UEFA Champions League Qualifying

AEK Athens vs Antwerp, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - Antwerp advance 3-1 on aggregate
AEK Athens
  • 90': Sergio Araujo
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2nd Leg - Antwerp advance 3-1 on aggregate
Antwerp
  • 73': Gyrano Kerk
  • 90'+5': Michel Ange Balikwisha

About

AEK Athens are hosting Antwerp at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
  • 2': Jean Butez (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
  • 4': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
  • 4': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Hand ball by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
  • 6': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
  • 7': Foul by Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp).
  • 7': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 10': Foul by Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).
  • 10': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 11': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
  • 24': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
  • 24': Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 25': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Jean Butez.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 28': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Arthur Vermeeren tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
  • 31': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens).
  • 32': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
  • 32': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Sam Vines.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domagoj Vida following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  • 38': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 39': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 39': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Ritchie De Laet.
  • 42': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
  • 42': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Sam Vines tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
  • 46': Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp).
  • 51': Offside, AEK Athens. Cican Stankovic tries a through ball, but Nordin Amrabat is caught offside.
  • 53': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 54': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Arthur Vermeeren tries a through ball, but Michel-Ange Balikwisha is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens).
  • 55': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota with a through ball.
  • 57': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Zeno Van Den Bosch replaces Toby Alderweireld because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  • 67': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 67': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
  • 69': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  • 70': Substitution, AEK Athens. Sergio Araújo replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Offside, AEK Athens. Lazaros Rota tries a through ball, but Niclas Eliasson is caught offside.
  • 73': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 1. Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gyrano Kerk.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Jens Jønsson replaces Lazaros Rota.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Damian Szymanski.
  • 83': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Vincent Janssen.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Vines.
  • 86': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Ritchie De Laet.
  • 86': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Alhassan Yusuf.
  • 87': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Jean Butez.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Petros Mantalos following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Jønsson.
  • 90': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 1. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
  • 90'+4': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
  • 90'+7': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Jacob Ondrejka replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Sam Vines tries a through ball, but Gyrano Kerk is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Mandela Keita.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2.
  • 0': Match ends, AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 1
36.7 Possession 63.3
7 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 453
330 Passes 555
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 79
24 Accurate Long Balls 48
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
18 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 7
35 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 29,300

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Cican Stankovic (GK)
2 Harold Moukoudi
21 Domagoj Vida
28 Ehsan Hajsafi
12 Lazaros Rota
14 Ezequiel Ponce
4 Damian Szymanski
13 Orbelín Pineda
10 Steven Zuber
5 Nordin Amrabat
8 Mijat Gacinovic
AEK Athens Substitutes:
Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Niclas Eliasson, Rodolfo Pizarro, Djibril Sidibé, Panagiotis Ginis, Jens Jonsson, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Athanasiadis, Sergio Araujo, Petros Mantalos, Milad Mohammadi.

ANT Antwerp (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jean Butez (GK)
44 Soumaila Coulibaly
23 Toby Alderweireld
21 Sam Vines
2 Ritchie de Laet
24 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
27 Mandela Keita
48 Arthur Vermeeren
18 Vincent Janssen
11 Arbnor Muja
10 Michel Ange Balikwisha
Antwerp Substitutes:
George Ilenikhena, Jacob Ondrejka, Chidera Ejuke, Niels Devalckeneer, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Anthony Valencia, Gyrano Kerk, Alhassan Yusuf, Senne Lammens.

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