CSKA Sofia 1-2 AS Monaco: Match Recap and Result

Match: 15 October 2026, 16:45 UTC · Published: 15 October 2026 · 329 words

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AS Monaco beat CSKA Sofia 2-1 in the Liga Conferência after building a two-goal lead by half-time and then riding out a second-half reply. The visitors led from the third minute and were never behind.

Match Summary

The contest tilted immediately. AS Monaco scored after three minutes, and the scorer was not listed in match data. That early goal left CSKA Sofia needing a comeback almost from the first whistle. Monaco's lead stood until Ansu Fati scored in the 44th minute, giving the visitors a two-goal advantage at the break.

CSKA Sofia had to chase two goals after the restart. Yellow cards for Stefano Sensi and Max Ebong arrived in the second half. Joel Zwarts scored in the 76th minute to cut the gap to one. Edan Diop was booked for AS Monaco soon after that reply. CSKA Sofia were cautioned again in the fifth minute of stoppage time, with no player listed in the match data. They did not find a second goal, and Monaco left with the win.

Key Moments

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Playing from behind for nearly the whole match defined CSKA Sofia's night. Once the first-half lead became two goals, the home side needed a pair of replies, not a single breakthrough. That is why the late goal did not change the result. They still required a second, and it never came.

The other swing sat in the finishing gap. CSKA Sofia piled up shots and corners, yet Monaco matched them on target and came out slightly ahead on expected goals. Volume from the hosts never translated into the two goals they needed after the interval.

Match Statistics

CSKA Sofia outshot AS Monaco 21 to 10 and won 12 corners to 1, numbers that underline how many attacking situations the home side created. Both teams recorded five shots on target, which helps explain a tight expected-goals split of 1.23 for CSKA Sofia and 1.32 for Monaco. Discipline finished with three yellow cards for the hosts and one for the visitors. Neither team received a red card.