Apoel Nicosia vs Fiorentina, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
Apoel Nicosia
  • 37': Anastasios Donis
  • 45'+1': David Abagna
FT
2 - 1
Fiorentina
  • 74': Jonathan Ikoné

About

Apoel Nicosia are hosting Fiorentina at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 2': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 3': David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 4': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
  • 16': Hand ball by Anastasios Donis (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 20': Foul by Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 20': Yacine Adli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 23': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
  • 26': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mateo Susic.
  • 27': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anastasios Donis with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
  • 31': Dangerous play by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 31': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Yacine Adli (Fiorentina).
  • 32': Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Youssef El-Arabi is caught offside.
  • 33': Offside, Fiorentina. Fabiano Parisi is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 35': Yacine Adli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 37': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 1, Fiorentina 0. Anastasios Donis (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youssef El-Arabi with a through ball.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Amir Richardson (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 43': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Vid Belec.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 0. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lucas Beltrán replaces Yacine Adli.
  • 48': David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Matías Moreno (Fiorentina).
  • 48': Matías Moreno (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 55': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 55': Georgi Kostadinov (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Offside, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dodô replaces Matías Moreno.
  • 57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Luca Ranieri replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 62': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
  • 65': Georgi Kostadinov (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Substitution, Fiorentina. Edoardo Bove replaces Amir Richardson.
  • 66': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
  • 66': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Giannis Satsias replaces Sergio Tejera.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Xavi Quintillá with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina).
  • 68': Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Fiorentina. Robin Gosens replaces Fabiano Parisi.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Xavi Quintillá (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is high and wide to the left.
  • 71': Anastasios Donis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Michael Kayode (Fiorentina).
  • 72': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Xavi Quintillá.
  • 72': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Gosens following a corner.
  • 74': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 1. Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé following a fast break.
  • 75': Foul by Anastasios Donis (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 75': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 77': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 77': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Anastasios Donis (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Lasha Dvali replaces Anastasios Donis.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youssef El-Arabi.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giannis Satsias.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Giannis Satsias (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Abagna following a fast break.
  • 86': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Paris Polycarpou replaces Radosav Petrovic because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Algassime Bah replaces Youssef El-Arabi.
  • 88': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 89': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+2': Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90'+3': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90'+3': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Konstantinos Laifis (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Edoardo Bove (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia).
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 1.
  • 90'+8': Dodô (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 2, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 5
63.3 Possession 36.7
14 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
434 Accurate Passes 226
501 Passes 292
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 10
0.5 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 51
29 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 4
11 Effective Clearances 29
11 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 9,300

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

APO Apoel Nicosia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
27 Vid Belec (GK)
34 Konstantinos Laifis Yellow Card
3 Radosav Petrovic
70 Georgi Kostadinov
19 Xavier Quintillá
16 Mateo Susic
17 David Abagna
8 Sergio Tejera Yellow Card
11 Anastasios Donis
29 Issam Chebake Yellow Card
9 Youssef El Arabi
Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:
Giannis Satsias, Marquinhos, Andreas Christodoulou, Marius Dumitru Corbu, Max Meyer, Savvas Michos, Paris Polycarpou, Dieumerci Ndongala, Algassime Bah, Lasha Dvali.

FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta Yellow Card
22 Matias Moreno Yellow Card
3 Cristiano Biraghi
33 Michael Kayode
24 Amir Richardson
8 Rolando Mandragora
29 Yacine Adli
99 Christian Kouamé
65 Fabiano Parisi
11 Jonathan Ikoné
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Pietro Comuzzo, Edoardo Bove, David de Gea, Tommaso Rubino, Andrea Colpani, Luca Ranieri, Robin Gosens, Tomasso Martinelli, Lucas Beltrán, Marin Pongracic, Riccardo Sottil, Dodô.

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