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Brann Crushes AEK Larnaca in Europa League Thrashing
Larnaca, Cyprus – Norwegian side Brann showcased their offensive prowess by convincingly defeating AEK Larnaca in the first leg of the Europa League Play-offs, held at the AEK Arena – George Karapatakis. The match, officiated by Dutch referee Danny Makkelie, clearly favored the visiting team, despite AEK Larnaca having a slightly higher possession rate (51%).
The game was characterized by intensity and physical play, reflected in the 13 fouls committed by Brann and the 9 by AEK Larnaca. The first warning came with a yellow card for M. Dyngeland of Brann in the 32nd minute. A crucial moment was the expulsion of E. Saborit from AEK Larnaca in the 39th minute, leaving his team with ten men. Just before halftime, N. Castro opened the scoring for Brann (45′) assisted by J. Sorensen, who was also cautioned with a yellow card.
In the second half, Brann took advantage of their numerical superiority to dominate the game. M. Hansen extended the lead in the 69th minute, assisted by J. Soltvedt. Shortly after, F. Knudsen scored the third goal (75′) with another assist from J. Soltvedt. Brann’s goal festival culminated with a goal from J. Soltvedt himself in the 87th minute, assisted by L. Remmem.
AEK Larnaca, despite having more ball possession, failed to trouble the opposing goalkeeper, with none of their nine shots on target. Brann, on the other hand, demonstrated great effectiveness, converting four of their six shots on target into goals. The tie will be decided in the return leg, where AEK Larnaca will have to perform a heroic feat to overcome this hefty scoreline.
Substitutions aek larnaca: at minute 46 Jimmy Suarez came in and Miramon went out., at minute 72 E. Cabrera came in and R. Bajic went out., at minute 72 D. Ivanovic came in and K. Angielski went out., at minute 88 Y. Chacon came in and C. Thoma went out., at minute 88 Ledes Gustavo came in and Mathias Gonzalez went out.
Substitutions brann: at minute 65 N. Castro came in and M. Hansen went out., at minute 65 S. Magnusson came in and B. Finne went out., at minute 77 F. Knudsen came in and D. De Roeve went out., at minute 77 E. Gudmundsson came in and M. Haaland went out., at minute 80 F. Myhre came in and L. Remmem went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
AEK Larnaca
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