Linfield vs FC Zürich, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 1st Leg

FT
0 - 2
1st Leg

8': Tosin Aiyegun
64': Wilfried Gnonto

About

Linfield are hosting FC Zürich at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich).
1': James Mulgrew (Linfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Nikola Boranijasevic.
6': Foul by Lindrit Kamberi (Zürich).
6': Robbie McDaid (Linfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Goal! Linfield 0, Zürich 1. Aiyegun Tosin (Zürich) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Marchesano with a through ball.
13': Offside, Zürich. Cheick Conde tries a through ball, but Jonathan Okita is caught offside.
14': Aiyegun Tosin (Zürich) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Ben Hall (Linfield).
14': Ben Hall (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt blocked. Antonio Marchesano (Zürich) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Selnæs.
17': Offside, Zürich. Antonio Marchesano tries a through ball, but Aiyegun Tosin is caught offside.
17': Foul by Cheick Conde (Zürich).
17': Kyle McClean (Linfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt saved. Robbie McDaid (Linfield) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Roscoe-Byrne.
18': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Yanick Brecher.
19': Offside, Linfield. Chris Johns tries a through ball, but Matthew Clarke is caught offside.
22': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Linfield).
22': Nikola Boranijasevic (Zürich) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Eetu Vertainen (Linfield).
23': Lindrit Kamberi (Zürich) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Antonio Marchesano (Zürich) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by James Mulgrew (Linfield).
25': Attempt missed. Mirlind Kryeziu (Zürich) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Marchesano following a set piece situation.
26': Eetu Vertainen (Linfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Cheick Conde (Zürich).
27': Foul by Antonio Marchesano (Zürich).
27': James Mulgrew (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Chris Shields (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich).
33': Attempt missed. Jonathan Okita (Zürich) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto with a headed pass.
36': Foul by Ole Selnæs (Zürich).
36': Stephen Fallon (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich).
36': Matthew Clarke (Linfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt saved. Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aiyegun Tosin.
39': Foul by Antonio Marchesano (Zürich).
39': Kyle McClean (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Lindrit Kamberi (Zürich).
41': Robbie McDaid (Linfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Lindrit Kamberi (Zürich) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Hand ball by Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich).
45'+1': Eetu Vertainen (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Mirlind Kryeziu (Zürich).
45'+3': First Half ends, Linfield 0, Zürich 1.
45': Second Half begins Linfield 0, Zürich 1.
46': Foul by Eetu Vertainen (Linfield).
46': Mirlind Kryeziu (Zürich) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Cheick Conde.
48': Foul by Jonathan Okita (Zürich).
48': James Mulgrew (Linfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Lindrit Kamberi.
52': Attempt saved. Eetu Vertainen (Linfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
53': Substitution, Linfield. Joel Cooper replaces Robbie McDaid.
54': Foul by Jonathan Okita (Zürich).
54': Kyle McClean (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Jonathan Okita.
55': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Yanick Brecher.
56': Attempt missed. Daniel Finlayson (Linfield) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle McClean with a cross following a corner.
57': Corner, Linfield. Conceded by Ole Selnæs.
61': Foul by Sam Roscoe-Byrne (Linfield).
61': Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Substitution, Zürich. Karol Mets replaces Jonathan Okita.
62': Substitution, Zürich. Marc Hornschuh replaces Ole Selnæs.
63': Aiyegun Tosin (Zürich) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by James Mulgrew (Linfield).
64': Goal! Linfield 0, Zürich 2. Wilfried Gnonto (Zürich) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Conde.
68': Attempt missed. Stephen Fallon (Linfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joel Cooper.
68': Substitution, Linfield. Cameron Palmer replaces James Mulgrew.
68': Substitution, Linfield. Jordan Stewart replaces Kyle McClean.
68': Substitution, Linfield. Christopher McKee replaces Eetu Vertainen.
72': Substitution, Zürich. Donis Avdijaj replaces Antonio Marchesano.
72': Substitution, Zürich. Fabian Rohner replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
73': Fidan Aliti (Zürich) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Joel Cooper (Linfield).
74': Daniel Finlayson (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Fidan Aliti (Zürich).
77': Offside, Linfield. Joel Cooper tries a through ball, but Daniel Finlayson is caught offside.
79': Attempt missed. Donis Avdijaj (Zürich) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
83': Fabian Rohner (Zürich) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Sam Roscoe-Byrne (Linfield).
84': Sam Roscoe-Byrne (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt missed. Mirlind Kryeziu (Zürich) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Donis Avdijaj with a cross following a set piece situation.
85': Substitution, Zürich. Bledian Krasniqi replaces Wilfried Gnonto.
87': Substitution, Linfield. Ethan Devine replaces Matthew Clarke.
87': Daniel Finlayson (Linfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Donis Avdijaj (Zürich).
87': Donis Avdijaj (Zürich) is shown the yellow card.
90': Bledian Krasniqi (Zürich) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Cameron Palmer (Linfield).
90': Cameron Palmer (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Fabian Rohner (Zürich) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donis Avdijaj.
90'+2': Foul by Bledian Krasniqi (Zürich).
90'+2': Stephen Fallon (Linfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Fabian Rohner (Zürich) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Stephen Fallon (Linfield).
90'+3': Stephen Fallon (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Offside, Zürich. Lindrit Kamberi tries a through ball, but Fidan Aliti is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Linfield 0, Zürich 2.
0': Match ends, Linfield 0, Zürich 2.

Statistics

ZUR		LIN
17	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
51.8	Possession	48.2
9	SHOTS	4
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	292
447	Passes	396
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	63
30	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	12
30	Effective Clearances	11
30	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 3,044

Line-Ups

Linfield (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Chris Johns (GK)
15	Ben Hall
2	Sam Roscoe
5	Chris Shields
22	Jamie Mulgrew
20	Stephen Fallon
8	Kyle Mcclean
16	Matthew Clarke
18	Daniel Finlayson
14	Robbie McDaid
23	Eetu Vertainen

Linfield Substitutes:

Michael Newberry, Cameron Palmer, Jordan Stewart, Ethan Devine, Andrew Clarke, Niall Quinn, Matthew Williamson, David Walsh, Joel Cooper, Conor Pepper, Joshua Archer, Christopher Mckee.

FC Zürich (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Yanick Brecher (GK)
31	Mirlind Kryeziu
2	Lindrit Kamberi
6	Fidan Aliti
19	Nikola Boranijasevic
10	Antonio Marchesano
17	Cheick Oumar Conde
8	Ole Selnaes
15	Tosin Aiyegun
11	Jonathan Okita
22	Wilfried Gnonto

FC Zürich Substitutes:

Karol Mets, Fabian Rohner, Ilan Sauter, Stephan Seiler, Donis Avdijaj, Akaki Gogia, Selmin Hodza, Gianni De Nitti, Becir Omeragic, Zivko Kostadinovic, Marc Hornschuh, Bledian Krasniqi.

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