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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.

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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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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Derry City 0-0 CSKA Sofia.
  2. 47'Goal! Derry City 1-0 CSKA Sofia. E. Chapman (Derry City) scores, assisted by B. Fleming.
  3. 74'Goal! Derry City 1-1 CSKA Sofia. I. Pittas (CSKA Sofia) scores, assisted by D. Evtimov.
  4. 90+18'Goal! Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia. Own goal by B. Cotter.
  5. 90'Full-time. Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia.
Full commentary (21 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Derry City vs CSKA Sofia.
  2. 45'Half-time. Derry City 0-0 CSKA Sofia.
  3. 46'The second half is under way.
  4. 46'Yellow card for Á. Martino (CSKA Sofia).
  5. 46'Substitution, Derry City: N. Twisk comes on for K. Santos.
  6. 47'Goal! Derry City 1-0 CSKA Sofia. E. Chapman (Derry City) scores, assisted by B. Fleming.
  7. 70'Substitution, CSKA Sofia: J. Eto'o comes on for P. Panayotov.
  8. 70'Substitution, CSKA Sofia: J. Zwarts comes on for L. Godoy.
  9. 74'Goal! Derry City 1-1 CSKA Sofia. I. Pittas (CSKA Sofia) scores, assisted by D. Evtimov.
  10. 75'Yellow card for T. Ivanov (CSKA Sofia).
  11. 78'Substitution, Derry City: J. Clarke comes on for E. Chapman.
  12. 78'Substitution, CSKA Sofia: J. Gbamin comes on for I. Solet.
  13. 79'Yellow card for C. Grogan (Derry City).
  14. 89'Substitution, Derry City: J. Stott comes on for C. Grogan.
  15. 89'Substitution, Derry City: C. Dummigan comes on for J. Olayinka.
  16. 90'15 minutes of added time.
  17. 90+4'Yellow card for F. Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia).
  18. 90+13'Yellow card for S. Sensi (CSKA Sofia).
  19. 90+16'Substitution, CSKA Sofia: M. Brahimi comes on for I. Pittas.
  20. 90+18'Goal! Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia. Own goal by B. Cotter.
  21. 90'Full-time. Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia.
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