Match Centre: Derry City vs CSKA Sofia
Player of the match Ioannis Pittas 6.8
First leg
CSKA Sofia · Derry City 3–2Final aggregate
Derry City 3–5 CSKA Sofia
GolVolt rating 4.6GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 47' Chapman, 1:0-
1:0 → 1:2
CSKA Sofia came from behind to win.
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90+18'
The winner came late: Barry Cotter (CSKA Sofia).
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 23% to 25% (CSKA Sofia).
How the match went
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90+35' · 1:2Derry City 9%draw 81%CSKA Sofia 10%
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 1.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 0.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 4.6more watchable than 46% of Europa League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- Half-time · 0:0
- 46' SubstitutionTwisk for Santos
- 46' Ángelo Martinoyellow card
- 47' Goal: Ellis Chapmanassist: Fleming1:0
- 70' 2 substitutionsEto'o for PanayotovZwarts for Godoy
- 74' Goal: Ioannis Pittasassist: Evtimov1:1
- 75' Teodor Ivanovyellow card
- 78' SubstitutionClarke for Chapman
- 78' SubstitutionGbamin for Solet
- 79' Christy Groganyellow card
- 89' 2 substitutionsDummigan for OlayinkaStott for Grogan
- 90+4' Facundo Rodríguezyellow card
- 90+13' Stefano Sensiyellow card
- 90+16' SubstitutionBrahimi for Pittas
- 90+18' Goal: Barry Cotterown goal1:2
- Full-time · 1:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Derry City
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Derry City
- 26 Shea Callister GK —
- 4 Jamie Stott DEF on
- 6 Rob Slevin DEF —
- 23 Cameron Dummigan DEF on
- 15 James Clarke MID on
- 16 James McClean MID —
- 17 Nick Twisk MID on
- 35 Liam Kelly MID —
- 32 Terence Doherty ATT —
CSKA Sofia
- 31 Daniel Nikolov GK —
- 3 Tamimou Ouorou DEF —
- 5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin DEF on
- 19 Andrey Yordanov DEF —
- 91 Alex Tunchev DEF —
- 11 Mohamed Brahimi MID on
- 34 Vasil Kaymakanov MID —
- 38 Léo Pereira MID —
- 77 Alejandro Piedrahita MID —
- 80 Georgi Chorbadzhiyski MID —
- 99 James Eto'o MID on
- 10 Joël Zwarts ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Londonderry
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · CSKA Sofia Ioannis Pittas
- 2. place · Derry City Ellis Chapman
- 3. place · Derry City Kevin Santos
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