UEFA Europa League

TSC Backa Topola vs West Ham United, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
TSC Backa Topola
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    West Ham United
    • 89': Tomás Soucek

    West Ham advance in Europa League after late win over Backa

    West Ham United secured a top-two finish in Europa League Group A after Tomas Soucek scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over Backa Topola in Serbia on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ifet Dakovac.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 4': Aleksandar Cirkovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
    • 7': Attempt saved. Uros Milovanovic (Backa Topola) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milos Cvetkovic with a cross.
    • 7': Offside, Backa Topola. Milan Radin is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, West Ham United. Nayef Aguerd is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Milan Radin (Backa Topola).
    • 9': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Nikola Kuveljic (Backa Topola) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ifet Dakovac.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ifet Dakovac (Backa Topola) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Goran Antonic.
    • 13': Corner, Backa Topola. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Cvetkovic with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 14': Ifet Dakovac (Backa Topola) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola).
    • 14': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Milan Radin (Backa Topola).
    • 15': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Goran Antonic.
    • 17': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Uros Milovanovic.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Nikola Kuveljic (Backa Topola) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Milan Radin (Backa Topola) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milos Cvetkovic.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Petrovic (Backa Topola) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Milovanovic.
    • 28': Hand ball by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
    • 29': Foul by Divin Mubama (West Ham United).
    • 29': Veljko Ilic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Veljko Ilic (Backa Topola).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Cirkovic (Backa Topola) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
    • 33': Foul by Milos Cvetkovic (Backa Topola).
    • 33': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Divin Mubama (West Ham United).
    • 34': Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Nikola Kuveljic (Backa Topola).
    • 35': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 42': Divin Mubama (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola).
    • 45': Foul by Nemanja Petrovic (Backa Topola).
    • 45': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Nemanja Petrovic (Backa Topola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Backa Topola 0, West Ham United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Backa Topola 0, West Ham United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Divin Mubama (West Ham United).
    • 46': Josip Calusic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Milos Cvetkovic (Backa Topola).
    • 46': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Aleksandar Cirkovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
    • 48': Foul by Ifet Dakovac (Backa Topola).
    • 48': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
    • 50': Milan Radin (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Divin Mubama (West Ham United).
    • 51': Nemanja Petrovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nemanja Petrovic.
    • 55': Aleksandar Cirkovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
    • 55': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 60': Milos Cvetkovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Uros Milovanovic (Backa Topola) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Kuveljic.
    • 63': Josip Calusic (Backa Topola) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 64': Nikola Kuveljic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nemanja Petrovic.
    • 67': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 67': Milos Cvetkovic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Saïd Benrahma.
    • 67': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Divin Mubama.
    • 68': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
    • 68': Ifet Dakovac (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Offside, Backa Topola. Uros Milovanovic is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
    • 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Josip Calusic.
    • 73': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nikola Kuveljic.
    • 76': Foul by Danny Ings (West Ham United).
    • 76': Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Backa Topola. Jovan Vlalukin replaces Nikola Kuveljic.
    • 77': Substitution, Backa Topola. Milos Pantovic replaces Uros Milovanovic.
    • 77': Substitution, Backa Topola. Milos Vulic replaces Milan Radin.
    • 77': Offside, Backa Topola. Josip Calusic is caught offside.
    • 79': Foul by Milos Cvetkovic (Backa Topola).
    • 79': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Ben Johnson.
    • 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Emerson replaces Aaron Cresswell.
    • 80': Hand ball by Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United).
    • 86': Substitution, Backa Topola. Bence Sós replaces Aleksandar Cirkovic because of an injury.
    • 87': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
    • 87': Jovan Vlalukin (Backa Topola) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Goal! Backa Topola 0, West Ham United 1. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Milos Vulic (Backa Topola).
    • 90'+2': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Goran Antonic.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Backa Topola 0, West Ham United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Backa Topola 0, West Ham United 1.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 2
    58.3 Possession 41.7
    7 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    538 Accurate Passes 360
    619 Passes 448
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    27 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    44 Long Balls 62
    26 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 7
    11 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 8
    11 Effective Clearances 24
    11 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Gradski stadion Backa Topola
    Location: Backa Topola, Serbia
    Attendance: 4,256

    UEFA Europa League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 West Ham United 6 +6 15
    2 SC Freiburg 6 +10 12
    3 Olympiacos 6 -3 7
    4 TSC Backa Topola 6 -13 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BKA TSC Backa Topola (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    12 Veljko Ilic (GK)
    18 Nemanja Stojic
    4 Josip Calusic Yellow Card
    17 Goran Antonic
    30 Nemanja Petrovic Yellow Card
    29 Milos Cvetkovic
    7 Milan Radin
    21 Nikola Kuveljic
    35 Ifet Dakovac
    32 Aleksandar Cirkovic
    9 Uros Milovanovic
    TSC Backa Topola Substitutes:
    Nemanja Jorgic, Nikola Simic, Marko Rakonjac, Vukasin Krstic, Milos Pantovic, Martin Mirchevski, Jovan Vlalukin, Milos Vulic, Bence Sós.

    WHU West Ham United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
    27 Nayef Aguerd
    15 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    3 Aaron Cresswell
    2 Ben Johnson
    28 Tomás Soucek
    10 Lucas Paquetá
    7 James Ward-Prowse
    45 Divin Mubama
    22 Saïd Benrahma
    8 Pablo Fornals Yellow Card
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Maxwel Cornet, Daniel Chesters, Oliver Scarles, Angelo Ogbonna, Joseph Anang, Thilo Kehrer, Emerson, Conor Coventry, Danny Ings, Kurt Zouma, Alphonse Areola, Lewis Orford.

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