UEFA Europa League

AEK Athens vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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AEK Athens
  • Red Card 65': Mijat Gacinovic
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Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 55': João Pedro (P)

About

AEK Athens are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at OPAP Arena, 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': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma with a through ball.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
  • 4': Offside, AEK Athens. Steven Zuber is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 6': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cican Stankovic.
  • 9': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 9': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 11': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 11': Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 12': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
  • 22': Offside, AEK Athens. Steven Zuber is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 25': Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 26': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
  • 27': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a headed pass.
  • 30': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harold Moukoudi.
  • 41': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
  • 41': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Damian Szymanski with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 48': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 48': Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
  • 51': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 51': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
  • 52': Offside, AEK Athens. Cican Stankovic is caught offside.
  • 53': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
  • 55': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Foul by Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens).
  • 60': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 62': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Steven Zuber (AEK Athens).
  • 63': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Steven Zuber (AEK Athens).
  • 64': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
  • 65': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Second yellow card to Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 69': Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 71': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 71': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Sergio Araújo replaces Petros Mantalos.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Araújo.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 76': Offside, AEK Athens. Orbelín Pineda is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces João Pedro.
  • 77': Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 80': Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens).
  • 80': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 82': Substitution, AEK Athens. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 84': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joshua Duffus replaces Evan Ferguson.
  • 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 88': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by James Milner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
  • 90': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joshua Duffus (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 90'+3': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+3': Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+5': Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
  • 90'+5': Joshua Duffus (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
44.5 Possession 55.5
9 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 437
411 Passes 497
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 10
22 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 30,520

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (4-1-4-1)

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

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
3 Igor Julio
5 Lewis Dunk
41 Jack Hinshelwood
34 Joël Veltman Yellow Card
28 Evan Ferguson
11 Billy Gilmour
13 Pascal Groß
9 João Pedro
22 Kaoru Mitoma
24 Simon Adingra
Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
Facundo Buonanotte, Jason Steele, Jack Hinchy, Samy Chouchane, Ben Jackson, Tom McGill, Carlos Baleba, James Milner, Joshua Duffus, Leigh Kavanagh, Mahmoud Dahoud.

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