UEFA Europa League

PAOK Salonika vs Liberec, 2016-17 UEFA Europa League, 2016/17 Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
PAOK Salonika
  • 29': Garry Rodrigues
  • 67': Dimitris Pelkas
FT
2 - 0
Liberec

    About

    PAOK Salonika are hosting Liberec at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Lukas Pokorny (Slovan Liberec).
    • 2': Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by José Ángel Crespo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Foul by Djalma (PAOK Salonika).
    • 4': Vladimir Coufal (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Lukas Pokorny.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djalma with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djalma with a cross.
    • 11': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Gojko Cimirot tries a through ball, but Rodrigues is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Petr Sevcik (Slovan Liberec) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Egon Vuch with a headed pass.
    • 12': Foul by Radim Breite (Slovan Liberec).
    • 12': Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Lukas Pokorny.
    • 14': Egon Vuch (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by José Cañas (PAOK Salonika).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 17': Foul by Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec).
    • 17': José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 20': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Ubong Moses Ekpai.
    • 20': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
    • 20': Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika).
    • 21': Lukas Bartosak (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Delay in match Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec) because of an injury.
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 26': Offside, PAOK Salonika. José Ángel Crespo tries a through ball, but Gojko Cimirot is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Radim Breite (Slovan Liberec).
    • 28': Gojko Cimirot (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Slovan Liberec 0. Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Matos with a cross.
    • 31': Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 33': Foul by José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika).
    • 33': Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
    • 36': Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Delay in match Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Foul by Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika).
    • 39': Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigues.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitrios Pelkas.
    • 42': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Lukas Pokorny.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Léo Matos (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petr Sevcik.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Radim Breite (Slovan Liberec) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zdenek Folprecht.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, PAOK Salonika 1, Slovan Liberec 0.
    • 0': Match ends, PAOK Salonika 2, Slovan Liberec 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins PAOK Salonika 1, Slovan Liberec 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Slovan Liberec. Daniel Bartl replaces Ondrej Karafiat.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Foul by Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika).
    • 48': Radim Breite (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, PAOK Salonika. José Cañas tries a through ball, but Rodrigues is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec).
    • 50': Rodrigues (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, PAOK Salonika. José Ángel Crespo tries a through ball, but Stefanos Athanasiadis is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
    • 50': Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Egon Vuch (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Léo Matos (PAOK Salonika).
    • 52': Léo Matos (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Petr Sevcik (Slovan Liberec) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Bartosak with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Djalma (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
    • 56': Djalma (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Lukas Bartosak (Slovan Liberec).
    • 58': Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Zdenek Folprecht (Slovan Liberec).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 61': Attempt missed. José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 61': Foul by Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika).
    • 61': Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Hand ball by Lukas Pokorny (Slovan Liberec).
    • 63': Lukas Pokorny (Slovan Liberec) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 63': Foul by Ubong Moses Ekpai (Slovan Liberec).
    • 63': Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Substitution, Slovan Liberec. Jan Sykora replaces Ubong Moses Ekpai.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djalma with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Egon Vuch (Slovan Liberec).
    • 66': Marin Leovac (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Goal! PAOK Salonika 2, Slovan Liberec 0. Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marin Leovac with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Bartl with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika).
    • 70': Lukas Bartosak (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Djalma (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 71': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Efthymios Koulouris replaces Stefanos Athanasiadis.
    • 73': Delay in match Dimitrios Pelkas (PAOK Salonika) because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Foul by Zdenek Folprecht (Slovan Liberec).
    • 77': Gojko Cimirot (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Zdenek Folprecht (Slovan Liberec) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Jan Sykora (Slovan Liberec).
    • 79': José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Slovan Liberec. Ilya Kubyshkin replaces Zdenek Folprecht.
    • 80': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Evgen Shakhov replaces Dimitrios Pelkas.
    • 81': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Lukas Bartosak.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djalma with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Stelios Malezas replaces Marin Leovac.
    • 83': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Gojko Cimirot tries a through ball, but Rodrigues is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Daniel Bartl (Slovan Liberec).
    • 84': José Ángel Crespo (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Egon Vuch.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Efthymios Koulouris (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Foul by Nikolay Komlichenko (Slovan Liberec).
    • 85': José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Djalma (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Radim Breite (Slovan Liberec).
    • 89': Foul by Jan Sykora (Slovan Liberec).
    • 89': José Cañas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Jan Sykora (Slovan Liberec) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Stelios Malezas (PAOK Salonika).
    • 90': Jan Sykora (Slovan Liberec) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Fernando Varela (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Egon Vuch (Slovan Liberec).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, PAOK Salonika 2, Slovan Liberec 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 13
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    53.5 Possession 46.5
    5 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    279 Accurate Passes 229
    410 Passes 344
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 10
    18 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    70 Long Balls 69
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    13 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    27 Effective Clearances 35
    27 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Toumba Stadium
    Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
    Attendance: 11,463

    Line-Ups

    PAOK PAOK Salonika (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    71 Panagiotis Glykos (GK)
    15 José Ángel Crespo Yellow Card
    43 Fernando Varela
    4 Marin Leovac
    3 Léo Matos
    77 Dimitris Pelkas Yellow Card
    87 José Cañas
    16 Gojko Cimirot
    33 Stefanos Athanasiadis
    24 Garry Rodrigues
    10 Djalma Campos
    PAOK Salonika Substitutes:
    Efthymis Koulouris, Stelios Malezas, Diego Biseswar, Zeljko Brkic, Yevhen Shakhov, Giannis Mystakidis, Stelios Kitsiou.

    LIB Liberec (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    19 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    29 Lukás Pokorny Yellow Card
    5 Vladimír Coufal
    26 Lukas Bartosak
    4 Ondrej Karafiat
    22 Petr Sevcik
    2 Radim Breite
    10 Zdenek Folprecht Yellow Card
    23 Egon Vuch
    28 Ubong Ekpai Yellow Card
    21 Nikolay Komlichenko
    Liberec Substitutes:
    Miroslav Markovic, Ilya Kubyshkin, Daniel Bartl, Jan Sýkora, Václav Hladky, Ondrej Blaha, Igor Sukennik.

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