FC Lugano vs Pafos, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Rafael Pontelo (Pafos).
- 4': Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Anderson Silva.
- 4': Own Goal by Amir Saipi, Lugano. Lugano 0, Pafos 1.
- 6': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen.
- 7': Goal! Lugano 1, Pafos 1. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
- 8': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 8': Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Bottani.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uran Bislimi with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Lugano. Conceded by Derrick Luckassen.
- 11': Attempt saved. Mattia Bottani (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Attempt saved. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Amir Saipi.
- 16': Attempt saved. Mattia Bottani (Lugano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela.
- 17': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
- 17': Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic.
- 21': Attempt saved. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pêpê Rodrigues.
- 21': Foul by Rafael Pontelo (Pafos).
- 21': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Anderson Silva (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Albian Hajdari (Lugano).
- 24': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Anto Grgic.
- 25': Attempt missed. David Goldar (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Muamer Tankovic (Pafos).
- 26': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
- 27': Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': João Correia (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury João Correia (Pafos).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Goal! Lugano 2, Pafos 1. Mattia Bottani (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
- 35': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Pontelo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anderson Silva.
- 38': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Lugano).
- 38': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Lugano).
- 39': Attempt missed. Hicham Mahou (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Bottani.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Offside, Pafos. Bruno Felipe is caught offside.
- 43': Delay in match (Lugano).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Anderson Silva (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mattia Bottani (Lugano).
- 45'+1': Mattia Bottani (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': Offside, Pafos. Anderson Silva is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lugano 2, Pafos 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lugano 2, Pafos 1.
- 48': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Milton Valenzuela.
- 49': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Derrick Luckassen (Pafos).
- 51': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 51': Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Bruno Felipe (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
- 53': Attempt missed. Rafael Pontelo (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Correia with a cross.
- 55': Foul by David Goldar (Pafos).
- 55': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Bottani.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Lugano. Ousmane Doumbia replaces Hicham Mahou.
- 60': Foul by Milton Valenzuela (Lugano).
- 60': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Bruno Felipe (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anderson Silva following a set piece situation.
- 63': Foul by Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano).
- 63': Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Pafos. Kostas Pileas replaces Rafael Pontelo.
- 67': Substitution, Pafos. Jairo replaces Anderson Silva.
- 67': Substitution, Pafos. Domingos Quina replaces Ivan Sunjic.
- 68': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Uran Bislimi with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
- 70': João Correia (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Uran Bislimi (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela.
- 73': Substitution, Lugano. Kacper Przybylko replaces Mattia Bottani.
- 74': Derrick Luckassen (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Milton Valenzuela (Lugano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
- 76': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 78': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Ousmane Doumbia.
- 79': Foul by Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos).
- 79': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Pafos. Léo Natel replaces Bruno Felipe.
- 79': Substitution, Pafos. Jajá replaces Pêpê Rodrigues.
- 82': Attempt missed. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jairo.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jairo (Pafos) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
- 90': Substitution, Lugano. Martim Marques replaces Milton Valenzuela.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lugano. Ayman El Wafi replaces Renato Steffen.
- 90'+1': Hadj Mahmoud (Lugano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lugano. Daniel Dos Santos replaces Hadj Mahmoud.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Lugano).
- 90'+2': Muamer Tankovic (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Albian Hajdari (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Léo Natel (Pafos).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Martim Marques (Lugano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
- 90'+4': Foul by Anto Grgic (Lugano).
- 90'+4': Léo Natel (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Anto Grgic (Lugano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Lugano 2, Pafos 2. David Goldar (Pafos) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Muamer Tankovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Kacper Przybylko (Lugano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lugano 2, Pafos 2.
- 90'+6': Domingos Quina (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Lugano 2, Pafos 2.
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 15 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
51.8 | Possession | 48.2 |
15 | SHOTS | 12 |
3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
362 | Accurate Passes | 337 |
423 | Passes | 413 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
26 | Crosses | 7 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.7 |
42 | Long Balls | 56 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
10 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 7 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
10 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Stockhorn Arena
Location: Thun, Switzerland
Attendance: 1,795
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 |
Line-Ups
FC Lugano (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Amir Saipi (GK) |
5 | Albian Hajdari |
6 | Antonios Papadopoulos |
23 | Milton Valenzuela |
46 | Mattia Zanotti |
25 | Uran Bislimi ![]() |
29 | Hadj Mahmoud |
8 | Anto Grgic ![]() |
18 | Hicham Mahou |
10 | Mattia Bottani |
11 | Renato Steffen |
Pafos (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
93 | Neophytos Michael (GK) |
5 | David Goldar |
23 | Derrick Luckassen ![]() |
88 | Pepe |
45 | Rafael Silva |
7 | Bruno |
26 | Ivan Sunjic |
30 | Vlad Dragomir |
22 | Muamer Tankovic ![]() |
77 | João Correia ![]() |
33 | Anderson Silva |
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