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

· UEFA Conference League
PAOK Salonika
  • 37': Magomed Ozdoev
  • 47': Giannis Konstantelias
  • 53': Joona Toivio (OG)
  • 85': Thomas Murg
FT
4 - 2
HJK Helsinki
  • 6': Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic
  • 90'+1': Perparim Hetemaj (P)

About

PAOK Salonika are hosting HJK Helsinki at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece, 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.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 1': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Niki Mäenpää.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa Soares with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa Soares.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Taison (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev with a cross.
  • 6': Goal! PAOK Salonika 0, HJK 1. Bojan Radulovic (HJK) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassane Bandé.
  • 10': Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Kristopher Da Graca (HJK).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Hassane Bandé (HJK) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bojan Radulovic.
  • 13': Foul by Niko Hämäläinen (HJK).
  • 13': Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Tomasz Kedziora (PAOK Salonika) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
  • 14': Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giannis Michailidis.
  • 15': Corner, HJK. Conceded by Soualiho Meïté.
  • 19': Foul by Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 19': Hassane Bandé (HJK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, HJK. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 21': Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Santeri Hostikka (HJK).
  • 22': Santeri Hostikka (HJK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Lingman (HJK).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taison.
  • 32': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika).
  • 32': Hassane Bandé (HJK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 34': Foul by Bojan Radulovic (HJK).
  • 34': Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika).
  • 35': Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, HJK 1. Magomed Ozdoev (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Soualiho Meïté.
  • 39': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Kristopher Da Graca.
  • 44': Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Geórgios Kanellópoulos (HJK).
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Lingman (HJK).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 45'+2': Hassane Bandé (HJK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, HJK. Conceded by Rafa Soares.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Topi Keskinen (HJK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bojan Radulovic.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, PAOK Salonika 1, HJK 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins PAOK Salonika 1, HJK 1.
  • 46': Foul by Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika).
  • 46': Hassane Bandé (HJK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Goal! PAOK Salonika 2, HJK 1. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Hassane Bandé (HJK) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Pyry Soiri.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Own Goal by Joona Toivio, HJK. PAOK Salonika 3, HJK 1.
  • 55': Foul by Niko Hämäläinen (HJK).
  • 55': Kiril Despodov (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Taison (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 56': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Niki Mäenpää.
  • 59': Corner, HJK. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taison.
  • 65': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 66': Substitution, HJK. Anthony Olusanya replaces Bojan Radulovic.
  • 66': Substitution, HJK. Përparim Hetemaj replaces Santeri Hostikka.
  • 66': Substitution, HJK. Tuomas Ollila replaces Topi Keskinen.
  • 66': Substitution, HJK. Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan replaces Geórgios Kanellópoulos.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Tomasz Kedziora (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Soualiho Meïté with a headed pass.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Anthony Olusanya (HJK) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Vieirinha replaces Tomasz Kedziora.
  • 71': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Marcos Antônio replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 71': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Abdul Baba replaces Rafa Soares.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Giannis Konstantelias (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 72': Corner, PAOK Salonika. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Foul by Vieirinha (PAOK Salonika).
  • 73': Hassane Bandé (HJK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match (PAOK Salonika).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meïté (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Baba.
  • 75': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Thomas Murg replaces Giannis Konstantelias.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vieirinha.
  • 79': Foul by Anthony Olusanya (HJK).
  • 79': Vieirinha (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Brandon Thomas.
  • 80': Substitution, HJK. Aleksi Paananen replaces Lucas Lingman.
  • 81': Abdul Baba (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Aleksi Paananen (HJK).
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Giannis Michailidis (PAOK Salonika).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Goal! PAOK Salonika 4, HJK 1. Thomas Murg (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taison.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Pyry Soiri (HJK) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristopher Da Graca.
  • 89': Penalty HJK. Përparim Hetemaj draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Marcos Antônio (PAOK Salonika) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Goal! PAOK Salonika 4, HJK 2. Përparim Hetemaj (HJK) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Abdul Baba (PAOK Salonika) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (HJK).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Hassane Bandé (HJK) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Përparim Hetemaj.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, PAOK Salonika 4, HJK 2.
  • 0': Match ends, PAOK Salonika 4, HJK 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 0
34.3 Possession 65.7
8 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
292 Accurate Passes 616
354 Passes 685
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 50
17 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 6
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Attendance: 13,696

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
42 Dominik Kotarski (GK)
5 Ioannis Michailidis
15 William Troost-Ekong Yellow Card
55 Rafa
16 Tomasz Kedziora
7 Giannis Konstantelias
8 Souahilo Meïté
27 Magomed Ozdoev
71 Brandon Thomas
11 Taison
77 Kiril Despodov
PAOK Salonika Substitutes:
Konstantinos Koulierakis, Zivko Zivkovic, Christos Talichmanidis, Eleutherios Lyratzis, Marcos Antonio, Theocharis Tsiggaras, Thomas Murg, Abdul Rahman Baba, Mbwana Samatta, Stefan Schwab, Vieirinha, Stefanos Tzimas.

HJKH HJK Helsinki (3-4-3)

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

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