NK Celje vs FC Lugano, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
NK Celje
  • 23': Tamar Svetlin
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
FC Lugano
  • Red Card 90'+1': Antonios Papadopoulos

About

NK Celje are hosting FC Lugano at Stadion Z'dezele, Celje, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
  • 11': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Albian Hajdari.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Albian Hajdari (Lugano).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Zan Karnicnik (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svit Seslar.
  • 15': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
  • 16': Foul by Albian Hajdari (Lugano).
  • 16': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Mark Zabukovnik.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Albian Hajdari (Lugano) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Goal! Celje 1, Lugano 0. Tamar Svetlin (Celje) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet with a through ball.
  • 24': Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje).
  • 26': Foul by Svit Seslar (Celje).
  • 26': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Tamar Svetlin (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Svit Seslar with a through ball.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anto Grgic.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti with a cross.
  • 37': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Anto Grgic (Lugano).
  • 38': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
  • 40': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos following a corner.
  • 45': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Svit Seslar (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Kvesic.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Amir Saipi.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
  • 45'+3': Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celje 1, Lugano 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celje. Marco Dulca replaces Mario Kvesic.
  • 46': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
  • 46': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Ricardo Silva.
  • 50': Offside, Celje. Svit Seslar is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Celje).
  • 51': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Armandas Kucys (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Foul by Lukasz Bejger (Celje).
  • 54': Georgios Koutsias (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Lukas Mai.
  • 56': Foul by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje).
  • 56': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
  • 57': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Mattia Bottani (Lugano).
  • 59': Zan Karnicnik (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
  • 60': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Mattia Bottani (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 61': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Hadj Mahmoud.
  • 62': Substitution, Lugano. Kacper Przybylko replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  • 62': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Antonios Papadopoulos.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Armandas Kucys (Celje) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Svit Seslar with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Armandas Kucys (Celje).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
  • 65': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Armandas Kucys (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
  • 67': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Mattia Zanotti.
  • 69': Offside, Lugano. Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Lukasz Bejger (Celje).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Klemen Nemanic (Celje).
  • 71': Kacper Przybylko (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Mark Zabukovnik.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anto Grgic with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Celje. Damjan Vuklisevic replaces Lukasz Bejger because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonios Papadopoulos with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje).
  • 75': Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hadj Mahmoud.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Substitution, Lugano. Yanis Cimignani replaces Mattia Bottani.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anto Grgic with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Celje. Edmilson replaces Armandas Kucys.
  • 88': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
  • 88': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Celje. Nino Kouter replaces Tamar Svetlin.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Edmilson (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Edmilson (Celje).
  • 90'+1': Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Edmilson (Celje).
  • 90'+3': Lukas Mai (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Klemen Nemanic (Celje).
  • 90'+4': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Klemen Nemanic (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Lugano. Ayman El Wafi replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Lugano. Daniel Dos Santos replaces Milton Valenzuela.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano).
  • 90'+5': Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Celje 1, Lugano 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 5
54.2 Possession 45.8
14 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
349 Accurate Passes 288
414 Passes 357
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 50
18 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 23
15 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stadion Z'dezele
Location: Celje, Slovenia
Attendance: 5,712

Line-Ups

NKC NK Celje (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
41 Ricardo Silva (GK)
81 Klemen Nemanic Yellow Card
44 Lukasz Bejger
19 Mark Zabukovnik
23 Zan Karnicnik
2 Juanjo
16 Mario Kvesic
11 Svit Seslar
88 Tamar Svetlin
35 Logan Delaurier-Chaubet
47 Armandas Kucys Yellow Card
NK Celje Substitutes:
Damjan Vuklisevic, Luka Kolar, Marco Dulca, Edmilson, Aljosa Matko, Nino Kouter, Clément Lhernault.

LUG FC Lugano (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Amir Saipi (GK)
17 Lukas Mai
5 Albian Hajdari Yellow Card
6 Antonios Papadopoulos Red Card
8 Anto Grgic
29 Hadj Mahmoud
23 Milton Valenzuela
46 Mattia Zanotti
70 Georgios Koutsias
10 Mattia Bottani Yellow Card
11 Renato Steffen
FC Lugano Substitutes:
Martim Marques, Sebastian Osigwe Ogenna, Yannis Ryter, Kacper Przybylko, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Diego Mina, Daniel Correia, Yanis Cimignani, Ousmane Doumbia, Ilija Maslarov, Ayman El Wafi.

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