APOEL Nicosia 0-2 NK Celje
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NK Celje won: APOEL Nicosia 0-2 NK Celje in the Conference League (Round 1/16) on Thu, 20 Feb 2025 at Neo GSP, Nicosía (Levkosía). NK Celje goals: Armandas Kucys 45'+4, Tamar Svetlin 51'. Expected goals: 0.28-1.93. Possession: 51-49. Player of the match: Svit Seslar (8.7).
Match report
NK Celje beat APOEL Nicosia 2-0
NK Celje got the better of APOEL Nicosia 2-0 away from home at Neo GSP on Thursday 20 February in the Conference League.
Armandas Kucys put NK Celje ahead on 45+4' (0-1) and Tamar Svetlin made it 0-2 on 51'.
APOEL Nicosia had 51% of the ball, shots were 9-18 (4-8 on target) and expected goals finished 0.28-1.93. NK Celje were the better side on chances, too.
Svit Seslar (NK Celje) was player of the match with an 8.7 rating.
Attendance: 9,108. Referee: John Beaton.
Match stats
| APOEL Nicosia | NK Celje | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 51 | 49 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.28 | 1.93 |
| Total shots | 9 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Touches in opposition box | 10 | 37 |
| Big chances | 0 | 5 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 303 (77%) | 295 (76%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Corners | 4 | 7 |
| Total shots | 9 | 18 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 12 |
Lineups
APOEL Nicosia (3-4-3): Vid Belec, Mateo Susic, Sergio Tejera, Konstantinos Laifis, Giannis Satsias, Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Kingsley Sarfo, Xavi Quintillà, David Sandan Abagna, Stefan Drazic, Youssef El Arabi
NK Celje (4-3-3): Ricardo Silva, Juanjo Nieto, Lukasz Bejger, Klemen Nemanic, Zan Karnicnik, Svit Seslar, Mark Zabukovnik, Tamar Svetlin, Aljosa Matko, Armandas Kucys, Logan Delaurier-Chaubet
Key events
- 7' · Yellow card · Konstantinos Laifis (APOEL Nicosia)
- 17' · Yellow card · Sergio Tejera (APOEL Nicosia)
- 19' · Yellow card · Mark Zabukovnik (NK Celje)
- 31' · Substitution · Panagiotis Kattirtzis for David Sandan Abagna (APOEL Nicosia)
- 45'+4 · Goal · Armandas Kucys (NK Celje)
- 45'+5 · Yellow card · Stefan Drazic (APOEL Nicosia)
- 51' · Goal · Tamar Svetlin (NK Celje)
- 55' · Substitution · Iván Alejo for Kingsley Sarfo (APOEL Nicosia)
- 73' · Substitution · Edmilson Filho for Armandas Kucys (NK Celje)
- 80' · Substitution · Marco Dulca for Mark Zabukovnik (NK Celje)
- 86' · Substitution · Max Meyer for Iván Alejo (APOEL Nicosia)
- 86' · Yellow card · Svit Seslar (NK Celje)
- 88' · Substitution · Mario Kvesic for Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (NK Celje)
- 90' · Yellow card · Mario Kvesic (NK Celje)
- 90' · Yellow card · Mateo Susic (APOEL Nicosia)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won APOEL Nicosia vs NK Celje?
NK Celje won, 0-2 (Conference League) on Thu, 20 Feb 2025.
When and where is APOEL Nicosia vs NK Celje?
Thu, 20 Feb 2025, 20:00 UTC at Neo GSP, Nicosía (Levkosía), Conference League.