Stoilov - Tougher tests ahead
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Bulgarian manager Stanislav Stoilov is facing a make or break game with Cyprus on Wednesday, reckoning that his side will face a harder test than that posed by Ireland tonight.
Left on only four points and still seven behind the Republic, Bulgaria desperately need three points from their next encounter and Stoilov was adamant that the injury situation his side faces, plus Cyprus's threat as a challenger in the group, will prove a more difficult challenge for his side.
He was not surprised by the containing attitude of the Irish, having seen them play this way in their previous games, adding that he felt they had some "luck" in their previous wins.
Left on only four points and still seven behind the Republic, Bulgaria desperately need three points from their next encounter and Stoilov was adamant that the injury situation his side faces, plus Cyprus's threat as a challenger in the group, will prove a more difficult challenge for his side.
He was not surprised by the containing attitude of the Irish, having seen them play this way in their previous games, adding that he felt they had some "luck" in their previous wins.
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