UEFA Europa League

Apoel Nicosia vs Sevilla, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Apoel Nicosia
  • 61': Vujadin Savic
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1 - 0
Sevilla

    About

    Apoel Nicosia are hosting Sevilla at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Bryan Gil (Sevilla).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 2': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Rony Lopes.
    • 3': Foul by Rony Lopes (Sevilla).
    • 3': Giorgios Merkis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Genaro Rodríguez (Sevilla).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 11': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 11': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 15': Chicharito (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Alef (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 16': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
    • 17': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Genaro Rodríguez.
    • 18': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Joan Jordán.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Bryan Gil (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 20': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Antonio Jakolis.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Chicharito (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross.
    • 21': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Andrija Pavlovic.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joan Jordán.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
    • 27': Foul by Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 27': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
    • 28': Offside, Sevilla. Sergio Escudero tries a through ball, but Lucas Ocampos is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Alef (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 31': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 33': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Bryan Gil (Sevilla).
    • 34': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Foul by Alef (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 39': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
    • 41': Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
    • 41': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Chicharito (Sevilla).
    • 42': Giorgios Merkis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Antonio Jakolis.
    • 45': Foul by Rony Lopes (Sevilla).
    • 45': Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, Sevilla 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 0, Sevilla 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Munas Dabbur replaces Chicharito.
    • 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Joan Jordán.
    • 46': Bryan Gil (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 47': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
    • 47': Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Pozo.
    • 50': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 51': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
    • 51': Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Rony Lopes (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Bryan Gil (Sevilla).
    • 54': Alejandro Pozo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 54': Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Pavlovic.
    • 55': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Dragan Mihajlovic.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross.
    • 55': Penalty Sevilla. Lucas Ocampos draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 55': Penalty conceded by Alef (APOEL Nicosia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 57': Penalty saved! Munas Dabbur (Sevilla) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 57': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Vid Belec.
    • 58': Foul by Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 58': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Rony Lopes.
    • 61': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 1, Sevilla 0. Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Uros Matic with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Foul by Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 63': Rony Lopes (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Vujadin Savic (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) left footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
    • 68': Antonio Jakolis (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Óliver Torres (Sevilla).
    • 68': Substitution, Sevilla. José Mena replaces Bryan Gil.
    • 69': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 69': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Andrija Pavlovic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alef following a fast break.
    • 70': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Tomás De Vincenti replaces Andrija Pavlovic.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Munas Dabbur (Sevilla) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
    • 73': Foul by Munas Dabbur (Sevilla).
    • 73': Vid Belec (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Alef (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 74': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Alef (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
    • 75': Vid Belec (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Lucas Souza (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 78': Rony Lopes (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Óliver Torres (Sevilla).
    • 79': Mousa Suleiman (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Andreas Makris replaces Antonio Jakolis.
    • 80': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
    • 80': Nikolas Ioannou (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Óliver Torres (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
    • 86': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Alef.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Andreas Makris (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 88': Attempt missed. José Mena (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a cross.
    • 89': Dragan Mihajlovic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
    • 90': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Mousa Suleiman tries a through ball, but Tomás De Vincenti is caught offside.
    • 90': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Giorgios Efrem replaces Mousa Suleiman.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Genaro Rodríguez (Sevilla).
    • 90'+2': Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 90'+3': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Andreas Makris tries a through ball, but Giorgios Efrem is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Uros Matic (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Uros Matic tries a through ball, but Tomás De Vincenti is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, Sevilla 0.
    • 0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 1, Sevilla 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    74.4 Possession 25.6
    15 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    625 Accurate Passes 160
    707 Passes 237
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    28 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    38 Long Balls 56
    25 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    8 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    12 Effective Clearances 28
    12 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: GSP Stadium
    Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
    Attendance: 5,608

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0
    3 Athletic Club 0 0 0
    4 Besiktas 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    APO Apoel Nicosia (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    27 Vid Belec (GK)
    90 Vujadin Savic
    30 Giorgos Merkis
    44 Nicholas Ioannou Yellow Card
    91 Dragan Mihajlovic
    14 Uros Matic
    8 Lucas Souza
    95 Alef Yellow Card
    17 Antonio Jakolis
    11 Mousa Al-Tamari
    20 Andrija Pavlovic
    Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:
    Linus Hallenius, Boy Waterman, Tomás De Vincenti, Joãozinho, Andreas Makris, Georgios Efrem, Stathis Aloneftis.

    SEV Sevilla (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Yassine Bounou (GK)
    3 Sergi Gómez
    36 Genaro Serrano Rodriguez
    18 Sergio Escudero Yellow Card
    15 Alejandro Pozo
    7 Rony Lopes Yellow Card
    17 Nemanja Gudelj Yellow Card
    24 Joan Jordán
    14 Javier Hernández
    30 Bryan Gil
    5 Lucas Ocampos Yellow Card
    Sevilla Substitutes:
    Felipe Rodríguez, Jose Alonso, Jose Mena, Munas Dabbur, Óliver Torres, Alfonso Pastor, Jules Koundé.

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