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Omonia Nicosia thrash Vikingur Reykjavik in the Europa Conference League
Omonia Nicosia secured a resounding 4-0 victory over Vikingur Reykjavik in their opening group stage match of the UEFA Europa Conference League.
The match, played at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, saw Omonia Nicosia dominate possession early on, but clear-cut chances were initially scarce. The first substitution of the match came in the 39th minute when Vikingur Reykjavik made a change. Shortly after, in the 42nd minute, Vikingur Reykjavik received a yellow card.
In the second half, Omonia Nicosia emerged with greater intensity and opened the scoring in the 51st minute through a headed finish from S. Coulibaly, assisted by C. Charalampous.
Omonia Nicosia continued to press forward, and in the 81st minute, A. Kakoullis doubled their lead with a shot from outside the box, once again assisted by C. Charalampous.
In the closing stages of the match, Omonia Nicosia sealed the victory with two goals in the 86th and 90th minutes. The first was scored by S. Alioum, while the second was netted by A. Kakoullis.
Omonia Nicosia finished the match with 58% possession, 12 shots on target (6 on target and 3 off target), and 6 corners. Vikingur Reykjavik, on the other hand, had 42% possession, 9 shots on target (4 on target and 3 off target), and 3 corners.
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Substitutions vikingur reykjavik: at minute 39 D. Atlason came in and T. Ibrahimagic went out., at minute 64 H. Gudjonsson came in and A. Sigurpalsson went out., at minute 64 V. Andrason came in and A. Thrandarson went out., at minute 77 J. Fjoluson came in and K. Gunnarsson went out., at minute 78 D. Jonsson came in and N. Hansen went out.
Substitutions omonia nicosia: at minute 46 C. Charalampous came in and Ewandro went out., at minute 68 I. Kousoulos came in and N. Erakovic went out., at minute 68 A. Kakoullis came in and M. Stepinski went out., at minute 85 O. Atzili came in and V. Simic went out., at minute 85 S. Alioum came in and L. Loizou went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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