Malmö FF vs Vardar, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round
· 1st LegAbout
Malmö FF are hosting Vardar
at Eleda Stadion, Malmo, Sweden, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 37': Pawel Cibicki (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Vardar. Gligorov replaces Besar Iseni.
- 53': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Goal! Malmö FF 0, Vardar 1. Boban Nikolov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Substitution, Malmö FF. Mattias Svanberg replaces Erdal Rakip.
- 66': Substitution, Malmö FF. Magnus Wolff Eikrem replaces Pa Konate.
- 72': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
- 75': Goal! Malmö FF 1, Vardar 1. Franz Brorsson (Malmö FF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 77': Boban Grncarov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Vardar. Damir Kojasevic replaces Stefan Spirovski.
- 81': Alves (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Boban Nikolov (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Malmö FF. Teddy Bergqvist replaces Pawel Cibicki.
- 90'+3': Filip Gacevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Statistics
 VAR |
MAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 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: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 20,058
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Attendance: 20,058
Line-Ups
Malmö FF
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Wiland (GK) |
| 6 | Oscar Lewicki |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 2 | Pa Konate |
| 7 | Anders Christiansen |
| 5 | Erdal Rakip |
| 13 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 31 | Franz Brorsson |
| 15 | Pawel Cibicki  |
| 23 | Jo Inge Berget |
| 24 | Lasse Nielsen |
Vardar
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Filip Gacevski (GK) |
| 6 | Boban Grncarov |
| 20 | Boban Nikolov |
| 19 | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan |
| 8 | Stefan Spirovski |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
| 23 | Besir Demiri |
| 89 | Jonathan Balotelli |
| 21 | Evgen Novak |
| 33 | Besar Iseni |
| 70 | Juan Felipe |
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