RB Salzburg vs Brest, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Brest trounce RB Salzburg to continue perfect Champions League start
Abdallah Sima scored twice as Brest won 4-0 at RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving them a perfect start to their first ever European campaign, with both their victories coming against Austrian sides.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 2': Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
- 4': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 4': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 5': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Brest).
- 7': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
- 9': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amar Dedic with a through ball.
- 10': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 10': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 10': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath is caught offside.
- 12': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-0 Brest.
- 14': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Amar Dedic is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Julien Le Cardinal (Brest).
- 15': Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Brest).
- 15': Kamil Piatkowski (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
- 18': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Brest).
- 18': Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Attempt missed. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
- 21': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Daghim with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
- 24': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 1. Abdallah Sima (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque following a fast break.
- 25': Adam Daghim (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Brest).
- 26': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 27': Mahdi Camara (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 31': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 32': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samson Baidoo.
- 34': Foul by Bobby Clark (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 34': Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo following a fast break.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Mahdi Camara (Brest).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt saved. Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
- 42': Bobby Clark (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Brest).
- 42': Attempt saved. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Lala with a cross.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Brest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahdi Camara.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 1.
- 46': Abdallah Sima (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Leandro Morgalla (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 46': Attempt missed. Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 47': Foul by Adam Daghim (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 47': Massadio Haïdara (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo.
- 49': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 49': Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 51': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 55': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Adam Daghim is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
- 57': Attempt missed. Leandro Morgalla (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Daghim.
- 58': Attempt saved. Bobby Clark (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Bidstrup.
- 58': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 61': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Mads Bidstrup.
- 61': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dorgeles Nene replaces Bobby Clark.
- 62': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 62': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Brest. Jonas Martin replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
- 63': Substitution, Brest. Mama Baldé replaces Romain Del Castillo.
- 64': Attempt saved. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
- 64': Foul by Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 64': Mama Baldé (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Morgalla (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 2. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 69': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
- 69': Foul by Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 69': Marco Bizot (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 70': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 3. Abdallah Sima (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Brest).
- 73': Leandro Morgalla (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Samson Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 74': Mahdi Camara (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 75': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Mahdi Camara.
- 75': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 4. Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mama Baldé.
- 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Hendry Blank replaces Samson Baidoo.
- 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Leandro Morgalla.
- 77': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Mamady Diambou replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Dorgeles Nene (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Mama Baldé (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 85': Substitution, Brest. Romain Faivre replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 85': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Brest) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 86': Foul by Adam Daghim (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 86': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Adam Daghim (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Adam Daghim (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Brest).
- 88': Foul by Nicolás Capaldo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 88': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jonas Martin (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
- 90'+3': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
- 90'+3': Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 4.
- 0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Brest 4.
Statistics
 BRE |
SLZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 341 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 426 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 24 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 20,232
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 20,232
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | +14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
RB Salzburg (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
| 6 | Samson Baidoo  |
| 91 | Kamil Piatkowski |
| 70 | Amar Dedic |
| 39 | Leandro Morgalla |
| 27 | Lucas Gourna Douath |
| 10 | Bobby Clark |
| 18 | Mads Bidstrup |
| 19 | Karim Konaté |
| 30 | Oscar Gloukh |
| 28 | Adam Daghim |
Brest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 44 | Soumaila Coulibaly |
| 25 | Julien Le Cardinal |
| 22 | Massadio Haidara |
| 7 | Kenny Lala |
| 6 | Edimilson Fernandes |
| 8 | Hugo Magnetti |
| 45 | Mahdi Camara |
| 19 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 17 | Abdallah Sima |
| 10 | Romain Del Castillo |
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