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Luckassen’s Goal Secures Victory for Pafos Against Villarreal in Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus – Pafos FC secured a valuable home victory against Villarreal CF in a match held at the Alphamega Stadium as part of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The match, officiated by German referee Sven Jablonski, saw the Cypriot team prevail thanks to a goal by D. Luckassen early in the second half, assisted by K. Sema.
Villarreal dominated possession with 59% compared to Pafos’ 41%, and generated a greater number of scoring opportunities, totaling 18 shots, although only 5 of them were on target. Pafos, with less possession, was more effective in front of goal, managing to score on one of its two dangerous approaches. The match was characterized by a contested game, with a total of 25 fouls committed between the two teams. Luckassen from Pafos, and Veiga and Gueye from Villarreal received yellow cards. Despite Villarreal’s territorial dominance, Pafos managed to defend their lead and take all three points. The match was played on November 5, 2025.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 56 G. Mikautadze came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out., at minute 56 A. Moleiro came in and M. Solomon went out., at minute 63 A. Perez came in and G. Moreno went out., at minute 63 S. Cardona came in and A. Pedraza went out., at minute 63 D. Parejo came in and S. Comesana went out.
Substitutions pafos: at minute 72 K. Sema came in and K. Pileas went out., at minute 78 M. Orsic came in and Jaja went out., at minute 78 Pepe came in and Anderson Silva went out., at minute 87 D. Quina came in and B. Langa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Pafos
Villarreal
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