WALS-SIEZENHEIM. Salzburg defeats Sevilla 1-0 after N. Okafor scored just 1 goal (50′). Sevilla was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%).
J. Jordan received a red card (64′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sevilla lost the match.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Wals-Siezenheim on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Slavko Vinčić with the assistance of Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The 4th official was David Smajc.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 66% while Salzburg was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Salzburg was able to find the solution to win this match.
Salzburg shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Salzburg received 2 yellow cards (J. Onguene and A. Ulmer). Regarding the opposition, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (L. Augustinsson, J. Jordan and L. Ocampos).
Also, Sevilla didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Jordan (Sevilla) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (64′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Salzburg will have 10 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Sevilla will stay with 6 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
69'
75'
50'
Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Philipp Köhn , Rasmus Kristensen , Jérôme Onguene , Oumar Solet , Andreas Ulmer , Luka Sučić , Mohamed Camara , Nicolas Seiwald , Brenden Aaronson , Karim Adeyemi and Noah Okafor .
The home team had on the bench: Chukwubuike Adamu , Mamady Diambou, Benjamin Šeško , Daouda Guindo, Maurits Kjaergaard, Nicolás Capaldo , Kilian Ludewig, Alexander Walke, Antoine Bernede, Nico Mantl and Kamil Piątkowski.
Salzburg could not rely on the presence of B. Sesko (injured).
Substitutions
Salzburg made 3 changes: K. Adeyemi for B. Sesko (66′), L. Sucic for N. Capaldo (75′) and N. Okafor for C. Adamu (84′).
Best player: Karim Adeyemi
The most impressive player for Salzburg was Karim Adeyemi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 11 passes (36% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
64'
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Ludwig Augustinsson , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Ivan Rakitić , Lucas Ocampos , Munir El Haddadi and Alejandro Gómez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Juan María Alcedo, Karim Rekik , Valentino Fattore Scotta, Juanlu Sánchez, Thomas Delaney, Rafa Mir , Óscar Rodríguez , Luismi Cruz, Iván Romero, Óliver Torres , Marko Dmitrović and Adrián González.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 4 changes: L. Augustinsson for R. Mir (53′), I. Rakitic for O. Torres (68′), G. Montiel for K. Rekik (68′) and Papu Gomez for O. Rodriguez (68′).
Best player: Ivan Rakitić
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- VfL Wolfsburg – Lille – 1-3
- Salzburg – Sevilla – 1-0
- Manchester United – Young Boys – 1-1
- Zenit – Chelsea – 3-3
- Juventus – Malmö FF – 1-0
- Benfica – Dynamo Kyiv – 2-0
- FC Bayern München – FC Barcelona – 3-0
