Guimaraes Thrashed Celje in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Guimarães, Portugal – Guimaraes emphatically beat Celje 4-1 in the first matchday of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
The game began with clear dominance from the Portuguese team, who opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a goal from Samu, assisted by Kaio Cesar. Guimaraes continued to press and extended their lead in the 36th minute with a goal from Gustavo, assisted by B. Gaspar.
Celje tried to react, but they faced a very solid Guimaraes defense. In the 62nd minute, Tiago Silva scored the third goal for the Portuguese team, assisted by Gustavo.
In the second half, Celje tried to close the gap, but Guimaraes were more effective in attack.
In the 90th minute, A. Matko managed to score a consolation goal for Celje, assisted by I. Brnic.
Statistics:
* Guimaraes: 52% possession, 16 shots (10 on target, 4 off target), 5 corners, 7 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
* Celje: 48% possession, 5 shots (2 on target, 1 off target), 5 corners, 7 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, under the direction of Belgian referee Lothar D’hondt.
Substitutions celje: at minute 46 I. Brnic came in and Juanjo Nieto went out., at minute 63 C. Lhernault came in and M. Dulca went out., at minute 66 N. Kouter came in and L. Bobicanec went out., at minute 73 Edmilson came in and A. Kucys went out.
Substitutions guimaraes: at minute 67 N. Santos came in and Gustavo went out., at minute 67 Ze Carlos came in and Tiago Silva went out., at minute 67 J. Ramirez came in and N. Oliveira went out., at minute 76 Manu came in and T. Handel went out., at minute 76 J. Mendes came in and Samu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Guimaraes
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