FC Lugano vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv, 2026-27 UEFA Conference League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg
FC Lugano
  • 30': Kevin Behrens
  • 54': Anto Grgic (P)
FT
2 - 1
1st Leg
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
  • 47': Ido Shahar

About

FC Lugano are hosting Maccabi Tel-Aviv at AIL Arena, Lugano, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 3': Foul by Hélio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 3': Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Ido Shahar (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Uran Bislimi (Lugano).
  • 6': Tyrese Asante (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Yanis Cimignani (Lugano) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti with a through ball.
  • 8': Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
  • 14': Offside, Lugano. Renato Steffen is caught offside.
  • 16': Raz Shlomo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
  • 17': Foul by Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 17': Kevin Behrens (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Hélio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Osher Davida with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yanis Cimignani with a cross.
  • 21': Ester Sokler (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Lukas Mai (Lugano).
  • 24': Delay in match (Lugano).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 27': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Dos Santos with a cross.
  • 30': Goal! Lugano 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0. Kevin Behrens (Lugano) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yanis Cimignani with a cross.
  • 32': Issouf Sissokho (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Kevin Behrens (Lugano).
  • 33': Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
  • 35': Foul by Tyrese Asante (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 35': Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Yanis Cimignani (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Dos Santos.
  • 42': Hélio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano).
  • 45'+1': Issouf Sissokho (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lugano 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lugano 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.
  • 47': Goal! Lugano 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1. Ido Shahar (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roy Revivo with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélio Varela.
  • 50': Corner, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceded by Anto Grgic.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Raz Shlomo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Mattia Zanotti (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 52': Penalty Lugano. Yanis Cimignani draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Tyrese Asante (Maccabi Tel Aviv) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Goal! Lugano 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1. Anto Grgic (Lugano) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Foul by Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano).
  • 55': Tyrese Asante (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Noam Ben Harush replaces Tyrese Asante because of an injury.
  • 56': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Sayed Abu Farhi replaces Ester Sokler.
  • 59': Hannes Delcroix (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 60': Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Noam Ben Harush (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 61': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Raz Shlomo (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 65': Foul by Anto Grgic (Lugano).
  • 65': Issouf Sissokho (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noam Ben Harush.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sayed Abu Farhi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roy Revivo with a cross.
  • 66': David von Ballmoos (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 68': Hannes Delcroix (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
  • 70': Renato Steffen (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Issouf Sissokho (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 71': Substitution, Lugano. Martim Marques replaces Daniel Dos Santos.
  • 71': Substitution, Lugano. Dereck Moncada replaces Kevin Behrens.
  • 72': Uran Bislimi (Lugano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Sayed Abu Farhi (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Dereck Moncada (Lugano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 76': Offside, Lugano. Dereck Moncada is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceded by Martim Marques.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Renato Steffen (Lugano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yanis Cimignani.
  • 80': Foul by Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano).
  • 80': Hélio Varela (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issouf Sissokho.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Noam Ben Harush (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Substitution, Lugano. Elias Pihlström replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 82': Elias Pihlström (Lugano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Raz Shlomo (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 83': Corner, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceded by Hannes Delcroix.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Sayed Abu Farhi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Osher Davida with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Yanis Cimignani (Lugano).
  • 84': Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Corner, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceded by Antonios Papadopoulos.
  • 85': Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ido Shahar following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Elias Pihlström (Lugano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anto Grgic.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noam Ben Harush with a cross.
  • 88': Dereck Moncada (Lugano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Raz Shlomo (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
  • 89': Substitution, Lugano. Ahmed Kendouci replaces Yanis Cimignani.
  • 90': Foul by Martim Marques (Lugano).
  • 90': Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Ahmed Kendouci (Lugano).
  • 90': Osher Davida (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Lugano).
  • 90'+1': Roy Revivo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Dereck Moncada (Lugano).
  • 90'+2': Mohamed Ali Camara (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lugano 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lugano 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
58.7 Possession 41.3
11 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
491 Accurate Passes 341
562 Passes 403
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.3
77 Long Balls 53
50 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 14
9 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 8
6 Effective Clearances 20
6 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League Qualifying

Venue: AIL Arena
Location: Lugano, Switzerland

Line-Ups

LUG FC Lugano (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 David Von Ballmoos (GK)
17 Lukas Mai
3 Hannes Delcroix
6 Antonios Papadopoulos
8 Anto Grgic
25 Uran Bislimi
21 Yanis Cimignani
46 Mattia Zanotti
91 Kevin Behrens
27 Daniel Correia
11 Renato Steffen
FC Lugano Substitutes:
Ahmed Kendouci, Damian Kelvin, Felix Gebhardt, Cheikh Ndiaye, Gjan Ajdin, Elias Pihlström, Martim Marques, Joel Bichsel, Dereck Moncada, Beckham Castro.

MTA Maccabi Tel-Aviv (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Ofek Melika (GK)
13 Raz Shlomo
5 Ali Mohamed
3 Roy Revivo
6 Tyrese Asante
28 Issouf Sissokho
36 Ido Shahar
42 Dor Peretz
9 Ester Sokler
29 Hélio Varela
77 Osher Davida
Maccabi Tel-Aviv Substitutes:
Itay Ben Hemo, Shahar Rosen, Roei Mashpati, Dan Glazer, Elai Ben Simon, Shalev Saadia, Itamar Noy, Ori Azo, Saied Abu Farchi, Hisham Layous, Elad Madmon, Noam Ben Harush.

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