Pafos vs NK Celje, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League

48': Vlad Dragomir
63': João Correia

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2 - 0

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Pafos are hosting NK Celje at Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Aljosa Matko (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Muamer Tankovic (Pafos).
4': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
5': Attempt missed. Klemen Nemanic (Celje) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mario Kvesic with a cross following a corner.
6': David Zec (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
6': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
6': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt saved. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
11': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Juanjo Nieto.
13': Attempt blocked. Jairo (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
14': Attempt missed. Aljosa Matko (Celje) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
16': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
16': Foul by Tamar Svetlin (Celje).
16': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt missed. João Correia (Pafos) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Felipe with a cross.
20': Foul by Mark Zabukovnik (Celje).
20': Kostas Pileas (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Penalty Celje. Aljosa Matko draws a foul in the penalty area.
22': Penalty conceded by Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) after a foul in the penalty area.
22': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Penalty saved. Mark Zabukovnik (Celje) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
25': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
25': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by João Correia (Pafos).
28': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': João Correia (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Foul by Jairo (Pafos).
30': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje).
33': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Pafos).
36': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Kostas Pileas (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
37': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt saved. David Goldar (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Pileas with a cross.
38': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Matjaz Rozman.
39': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen.
40': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jairo.
45': Attempt missed. Mario Kvesic (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aljosa Matko.
45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Pafos 0, Celje 0.
45': Second Half begins Pafos 0, Celje 0.
47': Foul by Mark Zabukovnik (Celje).
47': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Goal! Pafos 1, Celje 0. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jairo.
50': Foul by Bruno Felipe (Pafos).
50': Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Celje. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
54': Attempt missed. João Correia (Pafos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pêpê Rodrigues.
55': Attempt missed. Tamar Svetlin (Celje) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mario Kvesic.
56': Substitution, Celje. Svit Seslar replaces Mario Kvesic.
59': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
59': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Pafos. Rafael Pontelo replaces Kostas Pileas.
60': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje).
60': Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Marco Dulca (Celje).
61': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Goal! Pafos 2, Celje 0. João Correia (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jairo following a fast break.
65': Delay in match because of an injury João Correia (Pafos).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Tamar Svetlin (Celje).
66': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Substitution, Celje. Clément Lhernault replaces Marco Dulca.
67': Substitution, Pafos. Jajá replaces João Correia.
69': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Klemen Nemanic.
70': Attempt blocked. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jairo.
71': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Pafos).
71': Svit Seslar (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
72': Jairo (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Juanjo Nieto (Celje).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Celje. Damjan Vuklisevic replaces Juanjo Nieto because of an injury.
75': Substitution, Celje. Edmilson replaces Aljosa Matko.
76': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
76': Jajá (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by David Zec (Celje).
80': Jajá (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Substitution, Pafos. Anderson Silva replaces Jairo.
85': Substitution, Pafos. Moustapha Name replaces Pêpê Rodrigues.
85': Substitution, Pafos. Domingos Quina replaces Muamer Tankovic.
86': Foul by Clément Lhernault (Celje).
86': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Offside, Celje. Ivan Brnic is caught offside.
90': Attempt missed. Clément Lhernault (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zan Karnicnik.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Moustapha Name (Pafos).
90'+1': Tamar Svetlin (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Moustapha Name (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Pafos 2, Celje 0.
0': Match ends, Pafos 2, Celje 0.

Statistics

NKC		PAF
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
50.2	Possession	49.8
6	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
342	Accurate Passes	312
414	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
12	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	63
25	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	8
0.3	Tackle %	0.8
18	Interceptions	3
29	Effective Clearances	20
29	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Alphamega Stadium
Location: Kolossi, Cyprus
Attendance: 2,051

UEFA Conference League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	6	+21	18
2	Guimaraes	6	+7	14
3	Fiorentina	6	+11	13
4	Rapid Vienna	6	+6	13

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Pafos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ivica Ivusic (GK)
5	David Goldar
23	Derrick Luckassen
2	Kostas Pileas
7	Bruno
30	Vlad Dragomir
88	Pepe
26	Ivan Sunjic
10	Jairo
22	Muamer Tankovic
77	João Correia

Pafos Substitutes:

Moustapha Name, Anderson Silva, Marios Elia, Domingos Quina, Neophytos Michael, Panagiotis Theodoulou, Léo Natel, Rafael Silva, Jajá.

NK Celje (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Matjaz Rozman (GK)
81	Klemen Nemanic
6	David Zec
2	Juanjo
23	Zan Karnicnik
16	Mario Kvesic
4	Marco Dulca
19	Mark Zabukovnik
7	Aljosa Matko
77	Ivan Brnic
88	Tamar Svetlin

NK Celje Substitutes:

Damjan Vuklisevic, Svit Seslar, Nino Kouter, Clément Lhernault, Edmilson, Luka Kolar.

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