LIMASSOL. Aris Limassol bested Rangers to win 2-1. It was Aris Limassol to strike first with an early goal of Alex Moussounda at the 9′. Then Shavy Warren Babicka scored again for Aris Limassol in the 59′ minute. Eventually, Abdallah Sima reduced the distance for Rangers (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Rangers was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro stadium in Limassol on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic who was helped by Valentin Avram and Alexandru Cerei. The 4th official was Andrei Florin Chivulete. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 26.75 degrees Celsius or 80.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 64 Attack 152
- 26 Dangerous attack 78
- 89 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rangers had a superior ball possession 67% while Aris Limassol was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rangers was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Aris Limassol managed to find the solution to win this match.
Aris Limassol shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rangers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Aris Limassol received 3 yellow cards (Yannick Gomis, Eric Boakye and Alex Moussounda). On the other side, Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Abdallah Sima and Cyriel Dessers).
Match Timeline
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Aris Limassol – Formation
Aris Limassol
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9'
80'
Aris Limassol adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Aleksey Shpilevskiy decided to play with the following team: Cajú, Vaná , Eric Boakye , Steeve Yago , Alex Moussounda , Slobodan Urošević , Karol Struski , Július Szőke , Mihlali Mayambela , Yannick Gomis , Leo Bengtsson and Shavy Warren Babicka .
The home team had on the bench: Aleksandr Kokorin , Franz Brorsson , Morgan Brown , Matija Špoljarić , Mariusz Stępiński , Andreas Dimitriou, Jaden Montnor, Konstantinos Chrysostomou and Ellinas Sofroniou.
Aris Limassol could not rely on the presence of Franz Brorsson (injured).
Substitutions
Aris Limassol made 5 changes: Eric Boakye for Franz Brorsson (80′), Karol Struski for Morgan Brown (67′), Leo Bengtsson for Aleksandr Kokorin (67′), Yannick Gomis for Mariusz Stępiński (89′) and Shavy Warren Babicka for Matija Špoljarić (89′).
Best player: Leo Bengtsson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aris Limassol was Leo Bengtsson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 19 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Rangers – Formation
Rangers
Also Rangers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Beale played with: Rıdvan Yılmaz, Ryan Jack, Jack Butland , James Tavernier , Connor Goldson , Ben Davies , Borna Barišić , John Lundstram , Nicolas Raskin , Scott Wright , Sam Lammers and Abdallah Sima , Cyriel Dessers .
The following players were sitting on the bench: José Cifuentes , John Souttar, Dujon Sterling, Kemar Roofe , Robby McCrorie, Kieran Wright, Leon King, Adam Devine, Ross McCausland , Robbie Fraser, Arron Lyall and Cole McKinnon.
Rangers could not rely on the presence of José Cifuentes (injured).
Substitutions
Rangers made 3 changes: Scott Wright for Ross McCausland (84′), Sam Lammers for Kemar Roofe (68′) and Nicolas Raskin for José Cifuentes (68′).
Best player: John Lundstram
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rangers was John Lundstram.
His rating is with 83 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- SC Freiburg – West Ham United – 1-2
- Bačka Topola – Olympiakos Piraeus – 2-2
- Olympique Marseille – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
- AEK Athens – Ajax – 1-1
- Real Betis – Sparta Praha – 2-1
- Aris Limassol – Rangers – 2-1
- Sporting CP – Atalanta – 1-2
- Raków Częstochowa – Sturm Graz – 0-1
- Liverpool – Union Saint-Gilloise – 2-0
- Toulouse – LASK Linz – 1-0
- Villarreal – Rennes – 1-0
- Maccabi Haifa – Panathinaikos – 0-0
- Roma – Servette – 4-0
- Slavia Praha – Sheriff – 6-0
- Häcken – Qarabağ – 0-1
- Molde – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-2
