FC Midtjylland vs KuPS Kuopio, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
FC Midtjylland
  • 15': Adam Buksa
  • 19': Darío Osorio
  • 80': Júnior Brumado
  • 90'+1': Júnior Brumado
FT
4 - 0
1st Leg
KuPS Kuopio

    About

    FC Midtjylland are hosting KuPS Kuopio at MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Ibrahim Cissé.
    • 3': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Ibrahim Cissé.
    • 9': Foul by Samuel Pasanen (KuPS).
    • 9': Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland).
    • 9': Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Taneli Hämäläinen.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Paulinho with a cross.
    • 15': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, KuPS 0. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Osorio following a fast break.
    • 17': Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Denil Castillo.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 18': Foul by Mohamed Toure (KuPS).
    • 18': Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Goal! FC Midtjylland 2, KuPS 0. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Jaakko Oksanen.
    • 22': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saku Savolainen.
    • 25': Offside, KuPS. Mohamed Toure is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 34': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Paulinho.
    • 34': Foul by Mohamed Toure (KuPS).
    • 34': Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Saku Savolainen (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Doni Arifi.
    • 39': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
    • 39': Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS).
    • 40': Ibrahim Cissé (KuPS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Saku Savolainen (KuPS) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Bob Armah with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
    • 45': Saku Savolainen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 2, KuPS 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 2, KuPS 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Valdemar Byskov replaces Franculino Djú.
    • 48': Bob Armah (KuPS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
    • 50': Foul by Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland).
    • 50': Jaakko Oksanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Samuel Pasanen (KuPS).
    • 52': Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Bob Armah (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
    • 54': Foul by Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland).
    • 54': Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
    • 57': Taneli Hämäläinen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 61': Handball by Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
    • 62': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado replaces Adam Buksa.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen replaces Aral Simsir.
    • 62': Substitution, KuPS. Piotr Parzyszek replaces Samuel Pasanen.
    • 62': Substitution, KuPS. Pa Konaté replaces Bob Armah.
    • 64': Foul by Taneli Hämäläinen (KuPS).
    • 64': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
    • 66': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Johannes Kreidl.
    • 67': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
    • 67': Mohamed Toure (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Mohamed Toure (KuPS) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Parzyszek.
    • 71': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Pa Konaté (KuPS).
    • 71': Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 72': Substitution, KuPS. Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba replaces Mohamed Toure.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Otto Ruoppi (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petteri Pennanen.
    • 76': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 76': Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Foul by Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS).
    • 79': Martin Erlic (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Dani Silva replaces Denil Castillo.
    • 79': Foul by Taneli Hämäläinen (KuPS).
    • 79': Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Goal! FC Midtjylland 3, KuPS 0. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Bech with a headed pass.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Darío Osorio.
    • 84': Substitution, KuPS. Agon Sadiku replaces Otto Ruoppi.
    • 84': Substitution, KuPS. Jerry Voutilainen replaces Petteri Pennanen.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
    • 84': Foul by Saku Savolainen (KuPS).
    • 84': Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edward Chilufya.
    • 88': Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Taneli Hämäläinen (KuPS).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Dani Silva (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Edward Chilufya.
    • 90': Handball by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Goal! FC Midtjylland 4, KuPS 0. Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 4, KuPS 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 4, KuPS 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 3
    56 Possession 44
    6 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    497 Accurate Passes 375
    565 Passes 436
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    59 Long Balls 49
    32 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    20 Effective Tackles 7
    22 Tackles 11
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 7
    17 Effective Clearances 18
    17 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

    Venue: MCH Arena
    Location: Herning, Denmark
    Attendance: 7,408

    Line-Ups

    MID FC Midtjylland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
    22 Mads Bech Sørensen
    6 Martin Erlic Yellow Card
    29 Paulo Victor
    43 Kevin Mbabu
    21 Denil Castillo
    19 Pedro Bravo
    58 Aral Simsir
    11 Darío Osorio
    7 Franculino Djú
    9 Adam Buksa
    FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
    Viktor Bak, Liam Selin, Daniel Silva, Friday Etim, Cho Gue-Sung, Valdemar Byskov, Júnior Brumado, Edward Chilufya, Jonas Lössl, Adam Gabriel, Han-Beom Lee, Mikel Gogorza.

    KUPS KuPS Kuopio (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Johannes Kreidl (GK)
    33 Taneli Hämäläinen
    15 Ibrahim Cisse Yellow Card
    24 Bob Armah
    6 Saku Savolainen
    10 Doni Arifi
    13 Jaakko Oksanen
    14 Samuel Pasanen
    20 Mohamed Toure
    8 Petteri Pennanen Yellow Card
    34 Otto Ruoppi
    KuPS Kuopio Substitutes:
    Pa Konate, Agon Sadiku, Paulo Ricardo, Piotr Parzyszek, Miilo Pitkänen, Jerry Voutilainen, Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba, Aatu Hakala.

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