Bulgaria Reverses Portugal 2:1 in Pazardzhik After Dramatic Injury-Time Goal

The Bulgarian national youth team secured a prestigious 2:1 victory over Portugal in the qualifiers for the European Championship in 2027. The match was played at the Georgi Benkovski Stadium in Pazardzhik, where the young hopes of Todor Yonchev showed character and completed a full comeback with two goals in the closing minutes.

The guests started more actively, but the Bulgarian team defended well and kept the pressure at bay, thanks also to the excellent saves of goalkeeper Plamen Andreev. In the first half, Bulgaria had its chances as Stefan Stoyanov was close to scoring, but his shot hit the crossbar.

In the 50th minute Gustavo Varela gave Portugal the lead. The Bulgarian internationals, however, did not give up and leveled the score in the 87th minute. Todor Pavlov headed in from a corner, the ball ricocheted off a Portugal player and went into the goal for 1:1.

The real climax came in the first minute of stoppage time. After an impressive solo run, Nikola Iliev beat three opponents and passed to Alexander Marinov, who from close range scored the winning goal for 2:1. The Pazardzhik crowd exploded with joy, and the national team finally celebrated a complete comeback.

With the victory, Bulgaria is now one point behind second-placed Czech Republic and has 14 points in Group B. Two decisive matches remain – on September 30 against the Czech Republic and on October 6 against Scotland in Pazardzhik.

Source: Novinata.bg