PFK CSKA Sofia vs Riga FC, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND
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PFK CSKA Sofia vs Riga FC — Europe .
- PFK CSKA Sofia 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Riga FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Mario Zebec
- Referee Borut Krizaric
- Referee Jerko Crncic
- Referee Ivan Bebek
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for PFK CSKA Sofia to score. At the same time, Riga FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Tiago Rodrigues has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. PFK CSKA Sofia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' It’s high time Nestor El Maestro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 32' Riga FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 37' It looks surprising Riga FC does not make any changes. Antons Kurakins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Volodymyr Baienko suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Henrique departs to be replaced by Edwin Gyasi.
- 49' PFK CSKA Sofia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tiago Rodrigues on 49.
- 54' PFK CSKA Sofia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomislav Saric, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' Riga FC is showing some good football. However, Riga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' Roberts Ozols needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 71' Edwin Gyasi is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Henrique made 22 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' The travelling Riga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 89' Another substitution for PFK CSKA Sofia to replace Jorginho by Tonislav Yordanov on 89 minute.
- 90' Boris Sekulic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Kriss Karklins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milan Vusurovic on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-0.
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PFK CSKA Sofia
Starting XI- 6
- 30
- 27
- 20
- 4
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7
Jorginho ↓ Tonislav Yordanov 89'
- 26
- 15
- 5
- 3
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17
Henrique ↓ Edwin Gyasi 46'
Bench- 14
- 16
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8
Edwin Gyasi ↑ 46'
- 25
- 1
- 28
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21
Tonislav Yordanov ↑ 89'
Coach Nestor El MaestroRiga FC
Starting XI- 12
- 3
- 13
- 34
- 26
- 29
- 35
- 77
- 25
- 21
- 22
Bench- 8
- 93
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5
Kriss Karklins ↑ 90'
- 6
- 9
- 31
- 1
Coach Viktor Skripnik -
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