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Pafos Edges Out Celje in Tense Europa Conference League Encounter
Pafos FC secured a 2-0 victory over NK Celje in a gripping match at the Alphamega Stadium in Kolossi, Cyprus on December 12th, 2024. The UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stage, Matchday 5 encounter, officiated by Paweł Raczkowski (Poland), was characterized by a high number of yellow cards.
Despite a 50/50 possession split, Pafos proved more clinical in front of goal. V. Dragomir broke the deadlock in the 48th minute, with J. Correia adding a second in the 63rd. Celje missed a penalty opportunity in the 24th minute through M. Zabukovnik. Both sides committed numerous fouls (9 by Pafos, 15 by Celje), and Pafos received 4 yellow cards while Celje received 1.
Pafos’ superior attacking play, reflected in their 10 shots (4 on target) compared to Celje’s 6 (1 on target), ultimately proved decisive.
Substitutions celje: at minute 56 S. Seslar came in and M. Kvesic went out., at minute 67 C. Lhernault came in and M. Dulca went out., at minute 75 D. Vuklisevic came in and Juanjo Nieto went out., at minute 75 Edmilson came in and A. Matko went out.
Substitutions pafos: at minute 59 Rafael Pontelo came in and K. Pileas went out., at minute 67 Jaja came in and J. Correia went out., at minute 85 Anderson Silva came in and Jairo went out., at minute 85 M. Name came in and Pepe went out., at minute 85 D. Quina came in and M. Tankovic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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