AEK Athens vs Antwerp, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - Antwerp advance 3-1 on aggregate

AEK Athens

90': Sergio Araujo

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1 - 2
2nd Leg - Antwerp advance 3-1 on aggregate

Antwerp

73': Gyrano Kerk
90'+5': Michel-Ange Balikwisha

About

AEK Athens are hosting Antwerp at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
2': Jean Butez (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
4': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
4': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Hand ball by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
6': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
7': Foul by Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp).
7': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
10': Foul by Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).
10': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
11': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross.
20': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
20': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
23': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
24': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens).
24': Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
25': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Jean Butez.
26': Attempt missed. Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
28': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Arthur Vermeeren tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.
31': Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
31': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens).
32': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens).
32': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Sam Vines.
35': Attempt missed. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domagoj Vida following a corner.
36': Attempt missed. Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
38': Attempt blocked. Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
38': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Ehsan Hajisafi.
39': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
39': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Ritchie De Laet.
42': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens).
42': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Sam Vines tries a through ball, but Arbnor Muja is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
45': Second Half begins AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 0.
46': Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp).
51': Offside, AEK Athens. Cican Stankovic tries a through ball, but Nordin Amrabat is caught offside.
53': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
54': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Arthur Vermeeren tries a through ball, but Michel-Ange Balikwisha is caught offside.
55': Foul by Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens).
55': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Ponce (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lazaros Rota with a through ball.
57': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
57': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Zeno Van Den Bosch replaces Toby Alderweireld because of an injury.
66': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
67': Foul by Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens).
67': Sam Vines (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
69': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
70': Substitution, AEK Athens. Sergio Araújo replaces Steven Zuber.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Offside, AEK Athens. Lazaros Rota tries a through ball, but Niclas Eliasson is caught offside.
73': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Royal Antwerp 1. Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
76': Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gyrano Kerk.
80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Jens Jønsson replaces Lazaros Rota.
80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
80': Substitution, AEK Athens. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Damian Szymanski.
83': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Vincent Janssen.
84': Attempt missed. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Vines.
86': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Ritchie De Laet.
86': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Alhassan Yusuf.
87': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Jean Butez.
87': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Petros Mantalos following a corner.
89': Attempt missed. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jens Jønsson.
90': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 1. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
90'+1': Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Gyrano Kerk (Royal Antwerp).
90'+4': Foul by Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp).
90'+4': Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Goal! AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
90'+7': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
90'+7': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Jacob Ondrejka replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
90'+8': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Sam Vines tries a through ball, but Gyrano Kerk is caught offside.
90'+8': Attempt saved. Sergio Araújo (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro with a cross.
90'+10': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Mandela Keita.
90'+10': Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajisafi (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+10': Second Half ends, AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2.
0': Match ends, AEK Athens 1, Royal Antwerp 2.

Statistics

ANT		AEK
7	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	1
36.7	Possession	63.3
7	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
248	Accurate Passes	453
330	Passes	555
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	32
0.0	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	79
24	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	13
19	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
18	Interceptions	7
35	Effective Clearances	7
35	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 29,300

Line-Ups

AEK Athens (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Cican Stankovic (GK)
2	Harold Moukoudi
21	Domagoj Vida
28	Ehsan Hajsafi
12	Lazaros Rota
14	Ezequiel Ponce
4	Damian Szymanski
13	Orbelín Pineda
10	Steven Zuber
5	Nordin Amrabat
8	Mijat Gacinovic

AEK Athens Substitutes:

Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Niclas Eliasson, Rodolfo Pizarro, Djibril Sidibé, Panagiotis Ginis, Jens Jonsson, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Athanasiadis, Sergio Araujo, Petros Mantalos, Milad Mohammadi.

Antwerp (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jean Butez (GK)
44	Soumaila Coulibaly
23	Toby Alderweireld
21	Sam Vines
2	Ritchie de Laet
24	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
27	Mandela Keita
48	Arthur Vermeeren
18	Vincent Janssen
11	Arbnor Muja
10	Michel-Ange Balikwisha

Antwerp Substitutes:

George Ilenikhena, Jacob Ondrejka, Chidera Ejuke, Niels Devalckeneer, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Anthony Valencia, Gyrano Kerk, Alhassan Yusuf, Senne Lammens.

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