Apoel Nicosia vs Petrocub, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round

· 1st Leg

Apoel Nicosia

38': Marquinhos (P)

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

Petrocub

About

Apoel Nicosia are hosting Petrocub at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
12': Mihail Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': David Abagna (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Ion Bors (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 0. Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
45'+7': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 0.
45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 0.
50': Teodor Lungu (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Mihai Lupan replaces Mihail Platica.
62': Donalio Douanla (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Anastasios Donis replaces Kingsley Sarfo.
65': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Youssef El Arabi replaces Stefan Drazic.
65': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Dumitru Demian replaces Ion Bors.
77': Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Marin Caruntu replaces Vladimir Ambros.
77': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Vasile Jardan replaces Teodor Lungu.
82': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Max Meyer replaces Dieumerci Ndongala.
87': Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Marius Corbu replaces Marquinhos.
90'+6': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 0.
0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 13,801

Line-Ups

Apoel Nicosia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
27	Vid Belec (GK)
4	Cipriano
3	Radosav Petrovic
19	Xavier Quintillá
16	Mateo Susic
8	Sergio Tejera
70	Georgi Kostadinov
77	Dieumerci Ndongala
20	Stefan Drazic
10	Marquinhos
44	Kingsley Sarfo

Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:

Youssef El Arabi, Max Meyer, Paris Polycarpou, Anastasios Donis, Andreas Christodoulou, Stephanos Kittos, Giannis Satsias, Demetris Theodorou, Panagiotis Kattirtzis, Evagoras Antoniou, Marius Dumitru Corbu, Issam Chebake.

Petrocub (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Silviu Smalenea (GK)
4	Victor Mudrac
20	Donalio Melachio Douanla
66	Ion Bors
17	David Abagna
39	Teodor Lungu
11	Sergiu Platica
90	Ion Jardan
19	Mihail Platica
37	Dan Puscas
9	Vladimir Ambros

Petrocub Substitutes:

Marin Caruntu, Mihai Lupan, Marius Iosipoi, Seidu Basit, Vasile Jardan, Dumitru Demian, Constantin Sandu, Dumitru Coval.

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