UEFA Champions League Qualifying

AEK Athens vs Antwerp 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

AEK Athens
  • 90': Sergio Araujo
FT
1 - 2
2nd Leg - Antwerp advance 3-1 on aggregate
Antwerp
  • 73': Gyrano Kerk
  • 90'+5': Michel Ange Balikwisha

Introduction

AEK Athens are hosting Antwerp at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

  • 45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
  • 65': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Zeno Van Den Bosch replaces Toby Alderweireld because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
  • 69': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  • 70': Substitution, AEK Athens. Sergio Araújo replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 73': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 1. Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Jens Jønsson replaces Lazaros Rota.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
  • 80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Damian Szymanski.
  • 83': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Vincent Janssen.
  • 90': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 1. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Jacob Ondrejka replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 29,300

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 1
36.7 Possession 63.3
7 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 453
330 Passes 555
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 79
24 Accurate Long Balls 48
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
18 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 7
35 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Cican Stankovic (GK)
2 Harold Moukoudi
21 Domagoj Vida
28 Ehsan Hajsafi
12 Lazaros Rota
14 Ezequiel Ponce
4 Damian Szymanski
13 Orbelín Pineda
10 Steven Zuber
5 Nordin Amrabat
8 Mijat Gacinovic
Substitutes:
Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Niclas Eliasson, Rodolfo Pizarro, Djibril Sidibé, Panagiotis Ginis, Jens Jonsson, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Athanasiadis, Sergio Araujo, Petros Mantalos, Milad Mohammadi.

ANT Antwerp (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jean Butez (GK)
44 Soumaila Coulibaly
23 Toby Alderweireld
21 Sam Vines
2 Ritchie de Laet
24 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
27 Mandela Keita
48 Arthur Vermeeren
18 Vincent Janssen
11 Arbnor Muja
10 Michel Ange Balikwisha
Substitutes:
George Ilenikhena, Jacob Ondrejka, Chidera Ejuke, Niels Devalckeneer, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Anthony Valencia, Gyrano Kerk, Alhassan Yusuf, Senne Lammens.

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