UEFA Europa Conference League

FK Qarabag vs KAA Gent, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 1st Leg
FK Qarabag
  • 78': Leandro Andrade
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
KAA Gent

    About

    FK Qarabag are hosting KAA Gent at Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Joseph Okumu.
    • 7': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Hong Hyun-Seok (KAA Gent) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gift Orban with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
    • 11': Foul by Michael Ngadeu (KAA Gent).
    • 11': Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, KAA Gent. Joseph Okumu tries a through ball, but Gift Orban is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Ramil Sheydayev (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elvin Jafarguliyev with a cross.
    • 13': Offside, Qarabag. Ramil Sheydayev tries a through ball, but Musa Gurbanli is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Julien De Sart.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Marko Jankovic.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Godeau following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gift Orban.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Musa Gurbanli (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Andrade.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
    • 38': Foul by Sven Kums (KAA Gent).
    • 38': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (KAA Gent).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Qarabag 0, KAA Gent 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Qarabag 0, KAA Gent 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Ramil Sheydayev (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Musa Gurbanli (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elvin Jafarguliyev.
    • 48': Penalty conceded by Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 49': VAR Decision: Penalty Qarabag.
    • 51': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 51': Penalty saved! Ramil Sheydayev (Qarabag) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
    • 54': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
    • 54': Jordan Torunarigha (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Bruno Godeau (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Qarabag).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, KAA Gent. Andrew Hjulsager replaces Alessio Castro-Montes because of an injury.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
    • 63': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
    • 63': Hong Hyun-Seok (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Julien De Sart.
    • 65': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Jordan Torunarigha.
    • 66': Substitution, Qarabag. Adama Diakhaby replaces Musa Gurbanli.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Sven Kums (KAA Gent) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hjulsager with a cross.
    • 69': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Andrew Hjulsager (KAA Gent).
    • 71': Adama Diakhaby (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Julien De Sart (KAA Gent).
    • 71': Julien De Sart (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Michael Ngadeu.
    • 73': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Júlio Romão.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Okumu (KAA Gent).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Bruno Godeau (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
    • 78': Goal! Qarabag 1, KAA Gent 0. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Jankovic with a cross.
    • 78': Substitution, Qarabag. Yassine Benzia replaces Leandro Andrade.
    • 78': Substitution, Qarabag. Redon Xhixha replaces Ramil Sheydayev.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Gift Orban (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Hjulsager following a fast break.
    • 84': Foul by Julien De Sart (KAA Gent).
    • 84': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, KAA Gent. Laurent Depoitre replaces Hugo Cuypers.
    • 86': Substitution, KAA Gent. Núrio Fortuna replaces Bruno Godeau.
    • 86': Substitution, KAA Gent. Sulayman Marreh replaces Sven Kums.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
    • 88': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Jordan Torunarigha.
    • 89': Redon Xhixha (Qarabag) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Bahlul Mustafazada (Qarabag) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Bahlul Mustafazada.
    • 89': Foul by Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag).
    • 89': Laurent Depoitre (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Qarabag. Richard Almeida replaces Marko Jankovic.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, KAA Gent. Malick Fofana replaces Joseph Okumu.
    • 90'+2': Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Núrio Fortuna.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Sulayman Marreh (KAA Gent).
    • 90'+3': Sulayman Marreh (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Redon Xhixha (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elvin Jafarguliyev.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent).
    • 90'+5': Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Yassine Benzia (Qarabag).
    • 90'+6': Sulayman Marreh (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Redon Xhixha (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Adama Diakhaby.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Adama Diakhaby (Qarabag).
    • 90'+8': Núrio Fortuna (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Qarabag 1, KAA Gent 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Qarabag 1, KAA Gent 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Qarabag 1, KAA Gent 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 0
    51.2 Possession 48.8
    7 SHOTS 15
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    255 Accurate Passes 239
    378 Passes 366
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    87 Long Balls 68
    44 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 18
    19 Tackles 27
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 7
    21 Effective Clearances 17
    21 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa Conference League

    Venue: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
    Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
    Attendance: 25,452

    Line-Ups

    QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Luka Gugeshashvili (GK) Yellow Card
    55 Badavi Hüseynov
    13 Bahlul Mustafazade
    44 Elvin Cafarquliyev
    29 Marko Vesovic
    15 Leandro Andrade
    8 Marko Jankovic
    6 Julio Rodrigues Romao
    9 Musa Qurbanly
    10 Abdellah Zoubir
    77 Ramil Sheydaev
    FK Qarabag Substitutes:
    Maksim Medvedev, Redon Xhixha, Qara Qarayev, Yassine Benzia, Amin Ramazanov, Adama Diakhaby, Ayhan Arazli, Filip Ozobic, Ismayil Ibrahimli, Richard Almeida, Tural Bayramov, Rahil Mammadov.

    GENT KAA Gent (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    33 Davy Roef (GK)
    23 Jordan Torunarigha Yellow Card
    5 Michael Ngadeu
    31 Bruno Godeau
    2 Joseph Okumu
    24 Sven Kums
    13 Julien de Sart Yellow Card
    7 Hong Hyun-Seok
    14 Alessio Castro-Montes
    20 Gift Orban
    11 Hugo Cuypers
    KAA Gent Substitutes:
    Jens Hauge, Andrew Hjulsager, Paul Nardi, Núrio Fortuna, Malick Fofana, Laurent Depoitre, Sulayman Marreh.

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