UEFA Europa League

Braga vs AEK Athens, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Braga
  • 44': Galeno
  • 78': Paulinho
  • 88': Ricardo Horta
FT
3 - 0
AEK Athens

    About

    Braga are hosting AEK Athens at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, 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': Foul by Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens).
    • 1': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. André Castro (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 3': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga).
    • 3': Hélder Lopes (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
    • 6': Bruno Viana (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens).
    • 7': Foul by Fransergio (Sporting Braga).
    • 7': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
    • 8': Fransergio (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 11': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Hélder Lopes.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
    • 12': André Castro (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
    • 13': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens).
    • 13': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 14': Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulinho following a fast break.
    • 16': Hand ball by Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yevhen Shakhov.
    • 18': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 18': Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
    • 19': Fransergio (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira.
    • 21': Foul by Bruno Viana (Sporting Braga).
    • 21': Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga).
    • 22': Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) header from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
    • 32': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Dmytro Chygrynskiy.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Bruno Viana (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Nélson Oliveira.
    • 34': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens).
    • 34': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. David Carmo (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 36': Foul by André Castro (Sporting Braga).
    • 36': Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nenad Krsticic.
    • 43': Foul by Efstratios Svarnas (AEK Athens).
    • 43': Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira.
    • 44': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, AEK Athens 0. Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio with a cross.
    • 45': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, AEK Athens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, AEK Athens 0.
    • 49': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Ricardo Esgaio.
    • 49': Foul by André Castro (Sporting Braga).
    • 49': Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Dmytro Chygrynskiy (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
    • 51': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Braga).
    • 51': Stavros Vasilantonopoulos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Offside, Sporting Braga. Nuno Sequeira tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
    • 55': Yevhen Shakhov (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by David Carmo (Sporting Braga).
    • 56': Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': David Carmo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fransergio.
    • 57': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Panagiotis Tsintotas.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Nenad Krsticic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Efstratios Svarnas.
    • 60': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Iuri Medeiros.
    • 60': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 61': Substitution, AEK Athens. Marko Livaja replaces Dmytro Chygrynskiy.
    • 62': Substitution, AEK Athens. Muamer Tankovic replaces Karim Ansarifard.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
    • 66': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens).
    • 66': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Nélson Oliveira (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga).
    • 69': Hélder Lopes (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Fransergio (Sporting Braga).
    • 71': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 73': Foul by Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens).
    • 73': Paulinho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': André Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Marko Livaja (AEK Athens).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 78': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, AEK Athens 0. Paulinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno following a fast break.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
    • 82': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by David Carmo.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Marko Livaja (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Fransergio.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Al Musrati replaces Wenderson Galeno.
    • 86': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Bruno Viana.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Livaja with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, AEK Athens 0. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
    • 89': Substitution, AEK Athens. Theodosis Macheras replaces Marko Livaja.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Novais replaces Ricardo Horta.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Guilherme Schettine replaces André Castro.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guilherme Schettine with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
    • 90'+4': Ionut Nedelcearu (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 3, AEK Athens 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 3, AEK Athens 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 3
    45.9 Possession 54.1
    12 SHOTS 22
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    345 Accurate Passes 411
    419 Passes 496
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    54 Long Balls 62
    22 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    11 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    18 Interceptions 13
    12 Effective Clearances 15
    12 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
    Location: Braga, Portugal
    Attendance: 2,196

    Line-Ups

    SCB Braga (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matheus (GK)
    16 David Carmo Yellow Card
    36 Bruno Viana
    88 André Castro
    5 Nuno Sequeira Yellow Card
    47 Ricardo Esgaio
    21 Ricardo Horta
    27 Fransérgio
    90 Galeno
    45 Iuri Medeiros
    20 Paulinho
    Braga Substitutes:
    Rolando, Zé Carlos, Moatasem Al-Musrati, André Horta, Abel Ruiz, Tiago Sá, Raul, Vitor Tormena, Guilherme Schettine, Moura, João Novais, Nico Gaitan.

    AEK AEK Athens (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Panagiotis Tsintotas (GK)
    19 Dmytro Chygrynskiy
    24 Stratos Svarnas
    5 Ionut Nedelcearu Yellow Card
    3 Hélder Lopes
    88 Stavros Vasilantonopoulos
    6 Nenad Krsticic
    20 Petros Mantalos Yellow Card
    28 Yevhen Shakhov
    11 Karim Ansarifard
    18 Nélson Oliveira Yellow Card
    AEK Athens Substitutes:
    Giannis-Fivos Botos, Theodosis Macheras, Nassim Hnid, Muamer Tankovic, Georgios Theocharis, Žiga Laci, Mario Mitaj, Efthymios Christopoulos, Marko Livaja, Emanuel Insúa, Anel Sabanadzovic, Georgios Athanasiadis.

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