Rijeka vs Sparta Prague, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
· UEFA Conference LeagueAbout
Rijeka are hosting Sparta Prague
at Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Mladen Devetak (Rijeka).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Sevínsky.
- 6': Attempt missed. Patrik Vydra (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 6': Foul by Patrik Vydra (Sparta Prague).
- 6': Justas Lasickas (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Merveil Ndockyt (Rijeka).
- 8': Sivert Mannsverk (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Dejan Petrovic (Rijeka) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Merveil Ndockyt.
- 9': Offside, Rijeka. Toni Fruk is caught offside.
- 9': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Toni Fruk (Rijeka) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 11': VAR Decision: No Goal Rijeka 0-0 Sparta Prague.
- 17': Dominik Thaqi (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Sparta Prague).
- 20': Foul by Merveil Ndockyt (Rijeka).
- 20': Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Handball by Justas Lasickas (Rijeka).
- 23': Dominik Thaqi (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague).
- 24': Foul by Merveil Ndockyt (Rijeka).
- 24': Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Merveil Ndockyt (Rijeka) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Thaqi with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Duje Cop (Rijeka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Ante Orec (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague).
- 33': Dejan Petrovic (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Sparta Prague).
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Sivert Mannsverk (Sparta Prague).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Sivert Mannsverk (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Ante Orec.
- 37': Attempt missed. Adam Sevínsky (Sparta Prague) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Merveil Ndockyt (Rijeka).
- 41': Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Rijeka 0, Sparta Prague 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rijeka 0, Sparta Prague 0.
- 45': Substitution, Rijeka. Daniel Adu-Adjei replaces Duje Cop.
- 45': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Kaan Kairinen replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
- 45': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Matej Rynes replaces Martin Suchomel.
- 46': Foul by Asger Sørensen (Sparta Prague).
- 46': Toni Fruk (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Asger Sørensen (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt saved. Toni Fruk (Rijeka) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Peter Vindahl (Sparta Prague).
- 50': Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic following a fast break.
- 53': Corner, Rijeka. Conceded by Adam Sevínsky.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ante Orec (Rijeka) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Fruk following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Patrik Vydra (Sparta Prague).
- 54': Mladen Devetak (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Ante Majstorovic (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).
- 58': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Justas Lasickas.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Kuchta.
- 58': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Patrik Vydra (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Zlomislic (Rijeka). Assisted by Albion Rrahmani.
- 62': Corner, Rijeka. Conceded by Adam Sevínsky.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Rynes with a cross.
- 64': Offside, Sparta Prague. Jan Kuchta is caught offside.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Mladen Devetak (Rijeka).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Rijeka. Luka Menalo replaces Dominik Thaqi.
- 67': Substitution, Rijeka. Tiago Dantas replaces Merveil Ndockyt.
- 68': Offside, Rijeka. Daniel Adu-Adjei is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Ante Majstorovic.
- 70': Foul by Justas Lasickas (Rijeka).
- 70': Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Ante Orec (Rijeka).
- 71': Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Ante Orec (Rijeka) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Ante Orec (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).
- 73': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague).
- 73': Toni Fruk (Rijeka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Corner, Rijeka. Conceded by Adam Sevínsky.
- 75': Goal! Rijeka 1, Sparta Prague 0. Daniel Adu-Adjei (Rijeka) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ante Orec.
- 77': Attempt missed. Luka Menalo (Rijeka) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tiago Dantas following a fast break.
- 78': Foul by Luka Menalo (Rijeka).
- 78': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Adam Sevínsky (Sparta Prague).
- 79': Luka Menalo (Rijeka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Adam Sevínsky (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. John Mercado replaces Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 81': Dejan Petrovic (Rijeka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Daniel Adu-Adjei (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague).
- 82': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Zlomislic (Rijeka). Assisted by Albion Rrahmani.
- 83': Foul by Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague).
- 83': Mladen Devetak (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Kevin-Prince Milla replaces Patrik Vydra.
- 86': Ante Majstorovic (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Kevin-Prince Milla (Sparta Prague).
- 87': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 87': Toni Fruk (Rijeka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Offside, Rijeka. Mladen Devetak is caught offside.
- 89': VAR Decision: No Penalty Rijeka.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Rijeka. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
- 90'+3': Ante Majstorovic (Rijeka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague).
- 90'+4': Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Ante Majstorovic (Rijeka).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tiago Dantas (Rijeka) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Luka Menalo (Rijeka) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tiago Dantas.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rijeka 1, Sparta Prague 0.
- 0': Match ends, Rijeka 1, Sparta Prague 0.
Statistics
 SPP |
RIJE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.3 | Possession | 42.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 143 |
| 337 | Passes | 258 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 86 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 21 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Conference League
Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Attendance: 3,578
Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Attendance: 3,578
UEFA Conference League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsunspor | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | NK Celje | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Mainz | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 3 | +5 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Rijeka (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Martin Zlomislic (GK) |
| 51 | Anel Hasic |
| 34 | Mladen Devetak |
| 45 | Ante Majstorovic |
| 20 | Merveil Ndockyt |
| 25 | Dominik Thaqi |
| 8 | Dejan Petrovic  |
| 23 | Justas Lasickas |
| 22 | Ante Orec |
| 9 | Duje Cop |
| 10 | Toni Fruk |
Sparta Prague (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK) |
| 25 | Asger Sørensen |
| 30 | Jaroslav Zeleny |
| 19 | Adam Sevinsky |
| 20 | Sivert Mannsverk |
| 26 | Patrik Vydra |
| 2 | Martin Suchomel |
| 17 | Ángelo Preciado |
| 10 | Jan Kuchta |
| 9 | Albion Rrahmani |
| 14 | Veljko Birmancevic |
UEFA Conference League News
Sarr double gives Crystal Palace 1st European home win
Crystal Palace claimed their first home win in a major European game with a comfortable 3-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar at Selhurst Park on Thursday.
Fiorentina fire Pioli, club winless this Serie A season
Stefano Pioli was fired by Fiorentina on Tuesday with the Viola winless through 10 rounds of Serie A.
2028 Champions League final set for Munich; Wembley or Camp Nou in '29
Bayern Munich's stadium is set to host the 2028 Champions League final, while London's Wembley Stadium and Barcelona's renovated Camp No will battle it out for the 2029 final.
Glasner: Palace can cope without Eze, points to high xG
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner highlighted his side's xG this season as a sign of their ability to cope with Eberechi Eze's departure
Crystal Palace's Glasner: Surprise loss will keep us 'humble'
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner said the defeat to Cypriot side AEK Larnaca in the Conference League will serve as a reminder for his side to stay humble.