League: Euro 2008 qualifiers Event: Bulgaria - Luxembourg Final score: 3-0 Goal scorers: Berbatov 27 Berbatov 28 M. Petrov 54(pen) Match report from UEFA : Berbatov double inspires Bulgaria win Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals in as many first-half minutes as Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 3-0 to keep themselves in UEFA EURO 2008™ Group G qualifying contention. Petrov penalty The Tottenham Hotspur FC striker was in menacing mood throughout at Sofia's Vasil Levski National Stadium, and had threatened Jonathan Joubert's goal several times before sending the keeper into the back of his net to retrieve the ball on 27 minutes. Sixty seconds later Joubert was forced to repeat the feat after being lobbed by Berbatov and Bulgaria coasted from then on, Martin Petrov completing the scoring from the penalty spot nine minutes after half-time. Berbatov menace The win took Dimitar Penev's team within two points of the Group G summit and the only surprise was that the margin o...
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