals.
We are seeing exactly why this team has gone without a win in ten matches. No surprises
Albania takes the lead in Moldova in a meaningless match
England fans louder than the big mouth locals.
Nasty challenge there on Sterling. He's not happy. England free kick.
Would love to see England run up the score against these morons
Barkley over this free kick now - England have brought the big boys up.
It would serve them right, for sure.
That foul was by Brazilian born Wanderson
Some unexpected wing play there from Tyrone Mings. I didn't know he had it in him.
Referee having some sharp words with Kane as skipper. Not sure what that's about.
Just to let you know that I did some anoraking . Wales and Northern Ireland look to be in the NL playoffs because higher placed teams look like qualifying outright for the Euros.
Sterling having a word with Southgate now. Were there words exchanged between Sterling and the Bulgarian who fouled him. I can only think that there were.
GOAL !!!WOW ! UKRAINE TWO UP VS PORTUGAL
The match has stopped for something. An announcement is being made in Bulgarian now.
Fans being warned about their behavior. Shouldn't it be a forfeit and being banned from international competition? The only way they'll learn
I would hope so, mate. Apparently there is a three-step process. That was Step 1.
The second Ukriane goal was scored by Hammers player, Yarmalenko. It came off a run down the left., a pass into the box and an easy finish past the stranded Rui PAtricio
GOAL! Barkley again! Great header from a super cross by Kane!
WAY HAY ! ENGLAND GO THREE UP. ROSS BARKLEY WITH HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE MATCH. tRIPPIER PASSED TO FORMER TEAMMATE, HARRY KANE AND HE PLAYED THE UNUSUAL ROLE OF PROVIDER AS HIS CROSS WAS HEADED IN BY BARKLEY
Then the Ukraine keeper makes a spectacular save from former Hammer Joao Mario, off a run and pass by Skippy.
Ross Barkley is certainly answering that Roy Keane challenge tonight. Wallop!
I wonder if the behavior of the fans is having the opposite effect than they expected. Is England using that as motivation to play really well.
It certainly seems to be. This is the best way to answer racism.
It sounds like there's almost as many England fans as Bulgaria fans.
Kosovo goes two up vs Monte.
Albania goes two up in Moldova in what is basically a a friendly
Sterling goes over under the pressure of a defender. Looked a stone cold penalty to me. Referee not impressed.
Kosovo will be in the NL playoffs if they don't finish in the top two.
The Guardian has confirmed that England players reported racist abuse from the stands. Apparently this is the translation of the message that went out over the tannoy in Bulgarian:
"Attention. This is an important security announcement. Because of racist behaviour the referee has said he may have to suspend the match. Racism in football stadiums will not be tolerated."
Agreed. England should have had a penalty
It should be a forfeit win to England a ban from international competition for Bulgaria
Zanev with an ambitious effort from distance. Well over the mark.
Long range Bulgaria effort so high and wide that even his own fans boo the effort.
Agreed, mate. But I wouldn't mind seeing England stick another few goals by them before that happens.
Rash blast well over with just the keeper to beat. Should have put England four up
Oh - Rash could have done better with that one.
Siggy gives Iceland the lead vs Andorra. As things stand , Iceland will play the Swiss in the NL playoff Final.
Albania goes three up in Moldova. Too little , too late
Would Bulgaria fans turn against their own team if England score a few more. It wouldn't surprise me if they did
The match has stopped again. Perhaps this is Step 2 in the process of abandoning the match. Crikey!
It looks like the match will be abandoned. The rules for racism need to be changed. The fans know they can get away with this
It's sure not deterring the fans. I guess they don't care as it doesn't affect their team
A mass exodus of Bulgarian fans. Is it by choice or are they being ejected?
Loads of Bulgarian fans starting to leave the stadium now. These are remarkable scenes.
We're into stoppage time now but how much?
Six minutes of stoppage time then.
UEFA should have played this match behind closed doors in neutral stadium, but uEFA lacks common sense
Ah - too bad. Sterling was through there but he was caught offside.
