LIMASSOL. Sparta Praha overcomes Aris Limassol 3-1. Sparta Praha was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Jan Kuchta (4′), Veljko Birmancevic (11′) and Veljko Birmancevic (45′). Aris Limassol reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by Leo Bengtsson, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro stadium in Limassol on Thursday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the support of Eduard Beitinger and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Tobias Reichel. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.38 degrees Celsius or 66.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 3 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 83
- 40 Dangerous attack 26
- 67 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aris Limassol was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sparta Praha that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aris Limassol had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Sparta Praha managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Aris Limassol shot 17 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sparta Praha shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Aris Limassol received 3 yellow cards (Cajú, Franz Brorsson and Morgan Brown). On the opposite side, Sparta Praha received 2 yellow cards (Kaan Kairinen and Ladislav Krejci).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Aris Limassol stays with 4 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Sparta Praha will has 10 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Aris Limassol – Formation
Aris Limassol
46'
77'
84'
Aris Limassol started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Aleksey Shpilevskiy decided to play with the following team: Vaná , Steeve Yago , Alex Moucketou-Moussounda , Slobodan Urošević , Mihlali Mayambela , Karol Struski , Július Szőke , Yannick Gomis , Cajú , Aleksandr Kokorin and Leo Bengtsson .
The home team had on the bench: Shavy Babicka, Morgan Brown , Matija Špoljarić , Mariusz Stępiński , Andreas Dimitriou, Franz Brorsson , Jaden Montnor , Konstantinos Chrysostomou and Ellinas Sofroniou.
Substitutions
Aris Limassol made 5 changes: Alex Moucketou-Moussounda for Franz Brorsson (46′), Yannick Gomis for Jaden Montnor (65′), Július Szőke for Morgan Brown (65′), Mihlali Mayambela for Matija Špoljarić (76′) and Aleksandr Kokorin for Mariusz Stępiński (85′).
Player of the match: Leo Bengtsson
The player that probably impressed the most for Aris Limassol was Leo Bengtsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha
Sparta Praha started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Brian Priske Pedersen played with: Filip Panak, Peter Vindahl Jensen , Martin Vitik , Asger Sörensen , Ladislav Krejci , Ángelo Preciado , Qazim Laçi , Kaan Kairinen , Jaroslav Zeleny , Veljko Birmancevic and Lukas Haraslin , Jan Kuchta .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matej Rynes, James Gomez, Victor Olatunji , David Pavelka, Adam Karabec , Lukas Sadilek, Jakub Pesek , Vojtech Vorel, Patrik Vydra , Tomas Wiesner , Michal Sevcik and Vaclav Sejk.
Sparta Praha could not rely on the presence of Tomas Wiesner (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 5 changes: Ángelo Preciado for Tomas Wiesner (36′), Lukas Haraslin for Adam Karabec (66′), Asger Sörensen for Patrik Vydra (66′), Jan Kuchta for Victor Olatunji (78′) and Veljko Birmancevic for Jakub Pesek (78′).
Player of the match: Veljko Birmancevic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Praha was Veljko Birmancevic.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
