Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia · Europa League
Derry City lost to CSKA Sofia 1-2 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Derry City and CSKA Sofia met in the Europa League at Brandywell Stadium in Derry on Thursday, 16 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Derry City: E. Chapman 47'. CSKA Sofia: I. Pittas 74'; B. Cotter 90'.
How the match went
The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Derry City, 4 for CSKA Sofia).
Line-ups
Derry City started in a 4-3-3: Brian Maher, Conor Barr, Christy Grogan, Patrick McClean, Brandon Fleming, Adam O'Reilly, James Olayinka, Ellis Chapman, Barry Cotter, Michael Duffy, Kévin Santos.
CSKA Sofia started in a 3-5-2: Dimitar Evtimov, Teodor Ivanov, Petko Panayotov, Facundo Rodríguez, Pastor, Isaac Solet, Bruno Jordão, Stefano Sensi, Ángelo Martino, Ioannis Pittas, Leandro Godoy.
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