AEK Larnaca vs KF Shkëndija, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
AEK Larnaca
  • 83': Karol Angielski
FT
1 - 0
KF Shkëndija
  • Red Card 53': Liridon Latifi

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AEK Larnaca are hosting KF Shkëndija at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca).
  • 3': Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zlatan Alomerovic (AEK Larnaca).
  • 5': Corner, Shkendija. Conceded by Zlatan Alomerovic.
  • 5': Corner, Shkendija. Conceded by Riad Bajic.
  • 6': Foul by Giorgos Naoum (AEK Larnaca).
  • 6': Reshat Ramadani (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Offside, AEK Larnaca. Godswill Ekpolo is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Aleksandër Trumçi (Shkendija).
  • 15': Ángel García (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milicevic (AEK Larnaca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Waldo Rubio with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Corner, AEK Larnaca. Conceded by Ronaldo Webster.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milicevic (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gus Ledes with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Arbin Zejnullai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Giorgos Naoum (AEK Larnaca).
  • 27': Corner, Shkendija. Conceded by Godswill Ekpolo.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Riad Bajic (AEK Larnaca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Naoum.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Ángel García (AEK Larnaca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Foul by Jorge Miramón (AEK Larnaca).
  • 37': Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Arbin Zejnullai (Shkendija).
  • 39': Giorgos Naoum (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Jorge Miramón (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Liridon Latifi (Shkendija).
  • 41': Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Aleksandër Trumçi (Shkendija).
  • 42': Ángel García (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Aleksandër Trumçi (Shkendija) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, AEK Larnaca. Djordje Ivanovic is caught offside.
  • 43': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Djordje Ivanovic (AEK Larnaca) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 45': VAR Decision: No Goal AEK Larnaca 0-0 Shkendija.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Larnaca 0, Shkendija 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Larnaca 0, Shkendija 0.
  • 46': Foul by Riad Bajic (AEK Larnaca).
  • 46': Imran Fetai (Shkendija) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ronaldo Webster (Shkendija).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Gus Ledes (AEK Larnaca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Liridon Latifi (Shkendija).
  • 53': Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Liridon Latifi (Shkendija) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Besart Ibraimi (Shkendija) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Corner, AEK Larnaca. Conceded by Reshat Ramadani.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Naoum (AEK Larnaca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Waldo Rubio.
  • 56': Delay in match (AEK Larnaca).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Djordje Ivanovic (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel García with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Roberge.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Kamer Qaka (Shkendija).
  • 59': Substitution, Shkendija. Adamu Alhassan replaces Kamer Qaka.
  • 59': Substitution, Shkendija. Fabrice Tamba replaces Besart Ibraimi.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Foul by Adamu Alhassan (Shkendija).
  • 60': Gus Ledes (AEK Larnaca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Gus Ledes (AEK Larnaca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Naoum.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Fabrice Tamba (Shkendija) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastjan Spahiu.
  • 67': Offside, AEK Larnaca. Riad Bajic is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Karol Angielski replaces Riad Bajic.
  • 68': Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Enzo Cabrera replaces Ángel García.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milicevic (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gus Ledes.
  • 71': Substitution, Shkendija. Atdhe Mazari replaces Sebastjan Spahiu.
  • 75': Corner, AEK Larnaca. Conceded by Reshat Ramadani.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gus Ledes with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Waldo Rubio (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Miramón.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Arbin Zejnullai (Shkendija) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrice Tamba.
  • 78': Corner, Shkendija. Conceded by Hrvoje Milicevic.
  • 78': Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jorge Miramón (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Ivanovic.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Godswill Ekpolo (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Waldo Rubio.
  • 80': Offside, AEK Larnaca. Enzo Cabrera is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Mathías González replaces Giorgos Naoum.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Mathías González (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Baboucarr Gaye (Shkendija). Assisted by Godswill Ekpolo.
  • 82': Corner, AEK Larnaca. Conceded by Baboucarr Gaye.
  • 82': Corner, AEK Larnaca. Conceded by Adamu Alhassan.
  • 83': Goal! AEK Larnaca 1, Shkendija 0. Karol Angielski (AEK Larnaca) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 85': Offside, Shkendija. Fabrice Tamba is caught offside.
  • 87': Offside, AEK Larnaca. Waldo Rubio is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Reshat Ramadani (Shkendija).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Enric Saborit replaces Waldo Rubio.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Arbin Zejnullai (Shkendija).
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Shkendija. Mevlan Murati replaces Arbin Zejnullai because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, AEK Larnaca 1, Shkendija 0.
  • 0': Match ends, AEK Larnaca 1, Shkendija 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 1
28 Possession 72
3 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
183 Accurate Passes 554
252 Passes 633
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 9
8 Crosses 32
0.1 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 40
20 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 5
39 Effective Clearances 22
39 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 3,269

UEFA Conference League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Strasbourg 6 +6 16
2 Raków Czestochowa 6 +7 14
3 AEK Athens 6 +7 13
4 Sparta Prague 6 +7 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Larnaca (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Zlatan Alomerovic (GK)
27 Valentin Roberge
15 Hrvoje Milicevic
7 Gus Ledes
14 Ángel
22 Elohor Godswill Yellow Card
21 Jorge Miramón
29 Giorgos Naoum
9 Dorde Ivanovic
10 Waldo Rubio
11 Riad Bajic
AEK Larnaca Substitutes:
Dimitris Dimitriou, Antreas Paraskevas, Jérémie Gnali, Chrístos Loukaïdis, Petros Ioannou, Mathías González, Karol Angielski, Enric Saborit, Enzo Cabrera, David Gerasimou, Christodoulos Thoma.

SHK KF Shkëndija (4-4-2)

No. Name
24 Baboucarr Gaye (GK)
5 Klisman Cake
15 Imran Fetai
11 Ronaldo Webster
2 Aleksandër Trumçi Yellow Card
28 Kamer Qaka
4 Reshat Ramadani
77 Liridon Latifi Red Card
49 Sebastjan Spahiu
7 Besart Ibraimi Yellow Card
17 Arbin Zejnulai
KF Shkëndija Substitutes:
Mevlan Murati, Atdhe Mazari, Endrit Krasniqi, Lorik Kaba, Ibrahim Alhassan, Fabrice Tamba, Florent Ramadani, Numan Ajetovikj, Fiton Ademi, Astrit Amzai, Egzon Belica, Anes Meljichi.

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