KF Shkëndija vs Samsunspor, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 1st LegAbout
KF Shkëndija are hosting Samsunspor
at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Anes Meliqi.
- 5': Penalty Samsunspor. Kouadou Assoumou draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Imran Fetai (Shkendija) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 6': Penalty missed. Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
- 10': Antoine Makoumbou (Samsunspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Besart Ibraimi (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor).
- 14': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).
- 14': Reshat Ramadani (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Fabrice Tamba (Shkendija) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Okan Kocuk (Samsunspor). Assisted by Ronaldo Webster with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt saved. Kouadou Assoumou (Samsunspor) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Cherif Ndiaye.
- 19': Foul by Adamu Alhassan (Shkendija).
- 19': Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Reshat Ramadani (Shkendija).
- 23': Attempt missed. Carlo Holse (Samsunspor) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Mendes.
- 25': Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Anes Meliqi (Shkendija).
- 27': Attempt saved. Kouadou Assoumou (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Logi Tómasson.
- 30': Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Anes Meliqi (Shkendija).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Kouadou Assoumou (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 31': Corner, Samsunspor. Conceded by Ronaldo Webster.
- 32': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija).
- 37': Antoine Makoumbou (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Adamu Alhassan (Shkendija).
- 39': Attempt missed. Carlo Holse (Samsunspor) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Makoumbou with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Shkendija. Besart Ibraimi is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).
- 41': Imran Fetai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).
- 43': Imran Fetai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Shkendija 0, Samsunspor 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Shkendija 0, Samsunspor 0.
- 45': Substitution, Shkendija. Drilon Islami replaces Adamu Alhassan.
- 48': Fabrice Tamba (Shkendija) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Logi Tómasson (Samsunspor).
- 50': Besart Ibraimi (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor).
- 51': Attempt missed. Besart Ibraimi (Shkendija) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mevlan Murati.
- 52': Handball by Fabrice Tamba (Shkendija).
- 54': Attempt saved. Kouadou Assoumou (Samsunspor) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 55': Antoine Makoumbou (Samsunspor) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Besart Ibraimi (Shkendija).
- 56': Attempt missed. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kouadou Assoumou.
- 57': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).
- 57': Imran Fetai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor).
- 59': Imran Fetai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor).
- 61': Reshat Ramadani (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Cherif Ndiaye (Samsunspor) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Joe Mendes with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Shkendija. Fahd Ndzengue replaces Besart Ibraimi.
- 67': Substitution, Shkendija. Endrit Krasniqi replaces Reshat Ramadani.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Yavru.
- 72': Foul by Joe Mendes (Samsunspor).
- 72': Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Samsunspor. Marius Mouandilmadji replaces Cherif Ndiaye.
- 75': Fabrice Tamba (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Logi Tómasson (Samsunspor).
- 76': Foul by Imran Fetai (Shkendija).
- 76': Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Goal! Shkendija 0, Samsunspor 1. Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlo Holse with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Joe Mendes (Samsunspor).
- 79': Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kouadou Assoumou (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 80': Foul by Arbin Zejnullai (Shkendija).
- 80': Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 84': Anes Meliqi (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Zeki Yavru (Samsunspor).
- 85': Substitution, Samsunspor. Ebrima Ceesay replaces Kouadou Assoumou.
- 85': Substitution, Shkendija. Vane Krstevski replaces Sebastjan Spahiu.
- 88': Attempt missed. Marius Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham with a through ball.
- 89': Drilon Islami (Shkendija) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Ebrima Ceesay (Samsunspor).
- 89': Ebrima Ceesay (Samsunspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Joe Mendes (Samsunspor) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 90'+2': Endrit Krasniqi (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Carlo Holse (Samsunspor).
- 90'+2': Carlo Holse (Samsunspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Shkendija. Lorik Kaba replaces Fabrice Tamba.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Samsunspor. Celil Yüksel replaces Carlo Holse.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vane Krstevski (Shkendija) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imran Fetai following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Olivier Ntcham (Samsunspor) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ebrima Ceesay.
- 90'+5': Drilon Islami (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Joe Mendes (Samsunspor).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Shkendija 0, Samsunspor 1.
- 0': Match ends, Shkendija 0, Samsunspor 1.
Statistics
SAM |
SHK![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 69.7 | Possession | 30.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 550 | Accurate Passes | 202 |
| 628 | Passes | 272 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 30 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 15 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 3,507
Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 3,507
Line-Ups
KF Shkëndija (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Baboucarr Gaye (GK) |
| 26 | Anes Meljichi |
| 15 | Imran Fetai |
| 11 | Ronaldo Webster |
| 16 | Mevlan Murati |
| 17 | Arbin Zejnulai |
| 6 | Ibrahim Alhassan |
| 4 | Reshat Ramadani |
| 7 | Besart Ibraimi |
| 49 | Sebastjan Spahiu |
| 29 | Fabrice Tamba |
Samsunspor (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Okan Kocuk (GK) |
| 4 | Rick Van Drongelen |
| 37 | Lubomir Satka |
| 17 | Logi Tomasson |
| 18 | Zeki Yavru |
| 21 | Carlo Holse |
| 10 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 29 | Antoine Makoumbou |
| 19 | Cherif Ndiaye |
| 47 | Kouadou Assoumou |
| 2 | Josafat Mendes |
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