Derry City 1:2 CSKA Sofia: UEFA Europa League Match Result

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Derry City LDWWDW

1:2

Finished

Kick-off was 16 Jul, 18:30 BST

CSKA Sofia WDWWWD

Venue: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium City: Derry

In the UEFA Europa League game on 16 July 2026, CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:5, corners 9:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 2 – 5

Shots off target 4 – 5

Attacks 80 – 100

⇄ 46' K. Santos — Substitution 🟨 46' A. Martino — Yellow card ⚽ 47' E. Chapman — Goal ⇄ 58' L. Godoy — Substitution ⇄ 58' P. Panayotov — Substitution 🟨 64' T. Ivanov — Yellow card ⇄ 66' I. Solet — Substitution ⇄ 66' E. Chapman — Substitution 🟨 67' C. Grogan — Yellow card ⚽ 75' I. Pittas — Goal ⇄ 77' C. Grogan — Substitution ⇄ 77' J. Olayinka — Substitution 🟨 82' F. Rodriguez — Yellow card 🟨 90+13' S. Sensi — Yellow card ⇄ 90+16' I. Pittas — Substitution ⚽ 90+18' B. Cotter — Own goal

Match events

46' Derry City Substitution K. Santos off: N. Twisk
46' CSKA Sofia Yellow card A. Martino
47' Derry City Goal E. Chapman assist: B. Fleming
58' CSKA Sofia Substitution L. Godoy off: J. Zwarts
58' CSKA Sofia Substitution P. Panayotov off: J. Eto'o
64' CSKA Sofia Yellow card T. Ivanov
66' CSKA Sofia Substitution I. Solet off: J. Gbamin
66' Derry City Substitution E. Chapman off: J. Clarke
67' Derry City Yellow card C. Grogan
75' CSKA Sofia Goal I. Pittas assist: D. Evtimov
77' Derry City Substitution C. Grogan off: J. Stott
77' Derry City Substitution J. Olayinka off: C. Dummigan
82' CSKA Sofia Yellow card F. Rodriguez
90+13' CSKA Sofia Yellow card S. Sensi
90+16' CSKA Sofia Substitution I. Pittas off: M. Brahimi
90+18' CSKA Sofia Own goal B. Cotter

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

2 Shots on target 5

4 Shots off target 5

80 Attacks 100

9 Corners 6

18 Free kicks 14

3 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 4

22 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 0

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.50

Line-ups

Derry City

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Brian Maher	1
3	Patrick McClean	3
22	Conor Barr	22
25	Christy Grogan	25
2	Barry Noel Cotter	2
7	Michael Duffy	7
8	Adam Kieran O'Reilly	8
14	Ellis Chapman	14
19	Brandon Fleming	19
21	Kévin David Nogueira Carvalho Santos	21
28	Olujimi James Olayinka	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
26	Shia Callister	26
4	Jamie Stott	4
6	Robert Slevin	6
23	Cameron Dummigan	23
15	James Clarke	15
16	James McClean	16
17	Nick Twisk	17
35	Liam Kelly	35
32	Terence Doherty	32

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CSKA Sofia

Starting XI
#	Player	number
25	Dimitar Evtimov	25
2	Pastor	2
14	Theodor Ivanov	14
17	Ángelo Martino	17
32	Facundo Santiago Rodríguez	32
6	Bruno André Cavaco Jordão	6
8	Stefano Sensi	8
30	P. Panayotov	30
94	Isaac Solet Bomawoko	94
9	Santiago Leandro Godoy	9
28	Ioannis Pittas	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
3	T. Wouru	3
5	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	5
19	Andrey Yordanov	19
91	Alex Tunchev	91
11	Mohamed Amine Brahimi	11
34	Vasil Kaymakarov	34
38	Leonardo Augusto dos Santos Pereira	38
77	Alejandro Piedrahita Díaz	77
80	Georgi Brankov Chorbadzhiyski	80
99	James Eto'o	99
10	Joël Zwarts	10

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
City: Derry
Kick-off: 16 Jul, 18:30 BST

Key numbers

44:56.00 Possession, %
2:5 Shots on target
4:5 Shots off target
80:100 Attacks

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4	Besiktas	1	1	100%	3
5	Union Saint-Gilloise	1	1	100%	3
6	Ferencvárosi TC	1	1	100%	3
7	Benfica	1	1	100%	3
8	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	100%	3
9	OFI Crete	1	1	100%	3
10	Bournemouth	1	1	100%	3