CSKA Sofia won after full-time.
⚽ Ellis Chapman 47'
⚽ Barry Cotter (OG) 90+18'⚽ Ioannis Pittas 74'
Derry City 1 – 2 CSKA Sofia: Europa League Match Report
Europa League
Europa League1 – 2Derry City · CSKA Sofia
Match Events
Barry CotterCSKA Sofia
1-2 Mohamed BrahimiCSKA Sofia · Ioannis Pittas
Stefano SensiCSKA Sofia
Facundo RodríguezCSKA Sofia
Jamie StottDerry City · Christy Grogan
James ClarkeDerry City · Ellis Chapman
Christy GroganDerry City
Jean-Philippe GbaminCSKA Sofia · Isaac Solet
Cameron DummiganDerry City · James Olayinka
Teodor IvanovCSKA Sofia
Ioannis PittasCSKA Sofia · Dimitar Evtimov
1-1 Joël ZwartsCSKA Sofia · Leandro Godoy
James Eto'oCSKA Sofia · Petko Panayotov
Ellis ChapmanDerry City · Brandon Fleming
1-0 Ángelo MartinoCSKA Sofia
Nick TwiskDerry City · Kevin Santos
VenueThe Ryan McBride Brandywell StadiumThursday, 16 July 2026
RefereeJasmin Šabotić
AttendanceNot available
Formation
Lineups
Derry City
Starting XI
1
Brian Maher
22
Conor Barr
25
Christy Grogan
3
Patrick McClean
19
Brandon Fleming
8
Adam O'Reilly
28
James Olayinka
14
Ellis Chapman
2
Barry Cotter
7
Michael Duffy
21
Kevin Santos
Substitutes
10
4
#4
Jamie Stott
Defender
6
#6
Rob Slevin
Defender
13
#13
Tom Norcott
Goalkeeper
15
#15
James Clarke
Attacker
16
#16
James McClean
Midfielder
17
#17
Nick Twisk
Midfielder
23
#23
Cameron Dummigan
Defender
26
#26
Shea Callister
Goalkeeper
32
#32
Terence Doherty
Attacker
35
#35
Liam Kelly
Midfielder
CSKA Sofia
Starting XI
25
Dimitar Evtimov
14
Teodor Ivanov
30
Petko Panayotov
32
Facundo Rodríguez
2
Pastor
94
Isaac Solet
6
Bruno Jordão
8
Stefano Sensi
17
Ángelo Martino
28
Ioannis Pittas
9
Leandro Godoy
Substitutes
12
3
#3
Tamimou Ouorou
Defender
5
#5
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Defender
10
#10
Joël Zwarts
Attacker
11
#11
Mohamed Brahimi
Midfielder
19
#19
Andrey Yordanov
Defender
31
#31
Daniel Nikolov
Goalkeeper
34
#34
Vasil Kaymakanov
Midfielder
38
#38
Léo Pereira
Midfielder
77
#77
Alejandro Piedrahita
Midfielder
80
#80
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski
Midfielder
91
#91
Alex Tunchev
Defender
99
#99
James Eto'o
Midfielder
Statistics
Match Statistics
Derry City
CSKA Sofia
44%
Ball Possession %
56%
6
Shots Total
10
2
Shots On Target
5
4
Shots Off Target
5
11
Corners
6
3
Offsides
2
13
Fouls
17
1
Yellowcards
4
80
Attacks
100
58
Dangerous Attacks
64
18
Free Kicks
14
22
Throwins
24
7
Goal Kicks
4
6
Substitutions
9
1
Goals
2
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