HJK Helsinki vs PAOK Salonika, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
HJK Helsinki
  • 35': Hassane Bandé
  • 90'+9': Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic (P)
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2 - 3
PAOK Salonika
  • 55': Konstantinos Koulierakis
  • 81': Kiril Despodov
  • 90'+4': Brandon Thomas

About

HJK Helsinki are hosting PAOK Salonika at Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland, 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.
  • 3': Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 4': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 4': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Stefan Schwab.
  • 8': Foul by Joona Toivio (HJK Helsinki).
  • 8': Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Niki Mäenpää (HJK Helsinki).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Substitution, HJK Helsinki. Jesse Öst replaces Niki Mäenpää because of an injury.
  • 14': Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 20': Foul by Abdul Baba (PAOK Salonika).
  • 20': Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 21': Offside, HJK Helsinki. Geórgios Kanellópoulos tries a through ball, but Joona Toivio is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
  • 26': Foul by Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki).
  • 26': Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefan Schwab.
  • 29': Foul by Theocharis Tsingaras (PAOK Salonika).
  • 29': Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Salonika).
  • 30': Hassane Bandé (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Pyry Soiri (HJK Helsinki) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Lingman.
  • 35': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Dominik Kotarski.
  • 35': Goal! HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 0. Hassane Bandé (HJK Helsinki) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Lingman with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 43': Dangerous play by Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki).
  • 43': Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki).
  • 45': Theocharis Tsingaras (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Hassane Bandé (HJK Helsinki).
  • 45'+2': Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomasz Kedziora with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
  • 47': William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Theocharis Tsingaras (PAOK Salonika) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Kristopher Da Graca (HJK Helsinki).
  • 48': Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Jesse Öst.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
  • 50': Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Geórgios Kanellópoulos with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassane Bandé.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Murg.
  • 54': Abdul Baba (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Pyry Soiri (HJK Helsinki).
  • 55': Goal! HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 1. Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Foul by Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika).
  • 57': Hassane Bandé (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Abdul Baba (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Murg.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 60': Foul by Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki).
  • 60': Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Përparim Hetemaj (HJK Helsinki) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Foul by Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki).
  • 61': Thomas Murg (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, HJK Helsinki. Atomu Tanaka replaces Përparim Hetemaj.
  • 62': Substitution, HJK Helsinki. Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan replaces Hassane Bandé.
  • 62': Substitution, HJK Helsinki. Topi Keskinen replaces Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Stefan Schwab (PAOK Salonika).
  • 64': Foul by Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 64': Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Joona Toivio (HJK Helsinki) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Pyry Soiri (HJK Helsinki) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Topi Keskinen.
  • 66': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika).
  • 66': Lucas Lingman (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Taison replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Magomed Ozdoev replaces Theocharis Tsingaras.
  • 68': Foul by Thomas Murg (PAOK Salonika).
  • 68': Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika).
  • 68': Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
  • 70': Hand ball by Mbwana Samatta (PAOK Salonika).
  • 72': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Topi Keskinen.
  • 74': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Thomas Murg.
  • 75': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Brandon Thomas replaces Mbwana Samatta.
  • 75': Delay in match (PAOK Salonika).
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK Helsinki).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, HJK Helsinki. Aleksi Paananen replaces Geórgios Kanellópoulos because of an injury.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias.
  • 79': Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 81': Foul by Jukka Raitala (HJK Helsinki).
  • 81': Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Goal! HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 2. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Baba with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdul Baba.
  • 84': Corner, HJK Helsinki. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Aleksi Paananen (HJK Helsinki) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lingman following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Vieirinha replaces Kiril Despodov.
  • 87': Offside, PAOK Salonika. Abdul Baba tries a through ball, but Taison is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Aleksi Paananen (HJK Helsinki).
  • 89': Magomed Ozdoev (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brandon Thomas with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Vieirinha (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias.
  • 90'+3': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Jesse Öst.
  • 90'+4': Goal! HJK Helsinki 1, PAOK Salonika 3. Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taison.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+7': VAR Decision: Penalty HJK Helsinki.
  • 90'+9': Goal! HJK Helsinki 2, PAOK Salonika 3. Bojan Radulovic (HJK Helsinki) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, HJK Helsinki 2, PAOK Salonika 3.
  • 0': Match ends, HJK Helsinki 2, PAOK Salonika 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 7
55.9 Possession 44.1
20 SHOTS 8
10 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
416 Accurate Passes 307
496 Passes 395
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 49
38 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 14
7 Effective Clearances 16
7 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Bolt Arena
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 8,532

Line-Ups

HJKH HJK Helsinki (3-4-3)

No. Name
85 Niki Mäenpää (GK)
5 Kristopher Da Graca
22 Jukka Raitala
4 Joona Toivio
24 Giorgos Kanellopoulos
10 Lucas Lingman
3 Niko Hamalainen
23 Pyry Soiri
9 Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic
17 Hassane Bandé
56 Perparim Hetemaj Yellow Card
HJK Helsinki Substitutes:
Tuomas Ollila, Aleksi Paananen, Jesse Öst, Anthony Olusanya, Atomu Tanaka, Oliver Pettersson, Topi Keskinen, Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan, Santeri Hostikka, Filip Rogic, Roope Riski, Alex Ramula.

PAOK PAOK Salonika (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
42 Dominik Kotarski (GK)
4 Konstantinos Koulierakis
15 William Troost-Ekong
21 Abdul Rahman Baba
16 Tomasz Kedziora
10 Thomas Murg
22 Stefan Schwab
6 Theocharis Tsiggaras
33 Mbwana Samatta
77 Kiril Despodov
14 Andrija Zivkovic
PAOK Salonika Substitutes:
Stefanos Tzimas, Rafa, Magomed Ozdoev, Ioannis Michailidis, Vieirinha, Zivko Zivkovic, Eleutherios Lyratzis, Brandon Thomas, Souahilo Meïté, Giannis Konstantelias, Georgios Vrakas, Taison.

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