FC Lugano vs Club Brugge, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
FC Lugano
  • 74': Shkelqim Vladi
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1 - 3
Club Brugge
  • 15': Éder Balanta
  • 50': Andreas Skov Olsen
  • 87': Hans Vanaken

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FC Lugano are hosting Club Brugge at Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
  • 1': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Éder Balanta (Club Brugge).
  • 2': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Celar with a headed pass.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Bottani (Lugano).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Thiago (Club Brugge).
  • 8': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Uran Bislimi (Lugano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 9': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
  • 10': Foul by Jhon Espinoza (Lugano).
  • 10': Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kreshnik Hajrizi.
  • 12': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
  • 14': Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Lugano).
  • 15': Goal! Lugano 0, Club Brugge 1. Éder Balanta (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Offside, Club Brugge. Bjorn Meijer tries a through ball, but Philip Zinckernagel is caught offside.
  • 23': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Foul by Jorne Spileers (Club Brugge).
  • 26': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Thiago (Club Brugge).
  • 26': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Thiago (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Allan Arigoni (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
  • 30': Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Lugano).
  • 34': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Lukas Mai.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Foul by Mattia Bottani (Lugano).
  • 35': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Casper Nielsen.
  • 40': Offside, Club Brugge. Jorne Spileers tries a through ball, but Thiago is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Thiago (Club Brugge).
  • 41': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano).
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago (Club Brugge).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Thiago (Club Brugge).
  • 45': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Renato Steffen (Lugano).
  • 45': Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Renato Steffen (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano).
  • 45'+1': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Lugano 0, Club Brugge 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lugano 0, Club Brugge 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Club Brugge. Ferran Jutglà replaces Thiago.
  • 45': Substitution, Lugano. Yanis Cimignani replaces Mattia Bottani.
  • 46': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge).
  • 46': Jhon Espinoza (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferran Jutglà following a fast break.
  • 50': Goal! Lugano 0, Club Brugge 2. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 51': Foul by Jhon Espinoza (Lugano).
  • 51': Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
  • 51': Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Jonathan Sabbatini.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Lugano) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Arigoni with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
  • 54': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Jorne Spileers.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Yanis Cimignani (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anto Grgic.
  • 56': Foul by Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano).
  • 56': Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Lugano. Martim Marques replaces Jhon Espinoza.
  • 60': Substitution, Lugano. Hadj Mahmoud replaces Anto Grgic.
  • 61': Uran Bislimi (Lugano) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 63': Substitution, Club Brugge. Raphael Onyedika replaces Éder Balanta.
  • 64': Substitution, Club Brugge. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Bjorn Meijer.
  • 64': Substitution, Club Brugge. Antonio Nusa replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
  • 65': Foul by Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
  • 65': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Kreshnik Hajrizi.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Lugano. Shkelqim Vladi replaces Jonathan Sabbatini.
  • 69': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Club Brugge).
  • 69': Kreshnik Hajrizi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 72': Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Foul by Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
  • 73': Yanis Cimignani (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Uran Bislimi (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martim Marques.
  • 74': Goal! Lugano 1, Club Brugge 2. Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
  • 75': Uran Bislimi (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Raphael Onyedika.
  • 78': Foul by Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge).
  • 78': Zan Celar (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Substitution, Club Brugge. Joel Ordónez replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 78': Substitution, Lugano. Roman Macek replaces Uran Bislimi.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 80': VAR Decision: No Penalty Lugano.
  • 81': Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Martim Marques (Lugano).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Renato Steffen.
  • 83': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Club Brugge).
  • 83': Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casper Nielsen with a through ball.
  • 84': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Lukas Mai.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Shkelqim Vladi (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roman Macek following a fast break.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 87': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Allan Arigoni.
  • 87': Goal! Lugano 1, Club Brugge 3. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Mechele following a corner.
  • 89': Allan Arigoni (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
  • 89': Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 89': Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Club Brugge. Casper Nielsen tries a through ball, but Antonio Nusa is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Antonio Nusa (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Nusa (Club Brugge).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Roman Macek (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
  • 90'+6': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Lugano. Renato Steffen tries a through ball, but Yanis Cimignani is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Lugano 1, Club Brugge 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Lugano 1, Club Brugge 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Lugano 1, Club Brugge 3.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 2
45.7 Possession 54.3
17 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 322
331 Passes 389
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 44
25 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 4,037

Line-Ups

LUG FC Lugano (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Amir Saipi (GK)
4 Kreshnik Hajrizi Yellow Card
17 Lukas Mai
34 Allan Arigoni
6 Jhon Jairo Espinoza
16 Anto Grgic
14 Jonathan Sabbatini
25 Uran Bislimi
9 Zan Celar
10 Mattia Bottani
11 Renato Steffen Yellow Card
FC Lugano Substitutes:
Hadj Mahmoud, Steven Deana, Shkelqim Vladi, Diego Mina, Boris Babic, Roman Macek, Albian Hajdari, Yanis Cimignani, Ayman El Wafi, Martim Marques.

BRU Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Simon Mignolet (GK)
58 Jorne Spileers
44 Brandon Mechele
14 Bjorn Meijer
17 Tajon Buchanan
20 Hans Vanaken Yellow Card
39 Éder Balanta
27 Casper Hojer Nielsen
99 Thiago Yellow Card
77 Philip Zinckernagel
7 Andreas Skov Olsen
Club Brugge Substitutes:
Hugo Vetlesen, Denis Odoi, Michal Skoras, Antonio Nusa, Ferran Jutglà, Nordin Jackers, Raphael Onyedika, Maxim De Cuyper, Joel Ordóñez.

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