RB Salzburg vs Pafos, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 1st Leg
RB Salzburg
  • 88': Haris Tabakovic
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Pafos
  • Red Card 90'+3': Ken Sema

About

RB Salzburg are hosting Pafos at Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
  • 2': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Alexandre Brito.
  • 7': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
  • 8': Foul by Guga (Pafos).
  • 8': Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by David Goldar.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Gaoussou Diakite (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Soumaïla Diabaté.
  • 10': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Gaoussou Diakite (Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Pafos).
  • 11': Gaoussou Diakite (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Domingos Quina.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Lelê.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
  • 19': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by David Luiz.
  • 20': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg).
  • 20': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Guga (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Foul by Lelê (Pafos).
  • 22': Kévin Boma (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Biel.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Gaoussou Diakite (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
  • 27': Foul by Lelê (Pafos).
  • 27': Kévin Boma (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Soumaïla Diabaté.
  • 31': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kévin Boma (Salzburg).
  • 36': Foul by David Luiz (Pafos).
  • 36': Damir Redzic (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': David Luiz (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
  • 38': Soumaïla Diabaté (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg).
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Domingos Quina (Pafos).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Biel.
  • 43': Substitution, Pafos. Ken Sema replaces Domingos Quina because of an injury.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Biel (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg). Assisted by Vlad Dragomir with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Pafos. Lelê is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Salzburg. Yorbe Vertessen is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Salzburg 0, Pafos 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Salzburg 0, Pafos 0.
  • 46': Foul by Ken Sema (Pafos).
  • 46': Damir Redzic (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Ken Sema (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 48': Ken Sema (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Guga (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Biel.
  • 55': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Valentin Zabransky (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Schmid with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
  • 58': Substitution, Salzburg. Bartosz Mazurek replaces Soumaïla Diabaté because of an injury.
  • 62': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Alexandre Brito.
  • 64': Alexandre Brito (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Damir Redzic (Salzburg).
  • 64': Substitution, Salzburg. Sota Kitano replaces Damir Redzic.
  • 65': Substitution, Salzburg. Karim Konaté replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
  • 65': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Guga.
  • 66': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Dominik Schmid (Salzburg).
  • 67': Attempt missed. Biel (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Biel (Pafos) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guga.
  • 69': Offside, Pafos. Lelê is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Salzburg. Enrique Aguilar replaces Gaoussou Diakite.
  • 70': Substitution, Salzburg. Haris Tabakovic replaces Edmund Baidoo because of an injury.
  • 70': David Goldar (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg).
  • 71': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
  • 73': Offside, Pafos. Lelê is caught offside.
  • 74': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
  • 75': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
  • 75': Abubakr Barry (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Karim Konaté (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nikolas Veratschnig with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by David Goldar.
  • 80': Substitution, Pafos. Murad Mammadov replaces Alexandre Brito.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Guga (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 81': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Pafos).
  • 81': Sota Kitano (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
  • 86': Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Veratschnig.
  • 88': Goal! Salzburg 1, Pafos 0. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Pafos. Pêpê Rodrigues replaces Vlad Dragomir.
  • 89': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
  • 90': Foul by Lelê (Pafos).
  • 90': Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ken Sema (Pafos).
  • 90'+3': Enrique Aguilar (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Second yellow card to Ken Sema (Pafos) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Enrique Aguilar (Salzburg).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Biel.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Salzburg 1, Pafos 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Salzburg 1, Pafos 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 13
1 Saves 1
40.7 Possession 59.3
7 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 387
322 Passes 459
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 28
0.4 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 31
23 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 7
43 Effective Clearances 13
43 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria

Line-Ups

SLZ RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
52 Christian Zawieschitzky (GK)
47 Valentin Zabransky
44 Kévin Boma
31 Dominik Schmid
18 Nikolas Veratschnig
30 Gaoussou Diakité
32 Abubakr Barry Yellow Card
5 Soumaïla Diabaté
11 Yorbe Vertessen
23 Damir Redzic
20 Edmund Baidoo
RB Salzburg Substitutes:
Maurits Kjaergaard, Haris Tabakovic, Aboubacar Camara, Sota Kitano, Nikola Sarcevic, Bartosz Mazurek, John Mellberg, Leandro Morgalla, Karim Konaté, Enrique Aguilar, Tim Drexler, Frans Krätzig.

PAF Pafos (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
4 David Luiz Yellow Card
5 David Goldar
14 Nicholas Ioannou
50 Alexandre Brito
26 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
6 Guga
30 Vlad Dragomir
18 Lelê
20 Gabriel Teixeira
8 Domingos Quina
Pafos Substitutes:
Bruno, Pêpê, Melinos Kais, Christos Efzona, Moumi Ngamaleu, Kosmas Ioannou, Petros Petrou, Michalis Papastylianou, Murad Mammadov, Ken Sema, Georgios Michael.

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