NK Celje vs FC Lugano, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, Round of 16
· 1st LegAbout
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
- 11': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Albian Hajdari.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Albian Hajdari (Lugano).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Zan Karnicnik (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svit Seslar.
- 15': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
- 16': Foul by Albian Hajdari (Lugano).
- 16': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Mark Zabukovnik.
- 19': Attempt missed. Albian Hajdari (Lugano) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Goal! Celje 1, Lugano 0. Tamar Svetlin (Celje) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet with a through ball.
- 24': Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje).
- 26': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
- 26': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Tamar Svetlin (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Svit Seslar with a through ball.
- 29': Attempt saved. Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
- 33': Attempt saved. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anto Grgic.
- 34': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti with a cross.
- 37': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Anto Grgic (Lugano).
- 38': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
- 40': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet.
- 40': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos following a corner.
- 45': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Svit Seslar (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Kvesic.
- 45'+2': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Amir Saipi.
- 45'+3': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
- 45'+3': Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celje 1, Lugano 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celje. Marco Dulca replaces Mario Kvesic.
- 46': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
- 46': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Ricardo Silva.
- 50': Offside, Celje. Svit Seslar is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Celje).
- 51': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Armandas Kucys (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Foul by Lukasz Bejger (Celje).
- 54': Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Lukas Mai.
- 56': Foul by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje).
- 56': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
- 57': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Mattia Bottani (Lugano).
- 59': Zan Karnicnik (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
- 60': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Mattia Bottani (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
- 61': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Hadj Mahmoud.
- 62': Substitution, Lugano. Kacper Przybylko replaces Georgios Koutsias.
- 62': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Antonios Papadopoulos.
- 63': Attempt missed. Armandas Kucys (Celje) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Svit Seslar with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 65': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
- 67': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Mattia Zanotti.
- 69': Offside, Lugano. Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Lukasz Bejger (Celje).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Klemen Nemanic (Celje).
- 71': Kacper Przybylko (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Mark Zabukovnik.
- 72': Attempt missed. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anto Grgic with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Celje. Damjan Vuklisevic replaces Lukasz Bejger because of an injury.
- 74': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje).
- 75': Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hadj Mahmoud.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, Lugano. Yanis Cimignani replaces Mattia Bottani.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
- 83': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anto Grgic with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Celje. Edmilson replaces Armandas Kucys.
- 88': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 88': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Celje. Nino Kouter replaces Tamar Svetlin.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Edmilson (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Edmilson (Celje).
- 90'+1': Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Foul by Edmilson (Celje).
- 90'+3': Lukas Mai (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Klemen Nemanic (Celje).
- 90'+4': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Klemen Nemanic (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Lugano. Ayman El Wafi replaces Renato Steffen.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Lugano. Daniel Dos Santos replaces Milton Valenzuela.
- 90'+5': Foul by Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano).
- 90'+5': Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.
- 0': Match ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.
Statistics
|  LUG | NKC  | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 | 
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | 
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 | 
| 2 | Saves | 5 | 
| 54.2 | Possession | 45.8 | 
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 | 
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 349 | Accurate Passes | 288 | 
| 414 | Passes | 357 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 3 | 
| 25 | Crosses | 11 | 
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 41 | Long Balls | 50 | 
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 | 
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 | 
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 | 
| 18 | Tackles | 18 | 
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 | 
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 23 | 
| 15 | Clearances | 23 | 
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Z'dezele
Location: Celje, Slovenia
Attendance: 5,712
Line-Ups
 NK Celje (4-1-4-1)
NK Celje (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 41 | Ricardo Silva (GK) | 
| 81 | Klemen Nemanic  | 
| 44 | Lukasz Bejger | 
| 19 | Mark Zabukovnik | 
| 23 | Zan Karnicnik | 
| 2 | Juanjo | 
| 16 | Mario Kvesic | 
| 11 | Svit Seslar | 
| 88 | Tamar Svetlin | 
| 35 | Logan Delaurier-Chaubet | 
| 47 | Armandas Kucys  | 
 FC Lugano (3-4-3)
FC Lugano (3-4-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Saipi (GK) | 
| 17 | Lukas Mai | 
| 5 | Albian Hajdari  | 
| 6 | Antonios Papadopoulos  | 
| 8 | Anto Grgic | 
| 29 | Hadj Mahmoud | 
| 23 | Milton Valenzuela | 
| 46 | Mattia Zanotti | 
| 70 | Georgios Koutsias | 
| 10 | Mattia Bottani  | 
| 11 | Renato Steffen | 
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