Malmö FF vs Vardar, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round

· 1st Leg

Malmö FF

75': Franz Brorsson

FT
1 - 1
1st Leg

Vardar

62': Boban Nikolov

About

Malmö FF are hosting Vardar at Eleda Stadion, Malmo, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

37': Pawel Cibicki (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Vardar. Gligorov replaces Besar Iseni.
53': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Goal! Malmö FF 0, Vardar 1. Boban Nikolov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
65': Substitution, Malmö FF. Mattias Svanberg replaces Erdal Rakip.
66': Substitution, Malmö FF. Magnus Wolff Eikrem replaces Pa Konate.
72': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
75': Goal! Malmö FF 1, Vardar 1. Franz Brorsson (Malmö FF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
77': Boban Grncarov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Vardar. Damir Kojasevic replaces Stefan Spirovski.
81': Alves (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Boban Nikolov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Malmö FF. Teddy Bergqvist replaces Pawel Cibicki.
90'+3': Filip Gacevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Statistics

VAR		MAL
0	Fouls	0
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
1	SHOTS	1
1	ON GOAL	1
1.0	On Target %	1.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 20,058

Line-Ups

Malmö FF

No.	Name
1	Johan Wiland (GK)
6	Oscar Lewicki
3	Anton Tinnerholm
2	Pa Konate
7	Anders Christiansen
5	Erdal Rakip
13	Yoshimar Yotún
31	Franz Brorsson
15	Pawel Cibicki
23	Jo Inge Berget
24	Lasse Nielsen

Malmö FF Substitutes:

Magnus Wolff Eikrem, Mattias Svanberg, Pavle Vagic, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Andreas Vindheim, Teddy Bergqvist, Fredrik Andersson.

Vardar

No.	Name
90	Filip Gacevski (GK)
6	Boban Grncarov
20	Boban Nikolov
19	Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
8	Stefan Spirovski
11	Tigran Barseghyan
23	Besir Demiri
89	Jonathan Balotelli
21	Evgen Novak
33	Besar Iseni
70	Juan Felipe

Vardar Substitutes:

Dejan Blazevski, Darko Glisic, Nikola Gligorov, Igor Aleksovski, Visar Musliu, Damir Kojasevic, Vladica Brdarovski.

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