UEFA Europa League

Apoel Nicosia vs FK Qarabag, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Apoel Nicosia
  • 59': Lucas Souza
  • 88': Nicholas Ioannou
FT
2 - 1
FK Qarabag
  • 10': Maksim Medvedev

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 5': Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag).
  • 5': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Joãozinho tries a through ball, but Andrija Pavlovic is caught offside.
  • 6': Araz Abdullayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 9': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Praxitelis Vouros.
  • 10': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 1. Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Quintana with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Dani Quintana (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Savvas Gentsoglou (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 13': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag).
  • 13': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Magaye Gueye replaces Dani Quintana because of an injury.
  • 17': Foul by Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag).
  • 17': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Rashad Sadiqov.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Badavi Huseynov.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Savvas Gentsoglou.
  • 22': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 22': Savvas Gentsoglou (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dragan Mihajlovic.
  • 25': Hand ball by Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag).
  • 28': Foul by Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag).
  • 28': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Magaye Gueye (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Míchel (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev with a cross.
  • 31': Offside, FK Qarabag. Badavi Huseynov tries a through ball, but Magaye Gueye is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag).
  • 31': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Ailton (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 33': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 33': Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag).
  • 34': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Linus Hallenius (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 34': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Linus Hallenius tries a through ball, but Andrija Pavlovic is caught offside.
  • 38': Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Linus Hallenius (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 40': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 40': Badavi Huseynov (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 42': Offside, FK Qarabag. Rashad Sadiqov tries a through ball, but Magaye Gueye is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 43': Míchel (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag).
  • 45'+1': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ailton (FK Qarabag).
  • 45'+2': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 0, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 45': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Mousa Suleiman replaces Joãozinho.
  • 49': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 49': Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Míchel (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Araz Abdullayev with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Vid Belec.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ailton (FK Qarabag) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richard Almeida de Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Araz Abdullayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 53': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 53': Magaye Gueye (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Araz Abdullayev (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Míchel (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Linus Hallenius (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Araz Abdullayev.
  • 59': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 1, FK Qarabag 1. Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Roman Bezjak replaces Savvas Gentsoglou.
  • 60': Foul by Roman Bezjak (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 60': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 61': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 63': Richard Almeida de Oliveira (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 63': Magaye Gueye (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Linus Hallenius (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Matic.
  • 68': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Míchel.
  • 70': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 70': Roman Bezjak (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Míchel (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 72': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Suleiman.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Almeida de Oliveira following a fast break.
  • 75': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Giorgios Efrem replaces Linus Hallenius.
  • 76': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Jaime Romero replaces Magaye Gueye.
  • 76': Foul by Giorgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 76': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
  • 78': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Lucas Souza.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Rashad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Almeida de Oliveira following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 80': Jaime Romero (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Praxitelis Vouros.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Rashad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Almeida de Oliveira following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Abbas Huseynov replaces Míchel.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 84': Asmir Begovic (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Foul by Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag).
  • 84': Giorgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Rashad Sadiqov.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Giorgios Efrem (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross.
  • 88': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 2, FK Qarabag 1. Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgios Efrem following a corner.
  • 89': Abbas Huseynov (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jaime Romero (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Roman Bezjak (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90'+1': Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Roman Bezjak (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90'+2': Jaime Romero (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Asmir Begovic (FK Qarabag) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rashad Sadiqov.
  • 90'+3': Corner, FK Qarabag. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (FK Qarabag).
  • 90'+4': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Rashad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Praxitelis Vouros (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 2, FK Qarabag 1.
  • 0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 2, FK Qarabag 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 21
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 3
48.8 Possession 51.2
13 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
280 Accurate Passes 297
380 Passes 396
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 21
0.5 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 62
29 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 16
16 Effective Clearances 15
16 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 9,432

UEFA Europa League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lyon 8 +13 21
2 Aston Villa 8 +8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 +10 19
4 Real Betis 8 +6 17
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Line-Ups

APO Apoel Nicosia (5-3-2)

No. Name
27 Vid Belec (GK)
90 Vujadin Savic
44 Nicholas Ioannou
29 Praxitelis Vouros Yellow Card
23 Joãozinho
91 Dragan Mihajlovic
8 Lucas Souza
6 Savvas Gkentsoglou
14 Uros Matic
9 Linus Hallenius
20 Andrija Pavlovic
Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:
Alef, Stathis Aloneftis, Boy Waterman, Roman Bezjak, Georgios Efrem, Giorgos Merkis, Mousa Al-Tamari.

QAR FK Qarabag (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK) Yellow Card
14 Rasad Sadiqov Yellow Card
55 Badavi Hüseynov
2 Qara Qarayev Yellow Card
3 Ailton
5 Maksim Medvedev
8 Míchel Yellow Card
20 Richard Almeida Yellow Card
17 Abdellah Zoubir
10 Dani Quintana
7 Araz Abdullayev
FK Qarabag Substitutes:
Abbas Huseynov, Faycal Rherras, Vagner da Silva, Hajiaga Hajiyev, Jaime Romero, Magaye Gueye, Rahil Mammadov.

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