Follow usHungary qualified for the Euro 2024 with a game to spare after a dying seconds own goal from Alex Petkov got them a 2-2 away draw against Bulgaria and the point was enough for them to secure top spot in the group with 15 points.
Hungary took the lead through Martin Adam’s close-range header following a free kick from captain Dominik Szoboszlai from the right after 10 minutes. On Bulgaria’s first chance, Spas Delev scored with a shot into the top right corner to make it 1-1 in the 24th minute.
The hosts were dealt a blow before halftime when they were reduced to nine men when Valentin Antov saw a second yellow before Ilia Gruev was also shown red card, but VAR intervened to overturn the latter and keep hopes of a Bulgarian comeback alive.
Hungary also ended up with 10 men early in the second half when Milos Kerkez was sent off. In the 78th minute as Kiril Despodov converted a penalty to give Bulgaria a 2-1 lead.
As Hungary got close to suffer their first defeat in a year, Petkov headed in his own goal from a free kick seven minutes into stoppage time to leave Bulgaria without a win for more than a year.
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