Apoel Nicosia vs FK Qarabag, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Third Round

· 1st Leg

Apoel Nicosia

90'+5': Giorgos Merkis

FT
1 - 2
1st Leg

FK Qarabag

54': Mahir Emreli
69': Magaye Gueye

About

Apoel Nicosia are hosting FK Qarabag at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
31': Giorgios Merkis (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 0.
45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 0.
47': Rashad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Savvas Gentsoglou (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 1. Mahir Emreli (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaime Romero.
57': Rahil Mammadov (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. André Vidigal replaces Antonio Jakolis.
65': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Alef replaces Uros Matic.
68': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Magaye Gueye replaces Mahir Emreli.
69': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 2. Magaye Gueye (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
71': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Araz Abdullayev replaces Jaime Romero.
86': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Linus Hallenius replaces Savvas Gentsoglou.
86': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Qara Qarayev replaces Richard Almeida de Oliveira.
90'+5': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 1, FK Qarabag 2. Giorgios Merkis (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás De Vincenti.
90'+6': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, FK Qarabag 2.
0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, FK Qarabag 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 9,481

Line-Ups

Apoel Nicosia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
27	Vid Belec (GK)
44	Nicholas Ioannou
30	Giorgos Merkis
29	Praxitelis Vouros
6	Savvas Gkentsoglou
91	Dragan Mihajlovic
14	Uros Matic
70	Antonio Jakolis
10	Tomás De Vincenti
20	Andrija Pavlovic
11	Mousa Al-Tamari

Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:

Boy Waterman, André Vidigal, Roman Bezjak, Lucas Souza, Kevin Lafrance, Alef, Linus Hallenius.

FK Qarabag (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Vagner da Silva (GK)
14	Rasad Sadiqov
4	Rahil Mammadov
3	Ailton
5	Maksim Medvedev
8	Míchel
20	Richard Almeida
6	Simeon Slavchev
11	Mahir Emreli
17	Abdellah Zoubir
9	Jaime Romero

FK Qarabag Substitutes:

Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev, Dani Quintana, Araz Abdullayev, Magaye Gueye, Faycal Rherras, Abbas Huseynov, Qara Qarayev.

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