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NK Celje 2-4 FC Lugano · Conference League

NK Celje lost to FC Lugano 2-4 in the Conference League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

NK Celje and FC Lugano met in the Conference League at Arena Z’dezele in Celje on Thursday, 14 August 2025.

Goalscorers

NK Celje: F. Kovačević 22'; M. Kvesić 66'. FC Lugano: A. Grgić 13'; A. Papadopoulos 69'; R. Steffen 81'; E. Alioski 84'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for NK Celje, 3 for FC Lugano).

Line-ups

NK Celje started in a 3-4-3: Žan-Luk Leban, Juanjo Nieto, Damjan Vuklišević, Artemijus Tutyškinas, Nikita Iosifov, Mark Zabukovnik, Žan Karničnik, Mario Kvesić, Milot Avdyli, Franko Kovačević, Danijel Šturm.

FC Lugano started in a 3-5-1-1: Amir Saipi, Damian Kelvin, Antonios Papadopoulos, Ayman El Wafi, Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud, Renato Steffen, Anto Grgić, Elias Pihlström, Ezgjan Alioski, Georgios Koutsias, Alexandre Parsemain.

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Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! NK Celje 0-1 FC Lugano. A. Grgić (FC Lugano) converts the penalty.
  2. 22'Goal! NK Celje 1-1 FC Lugano. F. Kovačević (NK Celje) scores, assisted by M. Kvesić.
  3. 45'Half-time. NK Celje 1-1 FC Lugano.
  4. 66'Goal! NK Celje 2-1 FC Lugano. M. Kvesić (NK Celje) scores, assisted by M. Avdyli.
  5. 69'Goal! NK Celje 2-2 FC Lugano. A. Papadopoulos (FC Lugano) scores, assisted by U. Bislimi.
  6. 81'Goal! NK Celje 2-3 FC Lugano. R. Steffen (FC Lugano) scores, assisted by D. Dos Santos.
  7. 84'Goal! NK Celje 2-4 FC Lugano. E. Alioski (FC Lugano) converts the penalty.
  8. 90'Full-time. NK Celje 2-4 FC Lugano.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: NK Celje vs FC Lugano.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. D. Vuklišević (NK Celje), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  4. 6'Attempt saved. M. Avdyli (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 13'Goal! NK Celje 0-1 FC Lugano. A. Grgić (FC Lugano) converts the penalty.
  6. 17'Attempt blocked. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 21'Attempt blocked. E. Pihlstrom (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  8. 22'Goal! NK Celje 1-1 FC Lugano. F. Kovačević (NK Celje) scores, assisted by M. Kvesić.
  9. 23'Attempt blocked. G. Koutsias (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 24'Attempt saved. A. E. Wafi (FC Lugano), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  11. 25'Attempt blocked. A. Grgić (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 34'Attempt saved. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  13. 35'Attempt missed. M. Kvesić (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 35'Off the woodwork! D. Vuklišević (NK Celje), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  15. 39'Attempt missed. M. Avdyli (NK Celje), header from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  16. 43'Attempt blocked. A. Tutyškinas (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 43'Attempt blocked. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  18. 43'Attempt blocked. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  19. 45'Half-time. NK Celje 1-1 FC Lugano.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, FC Lugano: Z. Brault Guillard comes on for D. Kelvin.
  22. 47'Attempt missed. M. Kvesić (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 51'Attempt missed. D. Šturm (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  24. 55'Substitution, FC Lugano: D. Dos Santos comes on for A. Parsemain.
  25. 55'Attempt missed. M. Avdyli (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  26. 55'Attempt blocked. F. Kovačević (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  27. 55'Attempt blocked. M. Kvesić (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  28. 55'Attempt blocked. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  29. 57'Attempt missed. E. Pihlstrom (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  30. 58'Yellow card for R. Steffen (FC Lugano) for foul.
  31. 59'Yellow card for Ž. Karničnik (NK Celje) for foul.
  32. 62'Yellow card for A. Grgić (FC Lugano) for foul.
  33. 63'Attempt missed. Ž. Karničnik (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 64'Substitution, FC Lugano: U. Bislimi comes on for M. H. Mahmoud.
  35. 64'Substitution, FC Lugano: H. Mahou comes on for E. Pihlstrom.
  36. 65'Attempt missed. N. Iosifov (NK Celje), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  37. 66'Goal! NK Celje 2-1 FC Lugano. M. Kvesić (NK Celje) scores, assisted by M. Avdyli.
  38. 69'Goal! NK Celje 2-2 FC Lugano. A. Papadopoulos (FC Lugano) scores, assisted by U. Bislimi.
  39. 70'Substitution, NK Celje: M. Boben comes on for J. Nieto.
  40. 70'Substitution, NK Celje: P. Daniel comes on for Ž. Karničnik.
  41. 72'Attempt blocked. G. Koutsias (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  42. 72'Attempt blocked. H. Mahou (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  43. 74'Yellow card for U. Bislimi (FC Lugano) for foul.
  44. 78'Substitution, FC Lugano: K. Behrens comes on for G. Koutsias.
  45. 78'Substitution, NK Celje: I. Vidović comes on for N. Iosifov.
  46. 78'Substitution, NK Celje: A. C. Chidi comes on for D. Šturm.
  47. 79'Attempt missed. H. Mahou (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  48. 81'Goal! NK Celje 2-3 FC Lugano. R. Steffen (FC Lugano) scores, assisted by D. Dos Santos.
  49. 81'Attempt blocked. K. Behrens (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  50. 82'Substitution, NK Celje: D. Hrka comes on for M. Kvesić.
  51. 84'Goal! NK Celje 2-4 FC Lugano. E. Alioski (FC Lugano) converts the penalty.
  52. 86'Attempt blocked. Z. Brault Guillard (FC Lugano), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  53. 87'Attempt saved. R. Steffen (FC Lugano), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
  54. 90'Attempt saved. F. Kovačević (NK Celje), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  55. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  56. 90'Full-time. NK Celje 2-4 FC Lugano.
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