UEFA Europa League

Napoli vs Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, 2014/15 UEFA Europa League, Semi-finals

· 1st Leg
Napoli
  • 50': David López
FT
1 - 1
1st Leg
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
  • 80': Yevhen Seleznyov

Late Dnipro goal hands Napoli disappointing home draw

Napoli have it all to do to reach the Europa League final after Dnipro hit them with a sucker-punch equaliser to draw the first leg of their semi.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 2': Jorginho (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Valerii Luchkevich.
  • 4': Offside, Napoli. Miguel Britos tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 9': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  • 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Artem Fedetskiy.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Offside, Napoli. José Callejón tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Jorginho (Napoli).
  • 14': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 15': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Douglas.
  • 18': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
  • 18': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': David López (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 19': Foul by Miguel Britos (Napoli).
  • 19': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
  • 20': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a through ball.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Matos.
  • 23': Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Mariano Andujar.
  • 23': Foul by Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 23': Jorginho (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 28': Offside, Napoli. Miguel Britos tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 29': Miguel Britos (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
  • 34': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Rotan with a cross.
  • 36': Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 37': Raúl Albiol (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jorginho (Napoli).
  • 38': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 39': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Napoli).
  • 40': Jaba Kankava (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Miguel Britos (Napoli).
  • 41': Ruslan Rotan (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 45': Denys Boyko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Napoli).
  • 45'+1': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Napoli 1, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0.
  • 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
  • 50': Goal! Napoli 1, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0. David López (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Christian Maggio (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Yevhen Konoplyanka (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 53': Attempt missed. David López (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': David López (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  • 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
  • 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Raúl Albiol (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 56': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Bruno Gama replaces Valerii Luchkevich.
  • 58': Offside, Napoli. Gonzalo Higuaín tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Christian Maggio (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Foul by Bruno Gama (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 62': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Bruno Gama (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
  • 64': Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
  • 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Artem Fedetskiy.
  • 69': Foul by Christian Maggio (Napoli).
  • 69': Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Roman Bezus replaces Jaba Kankava.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 71': Substitution, Napoli. Walter Gargano replaces David López.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walter Gargano.
  • 73': Artem Fedetskiy (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  • 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Léo Matos.
  • 74': Bruno Gama (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Miguel Britos (Napoli).
  • 77': Substitution, Napoli. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces José Callejón.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 78': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
  • 80': Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Evgen Seleznyov replaces Nikola Kalinic.
  • 80': Goal! Napoli 1, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1. Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artem Fedetskiy with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Gama.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
  • 85': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Walter Gargano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
  • 86': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 87': Foul by Valeriy Fedorchuk (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
  • 87': Marek Hamsik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denys Boyko.
  • 88': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Evgen Cheberyachko.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Maggio.
  • 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Artem Fedetskiy.
  • 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ruslan Rotan.
  • 90': Foul by Walter Gargano (Napoli).
  • 90': Roman Bezus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Denys Boyko (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1.

Statistics

DNIP NAPhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/114.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
16 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 14
6 Saves 1
30.3 Possession 69.7
5 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
182 Accurate Passes 550
295 Passes 663
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
8 Crosses 39
0.3 Cross % 0.2
84 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
58 Effective Clearances 17
58 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,095

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
45 Mariano Andújar (GK)
5 Miguel Britos
33 Raúl Albiol
31 Faouzi Ghoulam
11 Christian Maggio
17 Marek Hamsik
8 Jorginho
19 David López
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
24 Lorenzo Insigne
7 José Callejón
Napoli Substitutes:
Henrique, Manolo Gabbiadini, Rafael, Walter Gargano, Dries Mertens, Gökhan Inler, Kalidou Koulibaly.

DNIP Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
71 Denys Boyko (GK)
14 Evgeni Cheberyachko
23 Douglas
12 Léo Matos
44 Artem Fedetskiy Yellow Card
29 Ruslan Rotan
25 Valeriy Fedorchuk
7 Jaba Kankava Yellow Card
9 Nikola Kalinic
10 Yevhen Konoplyanka
24 Valerii Luchkevich
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Substitutes:
Oleksandr Svatok, Matheus, Yevhen Seleznyov, Roman Bezus, Bruno Gama, Jan Lastuvka, Alexandru Vlad.

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