Football: First Victory for Bulgaria in 2022 World Cup Qualifications

Ivaylo Chochev became a hero for the "lions", who scored with a header in the 82nd minute

Bulgaria completely outplayed and beat Lithuania with a goal in the 82nd minute in the fifth match of the world qualifiers of group "C". The hero for the "lions" was Ivaylo Chochev, who scored with a header after a cross from a foul.

For the first time after the disgraceful loss from England in 2019, the president of the Bulgarian Football Union Borislav Mihailov was present at the "Vasil Levski" stadium. Dimitar Berbatov was standing right behind him in the stands.

The first shot was in the 15th minute when Malinov shot just above the crossbar. A serious situation opened up for Despodov in the 31st minute. He went out alone against the guard of the guests, but Shektus managed to secure in a corner kick. 8 minutes later the wing centered to Malinov, as the CSKA-Sofia midfielder tried a technical kick with a heel, but the ball hit the crossbar.

The second half started stronger for the guests, who were close to scoring, but Petko Hristov was on the spot, who kicked the ball with a split from a Lithuanian striker. In the 52nd minute, Todor Nedelev shot from a foul, but the guard caught without problems. In the 57th minute Yasen Petrov made two substitutions, as Dimitar Iliev and the hero for the Bulgarians in the match - Ivaylo Chochev - appeared in the game.

In the 74th minute Despodov for the second time in the match came out alone against the goalkeeper of the guests after a wonderful pass from Iliev, but the wing sent the ball straight to the feet of the goalkeeper, who took a corner.

In the counterattack, a Lithuanian footballer broke away from the Bulgarian defense in the center of the field and was stopped at the...