CSKA Sofia vs Derry City 3-2
L. Boyce 31'
J. Olayinka 88'
CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 3-2 in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round at the Vasil Levski National Sports Academy on 9 July 2026. Ivan Pittas scored in the 19th and 53rd minutes, and Bruno Jordao added one in the 41st, while Derry replied through Lee Boyce (31') and Jaime Olayinka (88').
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- I. Pittas assist L. Godoy19'
- 31'L. Boyce assist M. Duffy
- B. Jordao assist S. Sensi41'
- I. Pittas assist Pastor53'
- 64'C. Dummigan for N. Twisk
- 71'C. Grogan for J. Stott
- L. Godoy for J. Zwarts72'
- I. Solet for M. Brahimi72'
- 75'Barry Cotter · Yellow card
- 83'R. Slevin for J. McClean
- S. Sensi for A. Piedrahita85'
- 88'J. Olayinka assist P. McClean
Match stats
Line-ups
CSKA Sofia starting XI
- 21F. Lapoukhov
- 2Pastor
- 32F. Rodriguez
- 14T. Ivanov
- 17A. Martino
- 30P. Panayotov
- 6B. Jordao
- 8S. Sensi
- 94I. Solet
- 9L. Godoy
- 28I. Pittas
CSKA Sofia bench · coach Hristo Yanev
Derry City starting XI
- 1B. Maher
- 22C. Barr
- 25C. Grogan
- 3P. McClean
- 6R. Slevin
- 2B. Cotter
- 28J. Olayinka
- 23C. Dummigan
- 7M. Duffy
- 14E. Chapman
- 27L. Boyce
Derry City bench · coach Tiernan Lynch
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Match info
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
Round1st Qualifying Round
Kick-off
VenueVasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia
RefereeVisar Kastrati
