UEFA Europa League

CSKA Sofia vs CFR Cluj-Napoca, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
CSKA Sofia
    FT
    0 - 2
    CFR Cluj-Napoca
    • 53': Mário Rondón
    • 74': Ciprian Deac (P)

    About

    CSKA Sofia are hosting CFR Cluj-Napoca at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Rodrigues.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Younousse Sankharé.
    • 6': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
    • 6': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Ovidiu Stefan Hoban.
    • 7': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Gabriel Debeljuh.
    • 8': Foul by Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia).
    • 8': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tiago Rodrigues.
    • 10': Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgi Yomov.
    • 14': Foul by Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj).
    • 14': Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia).
    • 17': Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciprian Ioan Deac.
    • 19': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
    • 19': Foul by Paulo Vinícius (CFR Cluj).
    • 19': Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj).
    • 21': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Mazikou.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thibaut Vion with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Sowe.
    • 26': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Ovidiu Stefan Hoban.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tiago Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández with a headed pass.
    • 31': Camora (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciprian Ioan Deac.
    • 33': Offside, CFR Cluj. Paulo Vinícius tries a through ball, but Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández is caught offside.
    • 34': Hand ball by Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia).
    • 35': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
    • 35': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj).
    • 35': Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amos Youga.
    • 44': Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 46': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Paulo Vinícius.
    • 50': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Susic with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Mateo Susic (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciprian Ioan Deac.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Susic.
    • 52': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Thibaut Vion.
    • 53': Goal! CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 1. Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández (CFR Cluj) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciprian Ioan Deac with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jerome Sinclair with a cross.
    • 54': Andrei Andonie Burca (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia).
    • 55': Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Sowe.
    • 57': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Mateo Susic.
    • 57': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Damjan Djokovic.
    • 58': Foul by Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia).
    • 58': Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
    • 61': Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Camora (CFR Cluj).
    • 63': Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Abdoulaye Jules Keita replaces Jerome Sinclair.
    • 64': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Andrei Andonie Burca (CFR Cluj).
    • 64': Foul by Ciprian Ioan Deac (CFR Cluj).
    • 64': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Hand ball by Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández (CFR Cluj).
    • 67': Foul by Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia).
    • 67': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
    • 71': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov replaces Younousse Sankharé.
    • 71': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
    • 72': Penalty CFR Cluj. Gabriel Debeljuh draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 74': Goal! CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 2. Ciprian Ioan Deac (CFR Cluj) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 76': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj).
    • 78': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Alexandru Mihaita Chipciu replaces Ciprian Ioan Deac.
    • 80': Foul by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
    • 80': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Henrique Rafael replaces Georgi Yomov.
    • 80': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Stefano Beltrame replaces Tiago Rodrigues.
    • 82': Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Alexandru Mihaita Chipciu (CFR Cluj).
    • 83': Alexandru Mihaita Chipciu (CFR Cluj) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Michael Pereira replaces Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 87': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Jakub Vojtus replaces Gabriel Debeljuh.
    • 87': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Nicolae Carnat replaces Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Stefano Beltrame (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thibaut Vion with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia).
    • 90'+1': Jakub Vojtus (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Offside, CFR Cluj. Damjan Djokovic tries a through ball, but Jakub Vojtus is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Andrei Andonie Burca.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 2.
    • 0': Match ends, CSKA Sofia 0, CFR Cluj 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 1
    36.8 Possession 63.2
    10 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    187 Accurate Passes 392
    288 Passes 490
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 25
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 70
    18 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 11
    26 Effective Clearances 13
    26 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
    Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
    Attendance: 11,958

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    Line-Ups

    CSKA CSKA Sofia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Busatto (GK)
    2 Jurgen Mattheij Yellow Card
    26 Valentin Antov
    18 Bradley Mazikou
    15 Thibaut Vion Yellow Card
    13 Younousse Sankharé
    21 Amos Youga
    20 Tiago Rodrigues
    22 Ali Sowe
    30 Georgi Yomov Yellow Card
    24 Jerome Sinclair
    CSKA Sofia Substitutes:
    Stefano Beltrame, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Geferson, Abdoulaye Jules Keita, Petar Zanev, Ivan Turitsov, Adalberto Peñaranda, Dimitar Evtimov, Henrique.

    CLUJ CFR Cluj-Napoca (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    34 Cristian Balgradean (GK)
    3 Andrei Burca
    55 Paulo Vinicius
    28 Ovidiu Hoban
    45 Mário Camora
    16 Mateo Susic
    8 Damjan Djokovic
    7 Constantin Paun-Alexandru
    10 Ciprian Deac
    99 Mário Rondón
    22 Gabriel Debeljuh
    CFR Cluj-Napoca Substitutes:
    Jakub Vojtus, Denis Ciobotariu, Alexandru Chipciu, Mike Cestor, Grzegorz Sandomierski, Andrei Joca, Catalin Itu, Michael Pereira, Cristian Manea, Nicolae Carnat, Billel Omrani, Iasmin Latovlevici.

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