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Derry City vs CSKA Sofia, 2nd Leg CSKA Sofia advance 5-3 on aggregate

FA Cup
Derry City
DER
1-2
Final
CSKA Sofia
CSKA
2nd Leg - CSKA Sofia advance 5-3 on aggregate
Brandywell Stadium

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCSKA
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
46'Ángelo MartinoCSKA80'Teodor IvanovCSKA82'Facundo RodríguezCSKA84'Christy GroganDER90'+13'Stefano SensiCSKA
Team1H2HT
DER011
CSKA022

Who won: CSKA Sofia 2-1

CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 2-1 in 2nd Leg CSKA Sofia advance 5-3 on aggregate on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Brandywell Stadium. Goals for Derry City: Ellis Chapman (47'). Goals for CSKA Sofia: Ioannis Pittas (74') and Barry Cotter (own goal) (90'+18').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.3Ioannis PittasCF-R
  2. 26.8Ellis ChapmanLM
  3. 36.5Dimitar EvtimovG
  4. 46.4Brandon FlemingLB
  5. 56.3Bruno JordãoCM-L
  6. 66.3Petko PanayotovCM-R
  7. 76.3Isaac SoletAM
  8. 86.3PastorRM
  9. 96.3Santiago GodoyCF-L
  10. 106.0Jamie StottSUB
  11. 116.0Cameron DummiganSUB
  12. 126.0Joël ZwartsSUB

Team stats

DERCSKA
0Fouls0
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
0Corner Kicks0
0Saves0
0Possession0
0SHOTS0
0ON GOAL0
0.0On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0.0Pass Completion %0.0
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0.0Cross %0.0
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0.0Long Balls %0.0
0Blocked Shots0
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0.0Tackle %0.0
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0

Player of the game

Ioannis Pittas

CSKA · 1 G

7.3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Derry City 1, CSKA Sofia 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Derry City 1, CSKA Sofia 2.
  3. OWN GOAL90'+18'

    Own goal

    B. Cotter

    Own Goal by Barry Cotter, Derry City. Derry City 1, CSKA Sofia 2.

    DER 1 - 2 CSKA
  4. 90'+16'

    Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Mohamed Brahimi replaces Ioannis Pittas.

  5. 90'+13'

    Yellow card

    Stefano Sensi (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Sensi

  6. 90'+10'

    Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Jean-Philippe Gbamin replaces Isaac Solet.

  7. 90'+10'

    Substitution, Derry City. James Clarke replaces Ellis Chapman.

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 17 minutes of added time.

  9. 84'

    Yellow card

    Christy Grogan (Derry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Grogan

  10. 82'

    Yellow card

    Facundo Rodríguez (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    F. Rodríguez

  11. 80'

    Yellow card

    Teodor Ivanov (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Ivanov

  12. 77'

    Substitution, Derry City. Jamie Stott replaces Christy Grogan.

  13. 77'

    Substitution, Derry City. Cameron Dummigan replaces James Olayinka.

  14. 75'

    Substitution, CSKA Sofia. James Eto'o replaces Petko Panayotov.

  15. 75'

    Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Joël Zwarts replaces Leandro Godoy.

  16. GOAL74'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    I. Pittas

    Goal! Derry City 1, CSKA Sofia 1. Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitar Evtimov.

    DER 1 - 1 CSKA
  17. GOAL47'

    Goal! Header

    E. Chapman

    Goal! Derry City 1, CSKA Sofia 0. Ellis Chapman (Derry City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Fleming.

    DER 1 - 0 CSKA
  18. 46'

    Yellow card

    Ángelo Martino (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Á. Martino

  19. 45'

    Substitution, Derry City. Nick Twisk replaces Kévin dos Santos.

  20. Second Half begins Derry City 0, CSKA Sofia 0.
  21. First Half ends, Derry City 0, CSKA Sofia 0.
  22. 45'

    Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.

  23. First Half begins.
  24. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Season seriesCSKA leads series 1-0