UEFA Champions League 2026/27 - Third qualifying round - Statistics

Levski (Sf) 1-0 Kairat (Almaty)

    time: 4 August 2026, Tuesday, 20:30 EEST, 29/25 C, clear
   place: "Georgi Asparuhov" st., Sofia, 16 916 spectators

 referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania); assistants: Aleksandr Radiuš (Lithuania), Dovydas Sužiedėlis (Lithuania); fourth official: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
          video assistant referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland); assistant video assistant referee: Kestutis Bartuškevicius (Lithuania)
    kits: blue w/ dark blue patterns and white edging, blue w/ white edging, blue w/ white edging (white numbers) ; yellow-black vert.stripe, black, black (black numbers)
captains: 50.Kristian Dimitrov ; 14.Alyaksandr Martynovich

  Levski: 92.Svetoslav Vutsov (GK) - 21.Aldair Neves, 50.Kristian Dimitrov (c), 31.Nikola Serafimov, 20.Álex Centelles -
          18.Gašper Trdin, 19.Mehdi Moubarik - 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex, 35.Serginho Araújo, 17.Everton Bala - 7.Reinaldo Satorno.
   bench: 1.Ognyan Vladimirov (GK), 78.Martin Lukov (GK) - 2.Hevertton Santos, 4.Christian Makoun -
          10.Asen Mitkov, 22.Mazire Soula, 27.David Kusso, 77.Adrian Raychev - 9.Juan Perea, 28.Stivan Stoyanchov.
   coach: Julio Velázquez

  Kairat: 1.Temirlan Anarbekov (GK) - 24.Aleksandr Mrynsky, 8.Olzhas Baibek, 14.Alyaksandr Martynovich (c), 44.Lucas Áfrico, 3.Luís Mata -
          28.Marc Gual, 22.Gustavo Mendonça, 13.Jaakko Oksanen, 19.Oiva Jukkola - 9.Edmilson Santos.
   bench: 30.Danila Buch (GK), 82.Sherkhan Kalmurza (GK) - 5.Lev Kurgin, 20.Yerkin Tapalov, 25.Alexandr Shirobokov, 32.Adlan Nurgaliyev, 59.Daniyar Tashpulatov -
          4.Damir Kasabulat, 6.Adilet Sadybekov, 17.Azamat Tuyakbayev - 15.Mansur Birkurmanov, 81.Ismail Bekbolat.
   coach: Rafael Urazbakhtin

 tactics: lev: 92 - 21, 50, 31, 20 - 18, 19 - 11, 35, 17 - 7; (4-2-3-1)
          krt: 1 - 24, 8, 14, 44, 3 - 28, 22, 13, 19 - 9; (5-4-1)

  events:
    + 4 min
sub - ht - 22.Mazire Soula on 31.Nikola Serafimov lev -> 21, 50, 18, 20 - 35, 19 - 11, 17, 22
    ----
sub - 60 - '1 81.Ismail Bekbolat on 9.Edmilson Santos krt - same position
sub - 61 - '1 4.Damir Kasabulat on 8.Olzhas Baibek krt - same position
sub - 64 - '1 10.Asen Mitkov on 11.Armstrong Oko-Flex lev -> 19, 10 - 22, 35, 17
sub - 78 - '2 15.Mansur Birkurmanov on 19.Oiva Jukkola krt
sub - 78 - '2 20.Yerkin Tapalov on 28.Marc Gual krt -> 20, 4, 14, 44, 3 - 24, 22, 13, 81 - 15
sub - 79 - '2 9.Juan Perea on 7.Reinaldo Satorno lev - same position
sub - 86 - '3 25.Alexandr Shirobokov on 22.Gustavo Mendonça krt -> 20, 25, 14, 44, 3 - 24, 13, 4, 81
sub - 90 - '3 28.Stivan Stoyanchov on 17.Everton Bala lev -> 22, 19, 10, 35 - 9, 28; (4-4-2)
1-0 - 90+2 - 35.Serginho Araújo (right/open play/no assist)
 yc - 90+3 - 35.Serginho Araújo lev (excessive celebration)
    + 5 min

abbreviations and event notes

Abbreviations and event notes:
 yc - yellow card
 rc - red card
sub - substitution
'1/'2/'3 - the substitution is part of the first/second/third allowed break for substitutions for the respective team
same position - the substitution does not lead to any tactical changes
lws - left without a substitute (usually due to injury after all allowed substitutions are used by the team)
tct - a change to a team's tactical formation
cap - new captain
 mp - missed penalty
ref - new referee (usually following an injury)
 ar - new assistant referee (usually following an injury)
var - beginning and end of a VAR review and the decisions it yielded
cnc - cancelled event (usually following a var review)
 ht - the event takes place during the half-time break
 br - the event takes place during the break between extra time periods
pen - the event takes place during the penalty shoot-out
 ft - the event takes place after full time
stp - the match is stopped
res - the match is resumed
abd - the match is abandoned
+ X min. - there have been X minutes of added time played for that half

about penalty kick direction notes - the point of view of the penalty taker is always considered, with the goal being divided into 6 areas,
in which the ball can be directed to - upper left, upper middle, upper right, lower left, lower middle and lower right; 
while the penalty kick might be either placed (i.e. weaker shot) or taken with force.

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