Kosovo two up at the half vs Monte
Agreed, mate. There were problems expected and the players shouldn't really be subjected to this treatment.
Ukraine surprisingly two up at the half vs Portugal
We'll likely have to wait until November then to qualify.
UEFA needs to address this for future matches.
Agreed. Can do so with a win vs Monte at Wembley
GOAL! 0-4 England!
That looked like a training pitch routine. Kane broke away with the ball, laid it off to Trippier who dinked it back to him. Kane then squared it to Sterling who tapped home.
Smashing stuff.
GOAL !!!STERLING PUTS ENGLAND A BARBER SHOP QUARTET UP ON THE BREAK. BULGARIA TORN TO SHREDS. KANE AND TRIPPIER PLAYED A ONE TWO THEN KANE PASSED FOR STERLING TO SCORE WITH AN EASY TAP IN
Bulgaria players not even trying. Do they even want top be out there?
And that's half-time. Boos all round from the crowd.
England have been excellent tonight, despite the conditions.
It appears that the Bulgarian players and coach are embarrassed to be out there now.
England up by a Barber Shop Quartet at the half. Fans booing for presumably a really awful first half performance by their team
Agreed, Bob. Bulgaria really not trying and playing as if they don't want to be put there. The behavior by the fans is hurting their own team more than England
There is some speculation on the Guardian blog that the match may well be abandoned during the interval.
Apparently ITV have been showing some footage from the crowd – Nazi salutes, jumpers with ‘Uefa Mafia: No Respect’, monkey chants. All the classics. It’s beyond despicable.
The second half is underway from Chicken Kiev. Joao Felix , a promising youngster on for Guedes, not Geddis
Well, the teams are coming out for the second half. I'm honestly surprised.
Why was Bulgaria manager, Balakov, getting upset that the match was stopped. He's condoning the behavior of his fans. He was shouting at England players. Is he racist? Should he be banned?
The skipper Ivan Popov spent most of the break speaking with individual supporters in the stands.
Bulgarian skipper, Popov addressed fans at the half as he well should
I saw that. Hondo was having none of it. He seemed to be minimizing the problem. I don't know what he's thinking.
Second half underway from Sofia.
As long as the match is going on, let's have a few more goals, boys.
Rocket of a free kick from Skippy straight at the keeper, but fumbled away die to the power of the shot
Is it just me or is Sterling being booed at every touch? These fans are incorrigible.
Agreed. At least investigate the manager and suspend if he's guilty of any wrongdoing
Cilly heads out a free kick from Popov
Iliev pushes away a shot from Harry Kane
Oh - nice sharp shot by Kane. Well saved. He deserves a goal tonight after those two excellent assists, as well as the one-two that led to Barkley's second.
Portugal two down in Kiev. Serbia is drawing 0-0 in Lithuania. If Serbia wins ten they would be only a point behind second placed Portugal
That was funny. Despedov was on a good run but crashed into Kraev who then produced to shank one toward the corner flag.
Kraev with a long range effort about ten yards wide and booed by his own fans
Oh - should be 0-5 now. Rash was played through but his effort was kicked away by the keeper. Sterling missed badly with the follow up.
OH!! Harry Kane puts through Sterling and his shot is beaten out with just Iliev to beat
Mitorvic scores two quick early second half goals to put Serbia two up in Lithuania and only a point behind Portugal
Mings with a storming run there. I thought he was going to have a go.
That collision just as humorous as this Bulgarian performance
Oh - Chilly with a great cross but no one to get a head on to it.
Oh - Sterling took it off Kane's toes. Shame. Kane was winding up for a goal bound effort.
Trippier with a pass into the box and Sterling straight to Iliev as he took it off of Harry Kane's toes/
It's a much more subdued crowd.
It’s Kosovo 2-0 Montenegro in the other game, so England probably won’t be confirming their place at Euro 2020 tonight.
Sterling forces a great reflex save from Iliev
Yeah - you can tell that a number of fans left at the interval.
They will with a win vs Monte at Wembley next month
Sure - it's a forgone conclusion.
