Red Star Belgrade vs Pafos, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg

Red Star Belgrade

58': Bruno Duarte

FT
1 - 2
1st Leg

Pafos

1': João Correia
52': Pepe (P)

About

Red Star Belgrade are hosting Pafos at Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, Pafos 1. João Correia (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
2': Foul by João Correia (Pafos).
2': Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt saved. Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Mirko Ivanic with a headed pass.
3': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
4': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Pêpê Rodrigues.
8': Foul by Anderson Silva (Pafos).
8': Mahmudu Bajo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt missed. Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Shavy Babicka with a cross.
11': Bruno Felipe (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade).
14': Delay in match because of an injury Muamer Tankovic (Pafos).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15': Foul by Mahmudu Bajo (Red Star Belgrade).
15': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Mahmudu Bajo (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cherif Ndiaye.
17': Substitution, Pafos. Ken Sema replaces Muamer Tankovic because of an injury.
18': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Pafos).
18': Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Ken Sema (Pafos).
19': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt saved. Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Mirko Ivanic with a headed pass.
23': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by David Goldar.
23': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross following a corner.
25': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by David Goldar (Pafos).
29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bruno Felipe (Pafos) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
29': Hand ball by Bruno Felipe (Pafos).
31': VAR Decision: No Goal Red Star Belgrade 0-1 Pafos.
32': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Bruno Duarte replaces Peter Olayinka.
33': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by David Goldar (Pafos).
34': Attempt missed. Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cherif Ndiaye.
36': Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Red Star Belgrade).
36': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Mahmudu Bajo (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mirko Ivanic.
43': Foul by Anderson Silva (Pafos).
43': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Pafos).
45'+1': Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Silva.
45'+3': Corner,Pafos. Conceded by Mirko Ivanic.
45'+4': Foul by Anderson Silva (Pafos).
45'+4': Matheus (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Pêpê Rodrigues.
45'+5': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by David Goldar.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
45'+6': First Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 0, Pafos 1.
45': Second Half begins Red Star Belgrade 0, Pafos 1.
47': Attempt saved. Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan with a cross.
47': Hand ball by Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade).
48': Attempt missed. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by João Correia with a cross.
49': Attempt missed. Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
50': Penalty conceded by Timi Max Elsnik (Red Star Belgrade) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
52': Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, Pafos 2. Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
54': Attempt blocked. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
54': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
55': Attempt blocked. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross.
55': Penalty conceded by Bruno Felipe (Pafos) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
55': Delay in match (Red Star Belgrade). VAR checking.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': VAR Decision: Penalty Red Star Belgrade.
58': Penalty saved. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Neofytos Michael (Pafos).
58': Goal! Red Star Belgrade 1, Pafos 2. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
59': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).
61': Attempt missed. Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Foul by Ken Sema (Pafos).
63': Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Red Star Belgrade).
64': Ken Sema (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen.
65': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Pêpê Rodrigues.
65': Attempt blocked. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross.
65': Attempt missed. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
65': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade).
65': Neofytos Michael (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Corner,Pafos. Conceded by Nair Tiknizyan.
67': Attempt missed. Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pêpê Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
67': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Derrick Luckassen following a corner.
68': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Pêpê Rodrigues.
68': Attempt blocked. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Bruno Felipe.
69': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Mahmudu Bajo.
70': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade).
71': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).
72': Delay in match because of an injury João Correia (Pafos).
73': Substitution, Pafos. Mons Bassouamina replaces Anderson Silva.
73': Substitution, Pafos. Bruno Langa replaces Kostas Pileas.
73': Substitution, Pafos. Jajá replaces João Correia because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt missed. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik.
75': Attempt blocked. Jajá (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mons Bassouamina.
76': Attempt blocked. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shavy Babicka with a cross.
77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Red Star Belgrade.
77': Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.
79': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
79': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Duarte with a cross.
81': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade).
81': Ken Sema (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Duarte with a cross.
82': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik.
82': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by David Goldar.
83': Attempt missed. Shavy Babicka (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
83': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Bruno Felipe.
83': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Timi Max Elsnik with a cross following a corner.
84': Substitution, Pafos. Mislav Orsic replaces Ken Sema.
84': Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Pafos) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
84': Corner,Pafos. Conceded by Veljko Milosavljevic.
85': Attempt missed. Mons Bassouamina (Pafos) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pêpê Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
87': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Milson replaces Shavy Babicka.
87': Foul by Bruno Langa (Pafos).
87': Milson (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Bruno Langa (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).
90': Attempt saved. Mislav Orsic (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matheus (Red Star Belgrade).
90': Corner,Pafos. Conceded by Matheus.
90': Attempt blocked. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milson with a cross.
90'+4': Hand ball by Mislav Orsic (Pafos).
90'+5': Corner,Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Bruno Duarte (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Veljko Milosavljevic with a headed pass.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Jajá (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, Pafos 2.
0': Match ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, Pafos 2.

Statistics

PAF		RSB
17	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	13
5	Saves	1
43.1	Possession	56.9
14	SHOTS	26
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
246	Accurate Passes	314
320	Passes	392
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	15
11	Crosses	50
0.5	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	57
15	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	8
46	Effective Clearances	11
46	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 43,411

Line-Ups

Red Star Belgrade (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
13	Milos Veljkovic
44	Veljko Milosavljevic
23	Nayair Tiknizyan
66	Seol Young-Woo
4	Mirko Ivanic
21	Timi Elsnik
6	Mahmudu Bajo
9	Cherif Ndiaye
14	Peter Olayinka
80	Shavy Babicka

Red Star Belgrade Substitutes:

Felicio Milson, Franklin Tebo, Vasilije Kostov, Ivan Guteša, Omri Glazer, Nikola Stankovic, Stefan Lekovic, Aleksandar Katai, Adem Avdic, Jovan Sljivic, Vladimir Lucic, Bruno Duarte.

Pafos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
93	Neophytos Michael (GK)
5	David Goldar
23	Derrick Luckassen
2	Kostas Pileas
7	Bruno
30	Vlad Dragomir
26	Ivan Sunjic
88	Pepe
33	Anderson Silva
22	Muamer Tankovic
77	João Correia

Pafos Substitutes:

Bruno Langa, Pedro Henrique Franklim Martins, Mislav Orsic, Petros Petrou, Mons Bassouamina, Marios Elia, Ken Sema, Jajá, Athanasios-Theologos Papadoudis.

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