Apoel Nicosia vs Borac Banja Luka, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
Apoel Nicosia
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    Borac Banja Luka
    • 63': Stefan Savic

    About

    Apoel Nicosia are hosting Borac Banja Luka at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, 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': Foul by Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 3': Sandi Ogrinec (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Nikola Sreckovic (Borac Banja Luka) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Vukcevic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Youssef El-Arabi is caught offside.
    • 7': Corner, Borac Banja Luka. Conceded by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 10': Foul by Enver Kulasin (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 10': Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Max Meyer (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Meyer.
    • 16': David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Sandi Ogrinec (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Tejera with a cross.
    • 17': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Bart Meijers.
    • 17': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Marquinhos is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 18': Stefan Savic (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Dorde Despotovic (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 21': Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Enver Kulasin (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 22': Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Enver Kulasin (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 23': Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Enver Kulasin (Borac Banja Luka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Radosav Petrovic is caught offside.
    • 24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 26': VAR Decision: No Goal APOEL Nicosia 0-0 Borac Banja Luka.
    • 29': Foul by Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 29': Sandi Ogrinec (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 30': Stefan Savic (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marquinhos.
    • 31': Dieumerci Ndongala (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Nikola Sreckovic (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Sandi Ogrinec (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 35': Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Dieumerci Ndongala (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Radosav Petrovic (APOEL Nicosia) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Tejera with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Offside, Borac Banja Luka. Nikola Sreckovic is caught offside.
    • 41': Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Youssef El-Arabi is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Marko Vukcevic (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 42': Marquinhos (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Bart Meijers (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 45': Dino Skorup (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Max Meyer (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, Borac Banja Luka 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins APOEL Nicosia 0, Borac Banja Luka 0.
    • 48': Dieumerci Ndongala (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 51': Foul by Dorde Despotovic (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 51': Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Dorde Despotovic (Borac Banja Luka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Foul by Nikola Sreckovic (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 53': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Nikola Sreckovic (Borac Banja Luka) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issam Chebake.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dieumerci Ndongala with a cross.
    • 56': Marko Vukcevic (Borac Banja Luka) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sandi Ogrinec (Borac Banja Luka) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Sreckovic.
    • 58': Substitution, Borac Banja Luka. Damir Hrelja replaces Nikola Sreckovic.
    • 58': Substitution, Borac Banja Luka. Zoran Kvrzic replaces Enver Kulasin.
    • 59': Substitution, Borac Banja Luka. Boban Nikolov replaces Marko Vukcevic.
    • 61': Damir Hrelja (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 61': Foul by Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 61': Sebastián Herrera (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Herrera (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Goal! APOEL Nicosia 0, Borac Banja Luka 1. Stefan Savic (Borac Banja Luka) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 66': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Algassime Bah replaces Dieumerci Ndongala.
    • 66': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Marius Corbu replaces Marquinhos.
    • 68': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Bart Meijers.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Marius Corbu (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef El-Arabi.
    • 69': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Bart Meijers.
    • 69': Filip Manojlovic (Borac Banja Luka) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Laifis (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marius Corbu.
    • 72': Foul by Bart Meijers (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 72': Max Meyer (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Substitution, Borac Banja Luka. Stojan Vranjes replaces Dorde Despotovic.
    • 73': Attempt missed. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Corbu.
    • 74': Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Sebastián Herrera (Borac Banja Luka).
    • 74': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Jurich Carolina.
    • 76': Attempt missed. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 77': Bart Meijers (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Max Meyer (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Stojan Vranjes (Borac Banja Luka) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Savic with a through ball.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef El-Arabi.
    • 80': Filip Manojlovic (Borac Banja Luka) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 81': Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Panagiotis Kattirtzis replaces Max Meyer.
    • 82': Substitution, Borac Banja Luka. Aleks Pihler replaces Dino Skorup.
    • 83': Delay in match (APOEL Nicosia).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Marius Corbu (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Laifis.
    • 83': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Jurich Carolina.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Tejera with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Issam Chebake.
    • 86': Corner, APOEL Nicosia. Conceded by Filip Manojlovic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Youssef El-Arabi (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Tejera with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Attempt missed. David Abagna (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Radosav Petrovic.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Issam Chebake (APOEL Nicosia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Panagiotis Kattirtzis (APOEL Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marius Corbu.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Algassime Bah (APOEL Nicosia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Issam Chebake with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, Borac Banja Luka 1.
    • 0': Match ends, APOEL Nicosia 0, Borac Banja Luka 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    5 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    26.1 Possession 73.9
    4 SHOTS 23
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    129 Accurate Passes 486
    197 Passes 552
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    8 Crosses 33
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 28
    19 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 9
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 14
    27 Effective Clearances 6
    27 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: GSP Stadium
    Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
    Attendance: 9,173

    UEFA Conference League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Chelsea 3 +13 9
    2 Legia Warsaw 3 +8 9
    3 Jagiellonia Bialystok 3 +6 9
    4 Rapid Vienna 3 +5 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    APO Apoel Nicosia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    27 Vid Belec (GK)
    34 Konstantinos Laifis
    3 Radosav Petrovic
    16 Mateo Susic
    29 Issam Chebake Yellow Card
    7 Max Meyer
    8 Sergio Tejera
    17 David Abagna
    9 Youssef El Arabi
    10 Marquinhos
    77 Dieumerci Ndongala
    Apoel Nicosia Substitutes:
    Algassime Bah, Giannis Satsias, Savvas Michos, Lasha Dvali, Panagiotis Kattirtzis, Paris Polycarpou, Georgi Kostadinov, Marius Dumitru Corbu, Andreas Christodoulou.

    BBL Borac Banja Luka (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Filip Manojlovic (GK) Yellow Card
    24 Jurich Carolina
    2 Bart Meijers
    16 Sebastián Herrera
    93 Marko Vukcevic Yellow Card
    77 Stefan Savic
    88 Dino Skorup
    98 Sandi Ogrinec
    99 Djordje Despotovic Yellow Card
    7 Nikola Sreckovic Yellow Card
    27 Enver Kulasin Yellow Card
    Borac Banja Luka Substitutes:
    Damir Hrelja, Stefan Marcetic, Boban Nikolov, Gregor Bajde, Stojan Vranjes, Pavle Djajic, David Cavic, Nikola Pejovic, Aleksandar Subic, Damjan Siskovski, Aleks Pihler, Zoran Kvrzic.

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