Ludogorets crushes Shamrock Rovers 4‑0 in Champions League
RAZGRAD, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Ludogorets defeated Shamrock Rovers 4-0 on Sunday in a UEFA Champions League group-stage match at Huvepharma Arena. Pieros Sotiriou scored twice for the home side, netting in the 25th minute off an assist from Cauly Oliveira Souza and again in the 35th minute with help from Stefano Fiore. Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues added a goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time, also assisted by Fiore. Ludogorets moved to 4-2-2 in the competition, while Shamrock Rovers fell to 1-1. Overall this season, Ludogorets is 9-11-5; Shamrock Rovers is 7-9-4. Yellow cards were issued to Shamrock’s Rory Nicholas Gaffney and Richard Patrick Towell, and to Ludogorets’ Manuel Luís da Silva Cafumana, Rick Jhonatan Lima Morais and Neuciano de Jesus Gusmão. Sotiriou was named top star for Ludogorets.