Guimaraes vs NK Celje, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': Attempt missed. Mikel Villanueva (Vitoria Guimaraes) header from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 0': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Teixeira Mendes.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 1, Celje 0. Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner.
- 0': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Celje 0. Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Gaspar.
- 3': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
- 3': Tomás Händel (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Bruno Gaspar (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 6': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Varela (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Luka Bobicanec (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armandas Kucys.
- 17': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
- 19': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
- 22': Nélson Oliveira (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
- 26': Tiago Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. Bruno Gaspar is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Aljosa Matko (Celje) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Juanjo Nieto with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. Kaio César is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, Vitoria Guimaraes. João Teixeira Mendes is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
- 42': Nélson Oliveira (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Juanjo Nieto.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 45'+2': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Aljosa Matko (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by João Teixeira Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Celje 0.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nino Kouter (Celje) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Brnic.
- 45': Attempt saved. Svit Seslar (Celje) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tamar Svetlin.
- 45': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Celje 1. Aljosa Matko (Celje) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Brnic.
- 45': Second Half begins Vitoria Guimaraes 2, Celje 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celje. Ivan Brnic replaces Juanjo Nieto.
- 47': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Samu (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 50': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Bruno Gaspar.
- 51': Foul by Luka Bobicanec (Celje).
- 51': Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu.
- 54': Attempt missed. Tomás Händel (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 55': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Händel with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Klemen Nemanic.
- 60': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Bruno Gaspar.
- 61': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Gustavo Silva.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Nélson Oliveira (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Teixeira Mendes.
- 62': Goal! Vitoria Guimaraes 3, Celje 1. Tiago Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Silva following a fast break.
- 63': Substitution, Celje. Clément Lhernault replaces Luka Bobicanec.
- 63': Substitution, Celje. Nino Kouter replaces Marco Dulca.
- 66': Delay in match (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 67': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Zé Carlos replaces Tiago Silva.
- 67': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Chuchu Ramírez replaces Nélson Oliveira.
- 67': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Nuno Santos replaces Gustavo Silva.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Celje).
- 69': Zé Carlos (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Armandas Kucys (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Toni Borevkovic.
- 71': Offside, Celje. Klemen Nemanic is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zé Carlos.
- 73': Foul by Bruno Gaspar (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 73': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Celje. Edmilson replaces Armandas Kucys.
- 75': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
- 76': Attempt missed. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Gaspar.
- 76': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Manu Silva replaces Tomás Händel.
- 76': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. João Mendes replaces Samu.
- 77': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Nino Kouter.
- 80': Attempt saved. Chuchu Ramírez (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaio César.
- 80': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Matjaz Rozman.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Nino Kouter (Celje).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Chuchu Ramírez (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 83': Klemen Nemanic (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Chuchu Ramírez (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Edmilson (Celje).
- 87': Edmilson (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Chuchu Ramírez (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt saved. João Teixeira Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Attempt saved. João Mendes (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaio César.
- 90': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Matjaz Rozman.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kaio César (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manu Silva.
- 90'+3': Clément Lhernault (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nuno Santos (Vitoria Guimaraes).
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Svit Seslar (Celje).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 3, Celje 1.
- 0': Match ends, Vitoria Guimaraes 3, Celje 1.
Statistics
|  NKC | GUI  | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 3 | 
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 | 
| 6 | Saves | 1 | 
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 | 
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 | 
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 447 | 
| 461 | Passes | 501 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 | 
| 9 | Crosses | 17 | 
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 | 
| 57 | Long Balls | 53 | 
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 | 
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.8 | 
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 | 
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 | 
| 14 | Tackles | 15 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 | 
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 13 | 
| 12 | Clearances | 13 | 
Game Information
Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Location: Guimarães, Portugal
Attendance: 10,263
UEFA Conference League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorentina | 2 | +5 | 6 | 
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 2 | +5 | 6 | 
| 3 | NK Celje | 2 | +4 | 6 | 
| 4 | Lausanne Sports | 2 | +4 | 6 | 
Line-Ups
 Guimaraes (4-3-3)
Guimaraes (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 14 | Bruno Varela (GK) | 
| 3 | Mikel Villanueva | 
| 24 | Toni Borevkovic | 
| 13 | João Mendes | 
| 76 | Bruno Gaspar | 
| 8 | Tomás Händel | 
| 20 | Samu | 
| 10 | Tiago Silva | 
| 7 | Nélson Oliveira | 
| 11 | Kaio | 
| 71 | Gustavo da Silva | 
 NK Celje (3-5-1-1)
NK Celje (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 22 | Matjaz Rozman (GK) | 
| 3 | Damjan Vuklisevic | 
| 81 | Klemen Nemanic | 
| 6 | David Zec | 
| 88 | Tamar Svetlin | 
| 8 | Luka Bobicanec | 
| 4 | Marco Dulca | 
| 2 | Juanjo | 
| 7 | Aljosa Matko | 
| 47 | Armandas Kucys  | 
| 11 | Svit Seslar | 
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