Pafos vs RB Salzburg, 2026-27 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - RB Salzburg win 4-3 on aggregate

Pafos

15': Lelê
37': Gabriel Teixeira
84': Murad Mammadov

FT
3 - 3
2nd Leg - RB Salzburg win 4-3 on aggregate

RB Salzburg

54': Haris Tabakovic
58': Haris Tabakovic (P)
70': Haris Tabakovic

About

Pafos are hosting RB Salzburg at Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt saved. Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Sota Kitano with a through ball.
2': Attempt blocked. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen.
2': Attempt missed. Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
2': Attempt blocked. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
7': Foul by Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg).
7': David Luiz (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg).
9': Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Biel (Pafos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pêpê Rodrigues.
9': Attempt saved. Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg).
13': Attempt missed. Sota Kitano (Salzburg) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Damir Redzic with a headed pass.
14': Attempt missed. Damir Redzic (Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Tabakovic.
15': Goal! Pafos 1, Salzburg 0. Lelê (Pafos) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Felipe with a cross.
21': Abubakr Barry (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos).
22': Foul by Sota Kitano (Salzburg).
22': Pêpê Rodrigues (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Salzburg. Haris Tabakovic is caught offside.
26': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
26': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Abubakr Barry (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Guga (Pafos).
32': Foul by Kévin Boma (Salzburg).
32': Lelê (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt saved. Dominik Schmid (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Sota Kitano.
35': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg).
36': Foul by Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg).
36': Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Pafos 2, Salzburg 0. Biel (Pafos) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
40': Foul by Bruno Felipe (Pafos).
40': Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by Pêpê Rodrigues.
42': Attempt missed. Damir Redzic (Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Boma.
45': Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Damir Redzic (Salzburg).
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Pafos 2, Salzburg 0.
45': Substitution, Salzburg. Edmund Baidoo replaces Sota Kitano.
45': Second Half begins Pafos 2, Salzburg 0.
47': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edmund Baidoo.
47': Foul by Bruno Felipe (Pafos).
47': Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Bruno Felipe (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Kévin Boma (Salzburg).
51': Handball by David Goldar (Pafos).
52': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos).
52': Kévin Boma (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Damir Redzic (Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Tabakovic.
54': Goal! Pafos 2, Salzburg 1. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Damir Redzic.
56': Guga (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
57': Attempt blocked. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Veratschnig with a cross.
57': Penalty conceded by David Goldar (Pafos) with a handball in the penalty area.
58': Goal! Pafos 2, Salzburg 2. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
60': Handball by Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg).
61': Substitution, Pafos. Nicolas Ngamaleu replaces Guga.
61': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Valentin Zabransky.
62': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
62': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
62': Nikolas Veratschnig (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, Pafos. Nicholas Ioannou is caught offside.
65': Attempt missed. Abubakr Barry (Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dominik Schmid.
66': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
67': Corner, Salzburg. Conceded by David Luiz.
68': Attempt missed. Bartosz Mazurek (Salzburg) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen with a cross following a corner.
69': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Pafos).
69': Damir Redzic (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Attempt blocked. Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70': Goal! Pafos 2, Salzburg 3. Haris Tabakovic (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
72': Attempt saved. Lelê (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg). Assisted by Bruno Felipe with a cross.
72': Attempt missed. Biel (Pafos) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
72': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Christian Zawieschitzky.
74': Offside, Salzburg. Damir Redzic is caught offside.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos).
75': Substitution, Salzburg. Karim Konaté replaces Haris Tabakovic.
75': Substitution, Pafos. Anderson Silva replaces Ivan Sunjic.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Bruno Felipe (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg).
77': Attempt saved. Nicolas Ngamaleu (Pafos) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg). Assisted by Vlad Dragomir.
77': Attempt saved. Anderson Silva (Pafos) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg).
77': Bruno Felipe (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg).
78': Attempt blocked. David Goldar (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Ngamaleu with a cross.
78': Attempt blocked. Biel (Pafos) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
79': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Bartosz Mazurek.
79': Attempt blocked. Vlad Dragomir (Pafos) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
80': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Pafos).
80': Yorbe Vertessen (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Nicholas Ioannou (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Karim Konaté (Salzburg).
82': Substitution, Salzburg. Tim Drexler replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
82': Substitution, Salzburg. Leandro Morgalla replaces Nikolas Veratschnig.
82': Substitution, Pafos. Murad Mammadov replaces Vlad Dragomir.
84': Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Kévin Boma.
84': Goal! Pafos 3, Salzburg 3. Murad Mammadov (Pafos) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lelê following a corner.
86': Attempt missed. Lelê (Pafos) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
86': Substitution, Salzburg. Frans Krätzig replaces Damir Redzic.
87': Biel (Pafos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Abubakr Barry (Salzburg).
89': Attempt saved. Lelê (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Christian Zawieschitzky (Salzburg).
90': Attempt saved. Karim Konaté (Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radoslaw Majecki (Pafos). Assisted by Edmund Baidoo.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Pafos. David Luiz is caught offside.
90'+3': Kévin Boma (Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Anderson Silva (Pafos).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Pafos 3, Salzburg 3.
0': Match ends, Pafos 3, Salzburg 3.

Statistics

SLZ		PAF
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	3
48.4	Possession	51.6
18	SHOTS	15
6	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
336	Accurate Passes	340
397	Passes	410
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	8
10	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	53
14	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	9
29	Effective Clearances	17
29	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Alphamega Stadium
Location: Kolossi, Cyprus

Line-Ups

Pafos (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
99	Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
4	David Luiz
5	David Goldar
26	Ivan Sunjic
14	Nicholas Ioannou
7	Bruno
88	Pêpê
6	Guga
20	Gabriel Teixeira
30	Vlad Dragomir
18	Lelê

Pafos Substitutes:

Christos Efzona, Melinos Kais, Moumi Ngamaleu, Murad Mammadov, Michalis Papastylianou, Samy Mmaee, Georgios Michael, Anderson Silva, Petros Petrou, Kosmas Ioannou, Alexandre Brito.

RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
52	Christian Zawieschitzky (GK)
47	Valentin Zabransky
44	Kévin Boma
31	Dominik Schmid
18	Nikolas Veratschnig
11	Yorbe Vertessen
15	Bartosz Mazurek
32	Abubakr Barry
9	Haris Tabakovic
23	Damir Redzic
8	Sota Kitano

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Leandro Morgalla, Filip Matijasevic, Karim Konaté, Frans Krätzig, Maurits Kjaergaard, Christian Früchtl, Nikola Sarcevic, John Mellberg, Edmund Baidoo, Tim Drexler, Aboubacar Camara.

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