Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica · Europa League
Omonia Nicosia lost to Benfica 1-4 in the Europa League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Omonia Nicosia and Benfica met in the Europa League at GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Omonia Nicosia: A. Kakoullis 42'. Benfica: L. Négo 14'; V. Pavlidis 49'; F. Aursnes 76'; G. Prestianni 85'.
How the match went
Benfica saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Omonia Nicosia had 7 shots with 5 on target, Benfica 23 with 10 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Omonia Nicosia and 5 to Benfica. Omonia Nicosia conceded 12 fouls, Benfica 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Omonia Nicosia, 4 for Benfica).
Line-ups
Omonia Nicosia started in a 4-4-2: Fabiano, Loic Négo, Jean-Kévin Duverne, Ľubomír Šatka, Jure Balkovec, Ewandro Costa, Panagiotis Andreou, Mateo Marić, Jaden Montnor, Andronikos Kakoullis, Florin Tănase.
Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: Anatoliy Trubin, Alexander Bah, Alessandro Circati, Tomás Araújo, Souffian El Karouani, Fredrik Aursnes, Manu Silva, Rafa Silva, Claudio Echeverri, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis.
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Minute by minute
- 14'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 0-1 Benfica. Own goal by L. Négo.
- 42'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-1 Benfica. A. Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) scores, assisted by J. Montnor.
- 45'Half-time. Omonia Nicosia 1-1 Benfica.
- 49'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-2 Benfica. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) scores.
- 76'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-3 Benfica. F. Aursnes (Benfica) scores.
- 85'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica. G. Prestianni (Benfica) scores, assisted by D. Lukebakio.
- 90'Full-time. Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica.
- 4'Attempt saved. C. Echeverri (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 6'Attempt saved. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 11'Corner, Omonia Nicosia.
- 11'Attempt saved. J. Montnor (Omonia Nicosia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 14'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 0-1 Benfica. Own goal by L. Négo.
- 14'Attempt missed. C. Echeverri (Benfica), header. xG 0.12.
- 16'Attempt blocked. C. Echeverri (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 16'Corner, Benfica.
- 19'Attempt missed. E. Costa (Omonia Nicosia), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 22'Offside, Benfica.
- 25'Attempt missed. A. Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Attempt saved. P. Andreou (Omonia Nicosia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 32'Attempt missed. A. Circati (Benfica), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 34'Attempt saved. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 36'Attempt saved. J. Montnor (Omonia Nicosia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 41'Offside, Omonia Nicosia.
- 42'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-1 Benfica. A. Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) scores, assisted by J. Montnor.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+4'Attempt blocked. A. Circati (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45+4'Attempt missed. A. Circati (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Omonia Nicosia 1-1 Benfica.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Offside, Omonia Nicosia.
- 49'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-2 Benfica. V. Pavlidis (Benfica) scores.
- 49'Attempt saved. A. Bah (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.70.
- 50'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia: L. Brouwers comes on for E. Costa.
- 51'Corner, Omonia Nicosia.
- 52'Corner, Omonia Nicosia.
- 59'Attempt blocked. M. Silva (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Corner, Benfica.
- 60'Attempt missed. C. Echeverri (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 61'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia: L. Diony comes on for A. Kakoullis.
- 61'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia: M. Mayambela comes on for F. Tănase.
- 62'Yellow card for T. Araújo (Benfica) for foul.
- 64'Corner, Benfica.
- 65'Corner, Benfica.
- 65'Attempt missed. A. Circati (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 65'Attempt saved. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 66'Attempt blocked. C. Echeverri (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 66'Attempt blocked. A. Bah (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 66'Corner, Benfica.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica: G. Prestianni comes on for R. Silva.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica: J. Palhinha comes on for M. Silva.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica: G. Sudakov comes on for C. Echeverri.
- 71'Attempt saved. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Corner, Benfica.
- 72'Attempt missed. J. Palhinha (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 75'Attempt blocked. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 76'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-3 Benfica. F. Aursnes (Benfica) scores.
- 77'Substitution, Benfica: A. Cabral comes on for V. Pavlidis.
- 81'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia: A. Christou comes on for P. Andreou.
- 81'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia: A. Neophytou comes on for J. Montnor.
- 82'Attempt saved. L. Diony (Omonia Nicosia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 83'Yellow card for J. Palhinha (Benfica) for foul.
- 83'Substitution, Benfica: D. Lukebakio comes on for A. Schjelderup.
- 84'Corner, Omonia Nicosia.
- 85'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica. G. Prestianni (Benfica) scores, assisted by D. Lukebakio.
- 88'Yellow card for S. El Karouani (Benfica) for foul.
- 90'Attempt saved. A. Cabral (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Yellow card for G. Prestianni (Benfica) for foul.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+3'Yellow card for L. Diony (Omonia Nicosia) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica.