Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Pafos, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round

· 2nd Leg - Pafos advance 2-1 on aggregate

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

30': Ofek Melika

FT
0 - 1
2nd Leg - Pafos advance 2-1 on aggregate

Pafos

40': Jajá

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Maccabi Tel-Aviv are hosting Pafos at TSC Arena, Backa Topola, Serbia, 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.
13': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Ofek Melika replaces Yoav Gerafi.
30': Ofek Melika (Maccabi Tel Aviv) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
34': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Roi Mishpati replaces Dor Turgeman.
36': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Pafos 1. Jajá (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Felipe.
45': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
45'+12': First Half ends, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Pafos 1.
45': Second Half begins Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Pafos 1.
56': Mohamed Ali Camara (Maccabi Tel Aviv) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Pafos. João Correia replaces Jajá.
63': Substitution, Pafos. Mons Bassouamina replaces Anderson Silva.
63': Substitution, Pafos. Muamer Tankovic replaces Mislav Orsic.
67': João Correia (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Pafos. Domingos Quina replaces Kostas Pileas.
75': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Elad Madmon replaces Ben Lederman.
75': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Raz Shlomo replaces Mohamed Ali Camara.
75': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Sagiv Jehezkel replaces Osher Davida.
86': Substitution, Pafos. Ken Sema replaces Vlad Dragomir.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Domingos Quina (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Pafos 1.
0': Match ends, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Pafos 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: TSC Arena
Location: Backa Topola, Serbia
Attendance: 421

Line-Ups

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yoav Gerafi (GK)
5	Mohamed Ali Camara
18	Nemanja Stojic
3	Roy Revivo
6	Tyrese Asante
42	Dor Peretz
28	Issouf Sissokho
23	Ben Lederman
9	Dor Turgeman
10	Weslley Patati
77	Osher Davida

Maccabi Tel-Aviv Substitutes:

Itamar Noy, Ido Shahar, Danny Gruper, Sagiv Yehezkal, Elad Madmon, Ion Nicolaescu, Noam Ben Harush, Roei Mashpati, Ofek Melika, Itay Ben Hemo, Raz Shlomo, Heitor.

Pafos (4-4-2)

No.	Name
93	Neophytos Michael (GK)
5	David Goldar
23	Derrick Luckassen
2	Kostas Pileas
7	Bruno
88	Pêpê
26	Ivan Sunjic
17	Mislav Orsic
11	Jajá
33	Anderson Silva
30	Vlad Dragomir

Pafos Substitutes:

Mons Bassouamina, Pedro Henrique Franklim Martins, Ken Sema, Domingos Quina, João Correia, Athanasios-Theologos Papadoudis, Bruno Langa, Muamer Tankovic, Petros Petrou, Marios Elia.

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