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UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying 2025 - Round 8 - Group 4

Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov - Sofia - Bulgaria

October 17, 2023 - 17:30

Bulgaria U-21

Bulgaria

1 - 1

Kosovo U-21

Kosovo

Assist by Nikola IlievMartin Sorakov

90+1'

Ardit Tahiri (penalty)

logo Bulgaria BUL

8' - Goal Ardit Tahiri

25' - Yellow card Petar Dimitrov Andreev25

35' - Yellow card Martin Chavdarov Atanasov35

39' - Yellow card Valon Zumberi

45' - Yellow card Stanislav Shopov45

logo Bulgaria BUL

46' - Substitution Petar Dimitrov Andreevis substituted by Martin Sorakov photo Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov

46' - Substitution Daniel Lyubomirovis substituted by Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov46

46' - Yellow card Ardit Tahiri

59' - Substitution Emanuel Mirchevis substituted by Emil Tsenov photo Kristiyan Stoyanov Stoyanov

59' - Substitution Asen Mitkovis substituted by K. S. Stoyanov59

63' - Substitution Milot Avdyliis substituted by Besfort Zeneli

72' - Yellow card K. S. Stoyanov72

73' - Substitution Stanislav Shopovis substituted by Roberto Iliev Raychev73

74' - Yellow card Egzon Rexhaj

78' - Yellow card Veton Tusha

80' - Substitution Veton Tushais substituted by Behar Neziri

82' - Red card Art Hoti

84' - Substitution Art Smakajis substituted by Arbnor Hasani

91' - Goal Martin Sorakov91

95' - Yellow card Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov95

97' - Yellow card Arian Llugiqi

100' - Yellow card Veljko Jelenkovic100

logo Kosovo KOS

Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Bulgaria U-21

1 - 1

Kosovo U-21

Bulgaria U-21 Kosovo U-21

Team line-ups

Bulgaria U-21

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

14Lyubomirov46

Daniel Lyubomirov

Bulgaria

B.date05/10/2004

Age19 years

positionForward

10Iliev

Nikola Iliev

Bulgaria

B.date06/06/2004

Age19 years

H1m83

positionStriker

11Andreev4625

Petar Dimitrov Andreev

Bulgaria

B.date02/07/2004

Age19 years

positionMidfield

8Shopov7345

Stanislav Shopov

Bulgaria

B.date23/02/2002

Age21 years

H1m75

positionOffensive Midfielder

22Mitkov59

Asen Mitkov

Bulgaria

B.date17/02/2005

Age18 years

H1m76

positionDefensive Midfielder

3Mirchev59

Emanuel Mirchev

Bulgaria

B.date09/02/2002

Age21 years

H1m85

positionDefensive Midfielder

15Atanasov35

Martin Chavdarov Atanasov

Bulgaria

B.date19/01/2002

Age21 years

positionDefensive Midfielder

4Petrov95

Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov

Bulgaria

B.date24/06/2002

Age21 years

positionCentral defender

5Jelenkovic100

Veljko Jelenkovic

Bulgaria

B.date05/06/2003

Age20 years

positionCentral defender

2Stoychev

Martin Plamenov Stoychev

Bulgaria

B.date01/01/2003

Age20 years

positionRight full-back

12Hristov

Damyan Hristov

Bulgaria

B.date10/11/2002

Age20 years

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Damyan Hristov		20	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov	95	21	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Veljko Jelenkovic	100	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Martin Plamenov Stoychev		20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	M	Emanuel Mirchev	59	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Asen Mitkov	59	18	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Martin Chavdarov Atanasov	35	21	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Petar Dimitrov Andreev	4625	19	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Stanislav Shopov	7345	21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Daniel Lyubomirov	46	19	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Nikola Iliev		19	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Kosovo U-21

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

11Tusha8078

Veton Tusha

Kosovo

B.date29/12/2002

Age20 years

H1m83

positionCentre forward

9Tahiri846

Ardit Tahiri

Kosovo

B.date06/10/2002

Age21 years

positionForward

10Avdyli63

Milot Avdyli

Kosovo

B.date28/07/2002

Age21 years

H1m83

positionMidfield

22Llugiqi97

Arian Llugiqi

Kosovo

B.date24/10/2002

Age20 years

H1m87

positionForward

6Smakaj84

Art Smakaj

Kosovo

B.date04/02/2003

Age20 years

positionCentral defender

8Kryeziu

Altin Kryeziu

Kosovo

B.date03/01/2002

Age21 years

positionCentre Midfield

13Thaçi

Rejan Thaçi

Kosovo

B.date07/11/2003

Age19 years

H1m82

positionCentral defender

4Zumberi39

Valon Zumberi

Kosovo

B.date24/11/2002

Age20 years

positionCentral defender

5Hoti82

Art Hoti

Kosovo

B.date09/06/2004

Age19 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

2Rexhaj74

Egzon Rexhaj

Kosovo

B.date15/11/2002

Age20 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

1Gjokaj

Altin Gjokaj

Kosovo

B.date11/11/2005

Age17 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
5	D	Art Hoti	82	19	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
1	G	Altin Gjokaj		17	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Art Smakaj	84	20	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Valon Zumberi	39	20	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	D	Rejan Thaçi		19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Egzon Rexhaj	74	20	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Milot Avdyli	63	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Altin Kryeziu		21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Veton Tusha	8078	20	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Arian Llugiqi	97	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Ardit Tahiri	846	21	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Plamen Plamenov Andreev		18
20	D	K. S. Stoyanov	5972	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Emil Tsenov	59	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Roberto Iliev Raychev	73	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Efe Ali Ali		20
9	F	Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov	46	21	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Martin Sorakov	9146	19	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Simeon Sergeev Vasilev		17
19	F	N. S. Zlatev		18

