UEFA Champions League Qualifying

FC Midtjylland vs Slovan Bratislava, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
FC Midtjylland
  • 79': Edward Chilufya
FT
1 - 1
1st Leg
Slovan Bratislava
  • 59': César Blackman

About

FC Midtjylland are hosting Slovan Bratislava at MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark, 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.
  • 1': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 3': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
  • 8': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 8': Foul by Juninho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 8': Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Buksa with a headed pass.
  • 9': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 11': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
  • 11': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 15': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 19': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Juninho.
  • 20': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 20': Juninho (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Weiss.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by César Blackman.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Július Szöke replaces Sharani Zuberu because of an injury.
  • 26': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Ousmane Diao is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt saved. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Tolic.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
  • 28': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Július Szöke (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 30': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
  • 30': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Weiss.
  • 36': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Oliver Sørensen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
  • 38': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by César Blackman.
  • 39': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Andersson with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Buksa with a headed pass.
  • 40': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Andersson with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by César Blackman.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Andersson with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland).
  • 44': Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franculino Djú.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
  • 45'+3': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 0, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 0, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Ola Brynhildsen replaces Darío Osorio.
  • 47': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
  • 47': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Marko Tolic is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland).
  • 50': Kenan Bajric (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Franculino Djú.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juraj Kucka following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Július Szöke (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 52': Joel Andersson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Július Szöke (SK Slovan Bratislava) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Aral Simsir is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt saved. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 59': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ola Brynhildsen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Brynhildsen.
  • 64': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Adam Gabriel replaces Juninho.
  • 69': Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Adam Buksa with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 71': Foul by Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland).
  • 71': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak replaces Vladimír Weiss.
  • 72': Attempt missed. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by César Blackman with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 73': Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 73': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 74': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Marko Tolic.
  • 75': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Adam Buksa.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ola Brynhildsen (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Sørensen.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
  • 76': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Elías Ólafsson.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Franculino Djú with a cross following a fast break.
  • 79': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Sørensen with a through ball.
  • 80': Foul by Emiliano Martínez (FC Midtjylland).
  • 80': Marko Tolic (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Idjessi Metsoko replaces David Strelec.
  • 81': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Kyriakos Savvidis replaces Marko Tolic.
  • 81': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Nino Marcelli replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 83': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen replaces Aral Simsir.
  • 84': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Franculino Djú.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Askildsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Andersson.
  • 88': Foul by César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 88': Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 89': Dominik Takác (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland).
  • 90'+1': Idjessi Metsoko (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 4
39.7 Possession 60.3
11 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 427
341 Passes 517
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
71 Long Balls 53
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 7
19 Effective Tackles 9
28 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 11
38 Effective Clearances 12
38 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 9,202

Line-Ups

MID FC Midtjylland (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Elias Rafn Olafsson (GK)
22 Mads Bech Sörensen
4 Ousmane Diao
73 Juninho
6 Joel Andersson
5 Emiliano Martínez
24 Oliver Sorensen
58 Aral Simsir
11 Darío Osorio Yellow Card
18 Adam Buksa
7 Franculino Djú
FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
Mikel Krüger-Johnsen, Pedro Bravo, Adam Gabriel, Ola Brynhildsen, Jonas Lössl, Ovie Ejeheri, Han-Beom Lee, Edward Chilufya, Andre Romer, Alhaji Kamara, Denil Castillo, Kristoffer Askildsen.

SLB Slovan Bratislava (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
71 Dominik Takac (GK)
6 Kevin Wimmer
4 Guram Kashia
23 Zuberu Sharani
28 César Blackman
10 Marko Tolic
33 Juraj Kucka
12 Kenan Bajric
13 David Strelec
7 Vladimir Weiss
11 Tigran Barseghyan
Slovan Bratislava Substitutes:
Nino Marcelli, Elvis Isaac, Adam Hrdina, Martin Trnovsky, Alen Mustafic, Idjessi Metoko, Siemen Voet, Julius Szöke, Jurij Medvedev, Róbert Mak, Kyriakos Savvidis, Matus Vojtko.

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