Godoy and Adel score twice as Nordsjaelland draws CSKA Sofia

FARUM, Denmark (Interstat) — L. Godoy scored both CSKA Sofia goals, including an 88th-minute equalizer, and I. Adel scored both Nordsjaelland goals as the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Right to Dream Park on Thursday. Godoy played the full match and finished with two goals. Adel scored twice in 81 minutes before being substituted.

CSKA Sofia struck first in the 8th minute when Godoy scored. Stefano Sensi played the full match and was credited with an assist for CSKA Sofia. Nordsjaelland answered after halftime, with Adel leveling in the 55th minute and scoring again in the 67th. Alexander Lind and Noah Markmann each recorded an assist for Nordsjaelland. Lind played the full match, while Markmann also played the full match and was booked in stoppage time. Adel was substituted in the 81st minute after his two goals.

Godoy completed his double in the 88th minute to pull CSKA Sofia level again. The late goal capped a match that remained open through the final minutes. Nordsjaelland had taken the lead after Adel’s second goal, but CSKA Sofia found the equalizer before stoppage time. The final score was 2-2.

Key performances in the match included Godoy’s 90 minutes and two goals for CSKA Sofia, Adel’s 81 minutes and two goals for Nordsjaelland, Sensi’s 90 minutes and one assist, Lind’s 90 minutes and one assist, and Markmann’s 90 minutes, one assist and yellow card.

The game was physical and produced 10 yellow cards. CSKA Sofia’s D. Almeida was booked in the 20th minute. Nordsjaelland’s J. Olsen and S. Acquah were each cautioned in the 36th. Nordsjaelland’s J. Janssen was shown yellow cards in the 59th and 76th minutes. CSKA Sofia’s T. Ivanov was cautioned in the 84th. In the 90th minute, Nordsjaelland’s A. Hansen and CSKA Sofia’s I. Solet and B. Jordao were booked. Nordsjaelland’s N. Markmann received a yellow card in the first minute of stoppage time. Markmann also had an assist.

Nordsjaelland made substitutions involving V. Nelsson in the 30th minute, N. Rojkjaer in the 61st, V. Berthelsen in the 62nd and J. Lahteenmaki in the 81st. CSKA Sofia made substitutions involving P. Panayotov in the 65th minute, D. Almeida and M. Ebong in the 77th and Pastor in the 84th. The score remained 2-2 after Godoy’s equalizer.

The draw left CSKA Sofia with a 0-1-1 record in the competition and a 2-1-1 record across all competitions. Nordsjaelland is 0-0-2 in the competition and 12-4-8 across all competitions. Nordsjaelland’s next match is scheduled against Silkeborg in the Superliga. The result was the second draw in the competition for Nordsjaelland and the first for CSKA Sofia.

CSKA Sofia entered after a 2-0 win at Nesebar and a 1-2 loss to Monaco. Nordsjaelland entered after a 3-3 draw at Lyngby and a 1-1 draw at Hearts. CSKA Sofia had also beaten FK CSKA 1948 Sofia earlier in the season. Nordsjaelland had also drawn with Odense and lost at Malmo FF.

Nordsjaelland’s upcoming schedule includes matches against Esbjerg in the DBU Pokalen and Midtjylland in the Superliga. The club also has future fixtures against Randers FC and Kobenhavn in the Superliga. CSKA Sofia’s competition record now includes one loss and one draw. Nordsjaelland’s competition record now includes two draws. The club’s next three Superliga fixtures include Silkeborg, Midtjylland and Randers FC.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nordsjaelland 1, CSKA Sofia 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nordsjaelland with a 62.9 percent probability to win. Nordsjaelland had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.25.