UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, March 19, 2026
NK Celje LDWWL 2
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AEK Athens WDWWD 0
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NKC202
AEK000
2nd Leg - AEK Athens advance 4-2 on aggregate · OPAP Arena · 26,221 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
1
57.2
Possession
42.8
6
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
501
Accurate Passes
349
573
Passes
405
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
6
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
36
22
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
10
34
Effective Clearances
11
34
Clearances
11

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

AEK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas StrakoshaG
  2. 44Filipe RelvasCD-L
  3. 2Harold MoukoudiCD-R
  4. 3Stavros PiliosLB
  5. 12Lazaros RotaRB
  6. 11Aboubakary KoitaAM
  7. 18Razvan MarinLM
  8. 13Orbelín PinedaRM
  9. 9Luka JovicF
  10. 7Dereck KutesaAM-L
  11. 8Mijat GacinovicAM-R

NKC · 4-3-3

  1. 21Simon SlugaG
  2. 6Artemijus TutyskinasCD-L
  3. 3Damjan VuklisevicCD-R
  4. 2JuanjoLB
  5. 44Lukasz BejgerRB
  6. 13Papa DanielCM
  7. 27Ivan CalusicLM
  8. 10Svit SeslarRM
  9. 99Matej PoplatnikF
  10. 94Rudi Pozeg VancasLF
  11. 20Nikita IosifovRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! AEK Athens 0, Celje 1. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Svit Seslar with a through ball.
  2. 23' Ivan Calusic (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! AEK Athens 0, Celje 2. Rudi Pozeg Vancas (Celje) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  5. 45' Substitution, Celje. Darko Hrka replaces Juanjo Nieto.
  6. 45' Substitution, Celje. Milot Avdyli replaces Nikita Iosifov.
  7. 52' Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Dereck Kutesa.
  8. 53' Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
  9. 62' Substitution, Celje. Mario Kvesic replaces Svit Seslar.
  10. 66' Substitution, Celje. Armandas Kucys replaces Matej Poplatnik.
  11. 77' Substitution, Celje. Zan Karnicnik replaces Ivan Calusic.

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