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Eron Isufi		19
15	D	Arbnor Hasani	84	21	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Amar Gerxhaliu		21
14	D	Rion Zejnullahu		20
20	M	Behar Neziri	80	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Besfort Zeneli	63	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Adem Podrimaj		20
18	M	Etnik Brruti		19
17	M	Redon Ismaili		20

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Daniel Lyubomirov

Georgi Nikolaev Nikolov

OUT

Asen Mitkov

Emil Tsenov

OUT

Damyan Hristov

Plamen Plamenov Andreev

OUT

Emanuel Mirchev

Kristiyan Stoyanov Stoyanov

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Altin Gjokaj

Léo Besson

OUT

Altin Kryeziu

Adem Podrimaj

OUT

Egzon Rexhaj

Florian Haxha

OUT

Art Smakaj

Amar Gerxhaliu

OUT

Rejan Thaçi

Besfort Zeneli

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Aleksandar Dimitrov

Success rate in this team:

36 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Dimitrov vs Kosovo U-21

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Dimitrov vs Tovërlani

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Afrim Tovërlani

Success rate in this team:

25 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

55 %

Tovërlani vs Bulgaria U-21

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Tovërlani vs Dimitrov

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Referee

Jan Petrik

0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Bulgaria U-211 match	General total	Kosovo U-211 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
0 victory	1 draw	0 loss	Bulgaria U-211 match	Season total	Kosovo U-211 match	0 victory	1 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on October 17, 2023					Latest figure on October 17, 2023

Videos

Comments

Key figures

It's the first time Martin Sorakov scores 1 goal in UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying

It's the first time in his career that Ardit Tahiri scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career with Kosovo U-21

It's the first time Martin Sorakov scores 1 goal vs Kosovo U-21 in his professional career

Read the next 1 key stats

General ranking

+1	1	Poland U-21	9 pts	3 rd
-1	2	Germany U-21	6 pts	2 rd
	3	Bulgaria U-21	5 pts	4 rd
	4	Kosovo U-21	4 pts	4 rd
	5	Estonia U-21	1 pt	4 rd

General ranking

-1	2	Germany U-21	6 pts	2 rd
	3	Bulgaria U-21	5 pts	4 rd
	4	Kosovo U-21	4 pts	4 rd
	5	Estonia U-21	1 pt	4 rd
	6	Israel U-21	0 pt	1 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VBulgaria 5-0 Gibraltar U-2108/10/2021

LBulgaria 0-1 Switzerland U-2112/10/2021

DBulgaria 0-0 Moldova U-2116/11/2021

DBulgaria 0-0 Netherlands U-2125/03/2022

VBulgaria 1-0 Israel U-2112/09/2023

LBulgaria 2-3 Germany U-2113/10/2023

Overall

DWales U-21 1-1 Bulgaria29/03/2022

LSwitzerland U-21 1-0 Bulgaria04/06/2022

DGibraltar U-21 1-1 Bulgaria11/06/2022

DEstonia U-21 1-1 Bulgaria07/09/2023

VBulgaria 1-0 Israel U-2112/09/2023

LBulgaria 2-3 Germany U-2113/10/2023

Current form

Away

LEngland U-21 2-0 Kosovo07/09/2021

LCzech Republic U-21 3-0 Kosovo12/10/2021

DSlovenia U-21 0-0 Kosovo29/03/2022

VAndorra U-21 0-3 Kosovo04/06/2022

DAlbania U-21 1-1 Kosovo13/06/2022

LPoland U-21 3-0 Kosovo08/09/2023

Overall

VAndorra U-21 0-3 Kosovo04/06/2022

LKosovo 0-5 England U-2110/06/2022

DAlbania U-21 1-1 Kosovo13/06/2022

VKosovo 2-0 Estonia U-2120/06/2023

LPoland U-21 3-0 Kosovo08/09/2023

LKosovo 0-3 Germany U-2112/09/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	1
Drawless streak	2	2
Scoring streak	2	4
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	2
Winless streak	2	2
Drawless streak	1	3
Goalless streak	1	2
Conceding streak	2	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

3	General ranking (Competition total)	4
2	General ranking (Home / Away)	6

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

3	Number of games (Competition total)	3
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	1
1	Victories (Home / Away)	0
1	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	2
1	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

4	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
3	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
4	Goals conceded (Competition total)	6
3	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	3
1.33	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0.67
1.5	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
1.33	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	2
1.5	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	3

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	2
1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	2
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
2	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
1-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-3 (1 times)

Bookings

10	Yellow cards (Competition total)	12
6	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	6
0	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Nikola Iliev	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Arian Llugiqi
Nikola Iliev	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Martin Sorakov	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Milot Avdyli
Martin Sorakov	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Nikola Iliev	2 goals during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last 3 matches	Arian Llugiqi