UEFA Europa League

AEK Athens vs FC Zorya Luhansk, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
AEK Athens
  • Red Card 48': Yevhen Shakhov
FT
0 - 3
FC Zorya Luhansk
  • 61': Artem Gromov
  • 75': Vladislav Kabaiev
  • 86': Vladlen Yurchenko (P)

About

AEK Athens are hosting FC Zorya Luhansk at Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece, 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.
  • 2': Andre Simoes (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Vladyslav Kabaev (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 2': Andre Simoes (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Olexandr Gladkiy (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 7': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Denis Favorov.
  • 11': Foul by Vitalii Vernydub (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 11': Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Andre Simoes (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic with a headed pass.
  • 17': Foul by Dmytro Ivanisenya (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 17': Michalis Bakakis (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dmytro Chygrynskiy.
  • 24': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Artem Gromov tries a through ball, but Olexandr Gladkiy is caught offside.
  • 26': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Vladyslav Kochergin tries a through ball, but Olexandr Gladkiy is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Dmytro Chygrynskiy (AEK Athens).
  • 27': Vladyslav Kabaev (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Vladyslav Kochergin (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladyslav Kabaev.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Andrejs Ciganiks (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Denis Favorov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 31': Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Olexandr Gladkiy (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 31': Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Vladyslav Kochergin.
  • 33': Andrejs Ciganiks (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Dmytro Chygrynskiy (AEK Athens).
  • 37': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Joel Abu Hanna.
  • 38': Artem Gromov (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens).
  • 38': Dmytro Ivanisenya (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens).
  • 39': Foul by Denis Favorov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 39': Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens).
  • 40': Vladlen Yurchenko (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Andrejs Ciganiks (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dmytro Ivanisenya.
  • 43': Foul by Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens).
  • 43': Vladyslav Kochergin (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Vladyslav Kochergin tries a through ball, but Olexandr Gladkiy is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 0.
  • 46': Denis Favorov (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Kochergin (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olexandr Gladkiy.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Vladlen Yurchenko (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 48': Dmytro Ivanisenya (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens).
  • 48': Second yellow card to Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) for a bad foul.
  • 48': Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Vitalii Vernydub (Zorya Luhansk) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Foul by Denis Favorov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 51': Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Andre Simoes (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andre Simoes.
  • 52': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Joel Abu Hanna.
  • 53': Foul by Vladlen Yurchenko (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 53': Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Dmytro Ivanisenya (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Andre Simoes (AEK Athens).
  • 55': Andre Simoes (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Vitalii Vernydub.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Artem Gromov (Zorya Luhansk) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
  • 61': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 1. Artem Gromov (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Yehor Nazaryna replaces Olexandr Gladkiy.
  • 65': Substitution, AEK Athens. Konstantinos Galanopoulos replaces Michalis Bakakis.
  • 65': Substitution, AEK Athens. Karim Ansarifard replaces Muamer Tankovic.
  • 68': Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the right. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
  • 70': Artem Gromov (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens).
  • 70': Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Foul by Artem Gromov (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 71': Konstantinos Galanopoulos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Vladyslav Kochergin (Zorya Luhansk) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Ionut Nedelcearu.
  • 75': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 2. Vladyslav Kabaev (Zorya Luhansk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dmytro Ivanisenya.
  • 76': Foul by Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (AEK Athens).
  • 76': Vladyslav Kabaev (Zorya Luhansk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Corner, Zorya Luhansk. Conceded by Dmytro Chygrynskiy.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Kochergin (Zorya Luhansk) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vladlen Yurchenko following a corner.
  • 79': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Vitalii Vernydub.
  • 82': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Maxim Lunev replaces Vladyslav Kochergin.
  • 82': Substitution, AEK Athens. Stavros Vasilantonopoulos replaces Efstratios Svarnas.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata with a cross.
  • 85': Penalty Zorya Luhansk. Maxim Lunev draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Konstantinos Galanopoulos (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 3. Vladlen Yurchenko (Zorya Luhansk) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Substitution, AEK Athens. Theodosis Macheras replaces Andre Simoes.
  • 87': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Sergiy Gryn replaces Artem Gromov.
  • 87': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh replaces Vladyslav Kabaev.
  • 87': Substitution, Zorya Luhansk. Mihailo Perovic replaces Vladlen Yurchenko.
  • 88': Offside, Zorya Luhansk. Andrejs Ciganiks tries a through ball, but Maxim Lunev is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sergiy Gryn (Zorya Luhansk).
  • 90'+3': Theodosis Macheras (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Yehor Nazaryna.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 3.
  • 0': Match ends, AEK Athens 0, Zorya Luhansk 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
48.2 Possession 51.8
10 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 306
396 Passes 409
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 65
32 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 16
36 Effective Clearances 8
36 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece

UEFA Europa League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Slavia Prague 6 +13 15
2 AS Roma 6 +8 13
3 Servette 6 -9 5
4 Sheriff Tiraspol 6 -12 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Georgios Athanasiadis (GK)
19 Dmytro Chygrynskiy
24 Stratos Svarnas Yellow Card
5 Ionut Nedelcearu
8 André Simões Yellow Card
28 Yevhen Shakhov Yellow Card
6 Nenad Krsticic
22 Emanuel Insúa
2 Michalis Bakakis
10 Marko Livaja
17 Muamer Tankovic Yellow Card
AEK Athens Substitutes:
Nélson Oliveira, Georgios Theocharis, Theodosis Macheras, Karim Ansarifard, Christos Albanis, Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Ioannis Sardelis, Nassim Hnid, Efthymios Christopoulos, Giannis-Fivos Botos, Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, Panagiotis Tsintotas.

FCZA FC Zorya Luhansk (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Mykyta Shevchenko (GK)
20 Joel Abu Hanna
15 Vitali Vernydub Yellow Card
97 Andrej Ciganiks
45 Denys Favorov
21 Dmitriy Ivanisenya
80 Vladlen Yurchenko
7 Vladislav Kochergin Yellow Card
11 Olexandr Gladkiy
28 Artem Gromov
22 Vladislav Kabaiev
FC Zorya Luhansk Substitutes:
Yehor Nazaryna, Nikola Vasiljev, Sergiy Gryn, Dmytro Matsapura, Allahyar Sayyad, Danylo Alefirenko, Dmytro Piddubnyi, Mihailo Perovic, Maxim Lunev.

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