Isa, of Bulgaria faking injury off a challenge from Harry Maguire. The last thing we need in this atmosphere. Doesn't this moron realize that?
Good stop there by Pickers. He has needed to be at his sharpest tonight to stay focused.
Pickford easily saves a tame long range effort.
None of the teams playing today can clinch qualification
Iceland goes two up vs Andorra on their way to an NL playoff with the Swiss. Portugal may join them
Clive Tyldesley, the ITV commentator, reports that there has been more racist abuse since half-time, and some Uefa officials have convened on the touchline.
Iceland goes two up vs Andorra on their way to an NL playoff with the Swiss. Portugal may join them
These UEFA officials are worse than incompetent.
Oh - Kane at point blank range hits Iliev with his shot.
OH!!! Great close range block by Iliev from Harry Kane off a pass from Rash. Iliev keeping the score down
Bruma on for former Hammer, Joao Mario
Agreed, mate. How could these fans be allowed into the ground with offensive slogans on their clothing, banners and flags?
It's fantastic hearing Oles from the England fans. Great way to rub it in to these thugs.
Not sure how to answer that , mate. They should not have
England just knocking it about to their heart's content now. Not much of a match.
I think Bulgaria can kiss goodbye any hopes of hosting a CL or EL Final, or for that chance a major international tournament for many many years
Oh - great run from Rash and he nearly squeezes one in from a tight angle.
Oh - Winks nearly played Barkley in there. Poor touch.
penalty to Portugal and a booking by Anthony Taylor for the handball.
GOAL! England are 0-5 up now!
GOAL !!! STERLING PUTS ENGLAND FIVE UP
Great through ball by Harry Kane and Sterling scored past the stranded Iliev
It's that Kane-Sterling combo again. Great ball through and Sterling knocks it into the bottom corner. He's on a hat-trick, too.
Meanwhile , Skippy scores from the spot to pull it back to 2-1
Actually, Ukraine will have to defend the 2-1 lead with ten men as Anthony Taylor must have deemed that hand ball denial of a goal scoring opportunity
Bulgaria with a rare corner as Gareth Southgate makes a double substitution, or rather about to
England break off the corner and Sterling appeared to be fouled by Zanev an inch outside the box
Sancho on now.
Sancho on for Sterling and one Chelsea midfield player for another as Mason Mount is on for Barkley
Olly gives France the lead vs Turkey and puts them on top of the group.
I wonder if Balakov will resign or be sacked. With Bulgaria be whipping boys he may be sacked> He may quit ,feeling it's not worth it to deal with all this stress.
Oh - Mount did really well to get the ball off the keeper but then shanked his effort instead of simply rolling it back to Kane.
Callum Wilson comes on for goalscorer Rashford now.
Lithuania scores to pull it back to 1-2 vs Serbia
That was the final roll of the dice from Gareth
Fernando Santos and Pepe becoming extremely frustrated for Portugal
If I were Sancho and Mount, I'd want to get my name on the scoresheet now. This one has already been won, they're facing a dispirited Bulgarian backline and there is no reason not to rack up some goals.
Mount is upended and England decide to play it quickly. Shame.
Turkey ties it up in Paris and are now top of the group, ahead of France on headed to head
That's a really good result for the Turks.
More Bulgarian fans leaving. i think those are laving because they are fed up with their team's awful performance
Oh - Kane strikes the bar now!
OH!!! Harry Kane and NOT Abel to score. Nice run and pass from Hendo then his shot comes off the post.
Well, I'm wondering if the crowd was small to begin with because of the expected trouble. And then more left after it started.
GOAL! Kane finally gets his goal! 0-6!
WAY HAY!!! HARRY KANE AND ABEL TO PUT ENGLAND HALF A DOZEN UP
It looked like HArry Winks won the ball on the high press and put through Harry Kane, who beat Iliev at the near post
Oh - Mount has a spectacular effort saved by Iliev.
Sancho down as Iliev saves well from Mason Mount
A Barber Shop Quartet of stoppage time minutes in Chicken Kiev
England fans in full voice. Don't hear any Bulgarian fans
Albania goes four up in Moldova
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