Vardar vs Malmö FF, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying Second Round
· 2nd Leg - Vardar win 4-2 on aggregateAbout
Match Commentary
- 15': Evgen Novak (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Filip Gacevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Goal! Vardar 0, Malmö FF 1. Markus Rosenberg (Malmö FF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 18': Franz Brorsson (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Alves (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Pa Konate (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Malmö FF. Rasmus Bengtsson replaces Franz Brorsson.
- 45': Substitution, Vardar. Dejan Blazevski replaces Gligorov.
- 49': Dejan Blazevski (Vardar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Vardar 1, Malmö FF 1. Boban Grncarov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Goal! Vardar 2, Malmö FF 1. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Substitution, Malmö FF. Erdal Rakip replaces Pa Konate.
- 73': Substitution, Vardar. Vladica Brdarovski replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
- 83': Substitution, Malmö FF. Mattias Svanberg replaces Oscar Lewicki.
- 85': Substitution, Vardar. Visar Musliu replaces Jonathan Balotelli.
- 89': Jo Inge Berget (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Goal! Vardar 3, Malmö FF 1. Boban Nikolov (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Mattias Svanberg (Malmö FF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Statistics
 MAL |
VAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Mladost, Strumica
Location: Strumica,
Attendance: 2,800
Line-Ups
Vardar
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Filip Gacevski (GK)  |
| 19 | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan |
| 6 | Boban Grncarov |
| 16 | Nikola Gligorov |
| 8 | Stefan Spirovski |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
| 89 | Jonathan Balotelli |
| 21 | Evgen Novak |
| 20 | Boban Nikolov |
| 23 | Besir Demiri |
| 70 | Juan Felipe |
Malmö FF
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Wiland (GK) |
| 7 | Anders Christiansen |
| 2 | Pa Konate |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 9 | Markus Rosenberg |
| 10 | Magnus Wolff Eikrem |
| 31 | Franz Brorsson |
| 6 | Oscar Lewicki |
| 13 | Yoshimar Yotún |
| 24 | Lasse Nielsen |
| 23 | Jo Inge Berget |
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