NK Celje vs AEK Athens, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
NK Celje
    FT
    0 - 4
    1st Leg
    AEK Athens
    • 3': Barnabás Varga
    • 33': Aboubakary Koita
    • 36': Mijat Gacinovic
    • 49': Harold Moukoudi

    About

    NK Celje are hosting AEK Athens at Stadion Z'dezele, Celje, Slovenia, 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.
    • 2': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barnabás Varga.
    • 3': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Lukasz Bejger.
    • 3': Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 1. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Svit Seslar (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Kvesic.
    • 9': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Stavros Pilios.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barnabás Varga.
    • 11': Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 12': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Orbelín Pineda.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Svit Seslar (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta.
    • 16': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Darko Hrka.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta.
    • 23': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Stavros Pilios.
    • 25': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Darko Hrka (Celje).
    • 26': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Zan-Luk Leban.
    • 27': Foul by Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens).
    • 27': Mario Kvesic (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Armandas Kucys (Celje) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rudi Pozeg Vancas with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
    • 28': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Mario Kvesic (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artemijus Tutyskinas.
    • 29': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Orbelín Pineda.
    • 30': Foul by Darko Hrka (Celje).
    • 30': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Darko Hrka (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
    • 33': Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 2. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Juanjo Nieto (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Hrka.
    • 35': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Svit Seslar (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Kvesic.
    • 36': Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 3. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 43': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Filipe Relvas.
    • 44': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
    • 44': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
    • 45': Mario Kvesic (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Celje 0, AEK Athens 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Celje 0, AEK Athens 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Celje. David Castro replaces Artemijus Tutyskinas.
    • 45': Substitution, Celje. Papa Daniel replaces Darko Hrka.
    • 47': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
    • 47': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
    • 48': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje).
    • 49': Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 4. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Lukasz Bejger.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Relvas.
    • 51': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Papa Daniel.
    • 53': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
    • 54': David Castro (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
    • 57': Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
    • 57': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Celje. Milot Avdyli replaces Rudi Pozeg Vancas.
    • 61': David Castro (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aboubakary Koïta following a fast break.
    • 62': David Castro (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
    • 63': Foul by Milot Avdyli (Celje).
    • 63': Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by David Castro (Celje).
    • 65': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
    • 72': Lukasz Bejger (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Zan Karnicnik (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Castro.
    • 74': Substitution, AEK Athens. Dereck Kutesa replaces Aboubakary Koïta.
    • 74': Substitution, AEK Athens. Roberto Pereyra replaces Orbelín Pineda.
    • 75': Substitution, Celje. Andrej Kotnik replaces Mario Kvesic.
    • 76': Foul by Lukasz Bejger (Celje).
    • 76': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by David Castro (Celje).
    • 77': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje).
    • 78': Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Luka Jovic.
    • 78': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 79': Foul by Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens).
    • 79': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by David Castro (Celje).
    • 81': Zine (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': David Castro (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens).
    • 83': Milot Avdyli (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje).
    • 83': Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Celje).
    • 85': Substitution, Celje. Ivica Vidovic replaces Svit Seslar.
    • 86': Substitution, AEK Athens. Dimitris Kaloskamis replaces Barnabás Varga.
    • 88': Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Milot Avdyli (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Juanjo Nieto.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match (Celje).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Celje 0, AEK Athens 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Celje 0, AEK Athens 4.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 6
    41.4 Possession 58.6
    20 SHOTS 8
    11 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 434
    354 Passes 499
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    24 Long Balls 43
    12 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 22
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 4
    22 Effective Clearances 19
    22 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Stadion Z'dezele
    Location: Celje, Slovenia
    Attendance: 6,020

    Line-Ups

    NKC NK Celje (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Zan-Luk Leban (GK)
    6 Artemijus Tutyskinas
    44 Lukasz Bejger
    23 Zan Karnicnik
    2 Juanjo
    4 Darko Hrka Yellow Card
    8 Mario Kvesic
    10 Svit Seslar
    47 Armandas Kucys
    94 Rudi Pozeg Vancas
    20 Nikita Iosifov
    NK Celje Substitutes:
    Damjan Vuklisevic, Florjan Jevsenak, Papa Daniel, Luka Kolar, David Castro, Andrej Kotnik, Simon Sluga, Gasper Vodeb, Ivica Vidovic, Ivan Calusic, Milot Avdyli.

    AEK AEK Athens (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
    44 Filipe Relvas
    2 Harold Moukoudi
    3 Stavros Pilios
    12 Lazaros Rota
    13 Orbelín Pineda Yellow Card
    18 Razvan Marin
    11 Aboubakary Koita
    8 Mijat Gacinovic
    9 Luka Jovic
    25 Barnabás Varga
    AEK Athens Substitutes:
    Petros Mantalos, Zini, Ángelos Angelópoulos, Roberto Pereyra, Martin Georgiev, Niclas Eliasson, James Penrice, Dimitrios Kaloskamis, Dereck Kutesa, Alberto Brignoli, Domagoj Vida.

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