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Tense Match in Rijeka Ends Goalless After Controversial VAR Decisions
Rijeka, Croatia – The Stadion HNK Rijeka hosted a high-tension UEFA Europa Conference League match where HNK Rijeka and AEK Larnaca drew 0-0. Despite Rijeka’s dominance of possession, with 63% and a total of 22 shots, their aim was off, with only 5 shots on target.
The match was marked by the intervention of VAR, which disallowed a goal for Rijeka in the 37th minute due to offside. Similarly, AEK Larnaca had a goal disallowed in the 51st minute, also for offside. The controversy in the refereeing decisions added even more nervousness to the already intense clash.
AEK Larnaca, although with less possession (37%) and a more defensive game, was forced to commit a high number of fouls (14) that resulted in numerous yellow cards (7). For its part, Rijeka, despite its territorial dominance, failed to capitalize on its opportunities and accumulated a total of 17 fouls. The match ended in a goalless draw that leaves a bittersweet taste for both teams.
Substitutions hnk rijeka: at minute 67 D. Adu Adjei came in and D. Cop went out., at minute 67 A. Gojak came in and L. Menalo went out.
Substitutions aek larnaca: at minute 75 W. Rubio came in and G. Ekpolo went out., at minute 75 G. Naoum came in and Jimmy Suarez went out., at minute 75 R. Bajic came in and E. Cabrera went out., at minute 90 D. Ivanovic came in and V. Roberge went out., at minute 90 P. Pons came in and Mathias Gonzalez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
HNK Rijeka
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AEK Larnaca
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