UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, February 24, 2016
FC Sion LDWLL 2
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Braga DWWWD 2
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SION202
SCB112
2nd Leg - Braga win 4-3 on aggregate · Estádio Municipal de Braga · 6,759 att.

Match Report

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Braga advance to Europa League last 16 with FC Sion draw

Braga edged into the last 16 of the Europa League after claiming a 4-3 aggregate victory over FC Sion.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
40.6
Possession
59.4
10
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
226
Accurate Passes
389
324
Passes
485
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
24
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
70
28
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
18
25
Clearances
20

Head to Head

SCB leads series 1-0

Lineups

SCB · 4-4-2

  1. 92MatheusG
  2. 5Willy BolyCD-L
  3. 24Ricardo FerreiraCD-R
  4. 87Marcelo GoianoLB
  5. 15BaianoRB
  6. 8Luiz CarlosCM-L
  7. 63MauroCM-R
  8. 18Rafa SilvaLM
  9. 27Josué PesqueiraRM
  10. 19Nikola StojiljkovicCF-L
  11. 20KokaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Rui FonteSUB
  2. 23Pedro SantosSUB
  3. 7Wilson EduardoSUB
  4. 16DjavanSUB
  5. 21Filipe AugustoSUB
  6. 6André PintoSUB
  7. 28MarafonaSUB

SION · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Andris VaninsG
  2. 34Birama NdoyeCD-L
  3. 20Vilmos VanczákCD-R
  4. 17Pa Modou JagneLB
  5. 22Vincent RüfliRB
  6. 14Moussa KonatéAM
  7. 7Edimilson FernandesLM
  8. 8Veroljub SalaticRM
  9. 33Theofanis GekasF
  10. 10CarlitosAM-L
  11. 21Ebenezer AssifuahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Kevin FickentscherSUB
  2. 66Gabriel CicheroSUB
  3. 11Martin ZemanSUB
  4. 63Geoffrey Mujangi BiaSUB
  5. 19Vincent SierroSUB
  6. 94Daniel FollonierSUB
  7. 12Gregory KarlenSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Vilmos Vanczak (FC Sion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! Sporting Braga 0, FC Sion 1. Theofanis Gekas (FC Sion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ebenezer Assifuah with a cross.
  3. 27' Goal! Sporting Braga 1, FC Sion 1. Josué (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 29' Goal! Sporting Braga 1, FC Sion 2. Theofanis Gekas (FC Sion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 48' Goal! Sporting Braga 2, FC Sion 2. Nikola Stojiljkovic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa.
  6. 62' Josué (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pedro Santos replaces Josué.
  8. 76' Substitution, FC Sion. Geoffrey Mujangi Bia replaces Ebenezer Assifuah.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rui Fonte replaces Nikola Stojiljkovic.
  10. 88' Substitution, FC Sion. Martin Zeman replaces Theofanis Gekas.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Pinto replaces Ahmed Hassan.

UEFA Europa League News

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