UEFA Champions League

Vardar vs Malmö FF, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round

· 2nd Leg - Vardar win 4-2 on aggregate
  • 56': Boban Grncarov
  • 61': Tigran Barseghyan
  • 90'+1': Boban Nikolov
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Vardar win 4-2 on aggregate
  • 16': Markus Rosenberg (P)

About

Vardar are hosting Malmö FF at Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Strumica, , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 15': Evgen Novak (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Filip Gacevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Goal! Vardar 0, Malmö FF 1. Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 18': Franz Brorsson (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Alves (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Pa Konate (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Malmö FF. Rasmus Bengtsson replaces Franz Brorsson.
  • 45': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Gligorov.
  • 49': Dejan Blazevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Goal! Vardar 1, Malmö FF 1. Boban Grncarov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Goal! Vardar 2, Malmö FF 1. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 63': Substitution, Malmö FF. Erdal Rakip replaces Pa Konate.
  • 73': Substitution, Vardar. Vladica Brdarovski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 83': Substitution, Malmö FF. Mattias Svanberg replaces Oscar Lewicki.
  • 85': Substitution, Vardar. Visar Musliu replaces Jonathan Balotelli.
  • 89': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Vardar 3, Malmö FF 1. Boban Nikolov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Mattias Svanberg (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
1 SHOTS 3
1 ON GOAL 3
1.0 On Target % 1.0
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Mladost, Strumica
Location: Strumica,
Attendance: 2,800

Line-Ups

VAR Vardar

No. Name
90 Filip Gacevski (GK) Yellow Card
19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
6 Boban Grncarov
16 Nikola Gligorov
8 Stefan Spirovski
11 Tigran Barseghyan
89 Jonathan Balotelli
21 Evgen Novak Yellow Card
20 Boban Nikolov
23 Besir Demiri
70 Juan Felipe Yellow Card

MAL Malmö FF

No. Name
1 Johan Wiland (GK)
7 Anders Christiansen
2 Pa Konate Yellow Card
3 Anton Tinnerholm
9 Markus Rosenberg
10 Magnus Wolff Eikrem
31 Franz Brorsson Yellow Card
6 Oscar Lewicki
13 Yoshimar Yotún
24 Lasse Nielsen
23 Jo Inge Berget Yellow Card

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