UEFA Champions League

Vardar vs F.C. København, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Third Round

· 1st Leg
Vardar
  • 65': Jonathan Balotelli
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
F.C. København

    About

    Vardar are hosting F.C. København at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

    Match Commentary

    • 21': Youssef Toutouh (FC København) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Erik Johansson (FC København) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Vardar. Damir Kojasevic replaces Dejan Blazevski.
    • 65': Goal! Vardar 1, FC København 0. Jonathan Balotelli (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 66': Substitution, FC København. Nicolaj Thomsen replaces Youssef Toutouh.
    • 71': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, FC København. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Andrija Pavlovic.
    • 76': Substitution, Vardar. Vladica Brdarovski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 88': Substitution, Vardar. Gligorov replaces Boban Nikolov.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
    Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
    Attendance: 12,000

    Line-Ups

    VAR Vardar (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    90 Filip Gacevski (GK)
    21 Evgen Novak
    6 Boban Grncarov
    23 Besir Demiri
    19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan Yellow Card
    70 Juan Felipe
    20 Boban Nikolov
    8 Stefan Spirovski
    89 Jonathan Balotelli
    9 Dejan Blazevski
    11 Tigran Barseghyan
    Vardar Substitutes:
    Damir Kojasevic, Igor Aleksovski, Vladica Brdarovski, Besar Iseni, Darko Glisic, Nikola Gligorov, Visar Musliu.

    KBH F.C. København (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    25 Robin Olsen (GK)
    5 Erik Johansson Yellow Card
    27 Michael Luftner
    3 Pierre Bengtsson
    20 Nicolai Boilesen
    6 William Kvist
    16 Jan Gregus
    24 Youssef Toutouh Yellow Card
    7 Benjamin Verbic
    9 Federico Santander
    11 Andrija Pavlovic
    F.C. København Substitutes:
    Mads Roerslev, Kasper Kusk, Uros Matic, Pieros Soteriou, Stephan Andersen, Mikael Antonsson, Nikolaj Thomsen.

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