UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, October 2, 2025
AEK Athens WWWDW 1
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NK Celje LWLWW 3
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AEK101
NKC123
Stadion Z'dezele · 7,420 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
4
39.6
Possession
60.4
9
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
421
317
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.3
29
Long Balls
41
12
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
9
13
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
13
29
Effective Clearances
18
29
Clearances
18

Lineups

NKC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zan-Luk LebanG
  2. 44Lukasz BejgerCD
  3. 6Artemijus TutyskinasCD-L
  4. 2JuanjoCD-R
  5. 23Zan KarnicnikCM-L
  6. 4Darko HrkaCM-R
  7. 10Danijel SturmLM
  8. 20Nikita IosifovRM
  9. 9Franko KovacevicF
  10. 8Mario KvesicCF-L
  11. 71Vitali LisakovicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Damjan VuklisevicSUB
  2. 12Luka KolarSUB
  3. 11Milot AvdyliSUB
  4. 17Andrej KotnikSUB
  5. 5Gasper VodebSUB
  6. 16Ivica VidovicSUB
  7. 7Florjan JevsenakSUB
  8. 99Matej PoplatnikSUB
  9. 13Papa DanielSUB
  10. 94Rudi Pozeg VancasSUB

AEK · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Thomas StrakoshaG
  2. 44Filipe RelvasCD-L
  3. 2Harold MoukoudiCD-R
  4. 3Stavros PiliosLB
  5. 12Lazaros RotaRB
  6. 4Marko GrujicCM-L
  7. 13Orbelín PinedaCM-R
  8. 7Dereck KutesaLM
  9. 19Niclas EliassonRM
  10. 9Luka JovicF
  11. 18Razvan MarinRCF

Substitutes

  1. 91Alberto BrignoliSUB
  2. 8Mijat GacinovicSUB
  3. 20Petros MantalosSUB
  4. 21Domagoj VidaSUB
  5. 14Frantzdy PierrotSUB
  6. 55Konstantinos ChrisopoulosSUB
  7. 29James PenriceSUB
  8. 11Aboubakary KoitaSUB
  9. 34Christos KosidisSUB
  10. 81Ángelos AngelópoulosSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 1. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson following a corner.
  2. 18' Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Celje 1, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 52' Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Goal! Celje 2, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 57' Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Niclas Eliasson.
  7. 57' Substitution, AEK Athens. Aboubakary Koïta replaces Razvan Marin.
  8. 63' Substitution, AEK Athens. Frantzdy Pierrot replaces Marko Grujic.
  9. 63' Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Darko Hrka (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 74' Substitution, Celje. Papa Daniel replaces Darko Hrka.
  13. 77' Vitali Lisakovich (Celje) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 79' Substitution, Celje. Andrej Kotnik replaces Vitali Lisakovich because of an injury.
  15. 79' Substitution, AEK Athens. James Penrice replaces Dereck Kutesa.
  16. 79' Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Stavros Pilios.
  17. 79' Substitution, Celje. Milot Avdyli replaces Mario Kvesic.
  18. 80' Goal! Celje 3, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milot Avdyli.
  19. 81' Franko Kovacevic (Celje) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  20. 84' Substitution, Celje. Matej Poplatnik replaces Franko Kovacevic.
  21. 84' Substitution, Celje. Rudi Pozeg Vancas replaces Danijel Sturm.

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