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AEK Athens 3-2 Universitatea Craiova · Conference League

AEK Athens beat Universitatea Craiova 3-2 in the Conference League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

AEK Athens and Universitatea Craiova met in the Conference League at Allwyn Arena in Athens on Thursday, 18 December 2025.

Goalscorers

AEK Athens: D. Vida 65'; L. Jović 90'; D. Kutesa 90'. Universitatea Craiova: Ș. Baiaram 30'; A. Cicâldău 59'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. AEK Athens had 19 shots with 5 on target, Universitatea Craiova 15 with 5 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to AEK Athens and 4 to Universitatea Craiova. AEK Athens conceded 8 fouls, Universitatea Craiova 18. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (4 for AEK Athens, 5 for Universitatea Craiova) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

AEK Athens started in a 4-4-1-1: Thomas Strakosha, Lazaros Rota, Domagoj Vida, Filipe Relvas, Stavros Pilios, Orbelín Pineda, Răzvan Marin, Petros Mantalos, Roberto Pereyra, Aboubakary Koita, Luka Jović.

Universitatea Craiova started in a 5-4-1: Pavlo Isenko, Samuel Teles, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Vladimir Screciu, Juraj Badelj, Nicușor Bancu, Monday Etim, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Alexandru Cicâldău, Ștefan Baiaram, Assad Al-Hamlawi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 30'Goal! AEK Athens 0-1 Universitatea Craiova. Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. AEK Athens 0-1 Universitatea Craiova.
  3. 59'Goal! AEK Athens 0-2 Universitatea Craiova. A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova) scores, assisted by A. Al-Hamlawi.
  4. 65'Goal! AEK Athens 1-2 Universitatea Craiova. D. Vida (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by R. Marin.
  5. 90+8'Goal! AEK Athens 2-2 Universitatea Craiova. D. Kutesa (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by N. Eliasson.
  6. 90+13'VAR: no penalty for AEK Athens.
  7. 90+15'Goal! AEK Athens 3-2 Universitatea Craiova. L. Jović (AEK Athens) converts the penalty.
  8. 90+16'Red card! P. Isenko (Universitatea Craiova) is sent off for argument.
  9. 90'Full-time. AEK Athens 3-2 Universitatea Craiova.
Full commentary (60 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: AEK Athens vs Universitatea Craiova.
  2. 0'Yellow card for M. Nikolić (AEK Athens) for argument.
  3. 3'Off the woodwork! A. Koita (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  4. 4'Attempt blocked. S. Teles (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 5'Yellow card for D. Vida (AEK Athens) for foul.
  6. 8'Attempt missed. O. Pineda (AEK Athens), header. xG 0.08.
  7. 10'Attempt missed. D. Vida (AEK Athens), header from a set piece. xG 0.42.
  8. 19'Attempt blocked. O. Pineda (AEK Athens), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  9. 21'Attempt missed. P. Mantalos (AEK Athens), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  10. 26'Attempt blocked. Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 26'Attempt saved. M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  12. 26'Attempt blocked. Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), header. xG 0.03.
  13. 27'Attempt missed. S. Teles (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  14. 30'Goal! AEK Athens 0-1 Universitatea Craiova. Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova) scores.
  15. 30'Attempt saved. M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  16. 35'Attempt blocked. L. Jović (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  17. 38'Attempt missed. A. Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  18. 45'Attempt missed. D. Vida (AEK Athens), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  19. 45'Attempt saved. L. Jović (AEK Athens), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  20. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+2'Attempt missed. L. Jović (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  22. 45+2'Attempt missed. S. Teles (Universitatea Craiova), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 45'Half-time. AEK Athens 0-1 Universitatea Craiova.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 47'Attempt missed. L. Jović (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  26. 50'Attempt missed. S. Teles (Universitatea Craiova), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  27. 51'Attempt missed. L. Jović (AEK Athens), header from a set piece. xG 0.30.
  28. 57'Attempt saved. Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  29. 59'Goal! AEK Athens 0-2 Universitatea Craiova. A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova) scores, assisted by A. Al-Hamlawi.
  30. 62'Attempt blocked. A. Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  31. 63'Attempt missed. M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 64'Substitution, AEK Athens: D. Kutesa comes on for P. Mantalos.
  33. 64'Substitution, AEK Athens: N. Eliasson comes on for R. Pereyra.
  34. 65'Goal! AEK Athens 1-2 Universitatea Craiova. D. Vida (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by R. Marin.
  35. 67'Substitution, Universitatea Craiova: C. Mora comes on for M. Etim.
  36. 72'Yellow card for Ș. Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova) for argument.
  37. 76'Attempt blocked. L. Rota (AEK Athens), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 76'Attempt blocked. R. Marin (AEK Athens), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  39. 77'Substitution, AEK Athens: J. Penrice comes on for S. Pilios.
  40. 81'Substitution, Universitatea Craiova: L. Houri comes on for A. Cicâldău.
  41. 81'Substitution, Universitatea Craiova: A. Crețu comes on for Ș. Baiaram.
  42. 82'Yellow card for S. Teles (Universitatea Craiova) for argument.
  43. 82'Yellow card for D. Kutesa (AEK Athens) for argument.
  44. 85'Attempt saved. D. Vida (AEK Athens), header. xG 0.07.
  45. 90'Attempt blocked. A. Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  46. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+1'Substitution, AEK Athens: M. Grujić comes on for R. Marin.
  48. 90+2'Yellow card for A. Crețu (Universitatea Craiova) for foul.
  49. 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Grujić (AEK Athens), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  50. 90+3'Attempt blocked. A. Koita (AEK Athens), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  51. 90+4'Yellow card for P. Isenko (Universitatea Craiova) for time wasting.
  52. 90+6'Substitution, Universitatea Craiova: V. Mogoș comes on for A. Mekvabishvili.
  53. 90+6'Substitution, Universitatea Craiova: N. Stevanović comes on for S. Teles.
  54. 90+8'Goal! AEK Athens 2-2 Universitatea Craiova. D. Kutesa (AEK Athens) scores, assisted by N. Eliasson.
  55. 90+11'Yellow card for N. Bancu (Universitatea Craiova) for foul.
  56. 90+12'Yellow card for L. Rota (AEK Athens) for argument.
  57. 90+13'VAR: no penalty for AEK Athens.
  58. 90+15'Goal! AEK Athens 3-2 Universitatea Craiova. L. Jović (AEK Athens) converts the penalty.
  59. 90+16'Red card! P. Isenko (Universitatea Craiova) is sent off for argument.
  60. 90'Full-time. AEK Athens 3-2 Universitatea Craiova.
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