NK Celje faced Basaksehir in the 2nd week of the UEFA Conference League. The critical match took place at Celje Stadium. The challenging encounter was officiated by Oleksii Derevinskyi from the Ukrainian Football Federation, assisted by Viktor Matyash and Viktor Nyzhnyk. NK Celje defeated Basaksehir with a score of 5-1.
Deniz Dilmen, Duarte, Ba, Opoku, Omer Ali Sahiner, Crespo, Berat Ozdemir, Pelkas, Deniz Turuc, Figueiredo, Piatek
Cards
Time
Team
Yellow Card
37′
Kucys (Celje)
Yellow Card
81′
Zec (Celje)
Yellow Card
24′
Ba (Basaksehir)
Yellow Card
70′
Deniz Turuc (Basaksehir)
Yellow Card
74′
Opoku (Basaksehir)
Yellow Card
81′
Davidson (Basaksehir)
Red Card
78′
Cagdas Atan (Basaksehir)
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH In the 3rd minute, Basaksehir missed a clear opportunity. Pelkas, who found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Rozman in the Celje penalty area after Berat’s pass, tried to dribble the goalkeeper, but the ball remained with Rozman. In the 5th minute, Celje took the lead. Kucys’ shot from the edge of the penalty area rebounded off goalkeeper Deniz, and Svetlin controlled the ball in front of the six-yard box, evaded the keeper, and sent the ball into the net: 1-0. In the 28th minute, the home team came close again. Matko sent a low cross into the penalty area from the right, and Zabukovnik’s powerful shot was saved by goalkeeper Deniz, who deflected the ball into the corner. The defense then cleared the danger. In the 30th minute, Celje scored their second goal. Kucys entered the penalty area from the right and sent a low ball to the back post, which Brnic volleyed into the net: 2-0. In the 35th minute, the home team increased the lead to 3. During an attack from the right, the ball was sent into the penalty area and landed in front of Seslar. His shot resulted in an own goal from Ba, putting the ball into the net: 3-0. Celje finished the first half leading 3-0. In the 51st minute, Celje scored their 4th goal. During an attack from the left, Kucys controlled Seslar’s low cross in the penalty area and easily sent the ball into the net: 4-0. In the 55th minute, Basaksehir launched an attack, with Figueiredo entering the penalty area from the left. The Brazilian’s powerful diagonal shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and the defense cleared the ball from the dangerous area. In the 64th minute, Basaksehir came close to scoring. Deniz, who received Kemen’s pass in the penalty area, had his powerful shot from the right deflected for a corner by goalkeeper Rozman. In the 75th minute, Basaksehir reduced the deficit to 3. Pelkas controlled a cross into the penalty area from the left, turned and shot, and sent the rebound from the goalkeeper into the net: 4-1. In the 77th minute, Celje increased the lead back to 4. Brnic, quickly advancing from the left, sent a ball to the six-yard box, which Kucys volleyed into the net: 5-1. Celje won the match 5-1.
