Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Napoli, 2014/15 UEFA Europa League, Semi-finals

· 2nd Leg - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk win 2-1 on aggregate

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

58': Yevhen Seleznyov

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk win 2-1 on aggregate

Napoli

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk hold off Napoli to reach their first European final

Dnipro advanced to their first European final after Yevhen Seleznyov's second-half header gave them a 1-0 win over Napoli in the Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
1': Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini with a cross following a set piece situation.
2': Attempt blocked. Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valerii Luchkevich.
3': Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli).
3': Attempt saved. Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
4': Foul by Douglas (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
4': Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Christian Maggio (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
7': Foul by Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
7': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a through ball.
8': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
9': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Léo Matos tries a through ball, but Evgen Seleznyov is caught offside.
14': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli).
14': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Ruslan Rotan tries a through ball, but Evgen Seleznyov is caught offside.
15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
16': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Napoli).
20': Offside, Napoli. David López tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
22': Hand ball by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
23': Foul by Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
23': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by David López (Napoli).
25': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Valerii Luchkevich (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
27': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli).
27': Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
32': Offside, Napoli. David López tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
33': Christian Maggio (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
33': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Maggio with a cross.
34': Attempt saved. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valeriy Fedorchuk.
34': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Mariano Andujar.
35': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Napoli).
35': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
36': Miguel Britos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
38': Gökhan Inler (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
40': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Ruslan Rotan tries a through ball, but Jaba Kankava is caught offside.
42': Delay in match Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) because of an injury.
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Foul by Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
43': Gökhan Inler (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
44': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt blocked. Miguel Britos (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Douglas.
45'+2': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Jaba Kankava tries a through ball, but Evgen Seleznyov is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0, Napoli 0.
0': Match ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Napoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0, Napoli 0.
49': Attempt missed. Valerii Luchkevich (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Evgen Seleznyov.
49': Foul by Evgen Cheberyachko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
49': Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by David López.
54': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
54': Attempt saved. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
55': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
55': Substitution, Napoli. Marek Hamsik replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
58': Goal! Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Napoli 0. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yevhen Konoplyanka with a cross.
60': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
60': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
62': Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Napoli).
62': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
64': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Douglas.
65': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
67': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Matheus replaces Valerii Luchkevich.
68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matheus.
69': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam following a corner.
70': David López (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
70': Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
74': Attempt saved. David López (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
75': Christian Maggio (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
75': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Nikola Kalinic replaces Evgen Seleznyov.
76': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
76': Attempt blocked. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ruslan Rotan.
77': Attempt missed. Miguel Britos (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
78': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
78': Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Napoli. Henrique replaces David López.
79': Offside, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Matheus tries a through ball, but Nikola Kalinic is caught offside.
79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Douglas.
80': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
80': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
85': Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': José Callejón (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Bruno Gama replaces Yevhen Konoplyanka.
86': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
87': Attempt blocked. Gökhan Inler (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
87': Miguel Britos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Christian Maggio (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
88': Attempt blocked. Raúl Albiol (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
89': Attempt saved. Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus.
89': Attempt saved. Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
89': Attempt saved. Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Valeriy Fedorchuk.
89': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Mariano Andujar.
90'+1': Foul by Miguel Britos (Napoli).
90'+1': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
90'+2': Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ruslan Rotan with a through ball following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Albiol.
90'+5': Denys Boyko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Foul by Miguel Britos (Napoli).
90'+5': Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Napoli 0.

Statistics

NAP		DNIP
16	Fouls	20
3	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
10	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	6
63.2	Possession	36.8
19	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
443	Accurate Passes	230
561	Passes	340
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	4
39	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.4
82	Long Balls	64
43	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
8	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	44
33	Clearances	44

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Kiev Olympic Stadium
Location: Kiev, Ukraine

Line-Ups

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
71	Denys Boyko (GK)
14	Evgeni Cheberyachko
23	Douglas
12	Léo Matos
44	Artem Fedetskiy
29	Ruslan Rotan
25	Valeriy Fedorchuk
7	Jaba Kankava
11	Yevhen Seleznyov
10	Yevhen Konoplyanka
24	Valerii Luchkevich

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Substitutes:

Matheus, Alexandru Vlad, Jan Lastuvka, Roman Bezus, Yevhen Shakhov, Bruno Gama, Nikola Kalinic.

Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
45	Mariano Andújar (GK)
5	Miguel Britos
33	Raúl Albiol
31	Faouzi Ghoulam
11	Christian Maggio
23	Manolo Gabbiadini
88	Gökhan Inler
19	David López
9	Gonzalo Higuaín
24	Lorenzo Insigne
7	José Callejón

Napoli Substitutes:

Kalidou Koulibaly, Marek Hamsik, Dries Mertens, Jorginho, Henrique, Walter Gargano, Rafael.

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