Bulgaria vs Portugal 1974 World Cup qualification match report| Date, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 2 May 1973 | | National teams, score: | - 2:1 | | Competition: | 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6 | | Referee: | Milivoje Gugulović, Niš / | | Attendance, venue: | 49 300, National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia  | | Goals: | 1:0 (38') Georgi Denev, 2:0 (60') Hristo Bonev, 2:1 (73') Nené |
| Managed by head coach Hristo Mladenov | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Stoyan Yordanov | 20 | 29 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia | | Ivan Zafirov | 18 | 25 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia | | Kiril Ivkov | 12 | 26 | SPS Levski-Spartak, Sofia | | Stefan Aladzhov | 18 | 25 | SPS Levski-Spartak, Sofia | | Bozhil Kolev | 23 | 24 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia | | Dimitar Penev | 74 | 27 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia | Mladen Vasilev  61' | 22 | 25 | SSP Akademik, Sofia |  61' Dinko Dermendzhiev | 54 | 31 | AAA Trakia, Plovdiv | Hristo Bonev  | 55 | 26 | SPS Lokomotiv, Plovdiv | | Atanas Mihaylov 76' | 36 | 23 | SPS Lokomotiv, Sofia | | 76' Petar Zhekov | 44 | 28 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia | | Ivan Stoyanov | 8 | 24 | SPS Levski-Spartak, Sofia | | Georgi Denev | 16 | 23 | CSKA Septemvriysko Zname, Sofia |
| Managed by team manager José Augusto de Almeida | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | José Henrique | 14 | 29 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Artur Correia | 12 | 23 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | Humberto Coelho  | 22 | 23 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | José Mendes | 2 | 26 | Sporting CP, Lisboa | | Adolfo Calisto | 14 | 29 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Toni | 14 | 26 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Alfredo Quaresma 66' | 2 | 28 | CF Belenenses, Lisboa | | 66' Pavão | 6 | 25 | FC Porto, Porto | | António Simões | 45 | 29 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Artur Jorge | 15 | 27 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Eusébio | 63 | 31 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | | Jacinto João 54' | 9 | 29 | Vitória FC, Setúbal | | 54' Nené | 14 | 23 | SL Benfica, Lisboa |
Match stats | National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | | Bulgaria | 13 | 30.769 | 26.363 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Portugal | 13 | 17.846 | 27.177 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Historical data sources  Diário de Lisboa (Lisbon), №18088, 04.05.1973; Fundação Mário Soares Comments  | dudd  -  posted 30.12.2011 21:07:46 1973 (May 2) Bulgaria 2-Portugal 1 (World Cup Qualifier).mpg If interested in international matches (usually from 80s-90s), you can also check my blog
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| evgenko -  posted 14.01.2021 20:07:42 Left to right: Ivan Stoyanov, Ivan Zaphirov, Kiril Ivkov, Stephan Aladzhov, Mladen Vassilev, Georgi Denev, Bozhil Kolev, Atanas Mihailov, Dimitar Penev, Stoyan Yordanov (GK), Hristo Bonev (C) |
Bulgaria vs Portugal post-match head-to-head | Bulgaria matches Previous match: Next match: Portugal matches Previous match: Next match: Bulgaria top scorers 1. Liubomir Angelov (1931 - 1940) - 26 goals
2. Ivan Kolev (1952 - 1965) - 25 goals
3. Petar Zhekov (1966 - 1971) - 25 goals
4. Hristo Bonev (1968 - 1973) - 24 goals
... Georgi Denev (1972 - 1973) - 5 goals
(correct as of May 2, 1973) Portugal top scorers 1. Eusébio (1961 - 1973) - 41 goals
2. Fernando Peyroteo (1938 - 1949) - 14 goals
3. José Augusto Torres (1964 - 1967) - 14 goals
4. Matateu (1953 - 1960) - 13 goals
... Nené (1972 - 1973) - 4 goals
(correct as of May 2, 1973) Brief match report Wed. 02 May 1973
National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia
Bulgaria 2-1 Portugal
Goals: Denev 38, Bonev 60, Nené 73
Bulgaria: Yordanov, Zafirov, Ivkov, Aladzhov, Kolev, Penev, Vasilev (Dermendzhiev 61), Bonev (c), Mihaylov (Zhekov 76), Stoyanov, Denev. Managed by Mladenov.
Portugal: José Henrique, Correia, Coelho, Mendes, Calisto, Toni, Quaresma (Pavão 66), Simões, Artur Jorge, Eusébio (c), Jacinto João (Nené 54). Managed by de Almeida.
Booked: Coelho .
Att: 49 300
Ref: Gugulović (Yugoslavia) |
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