Vardar vs Rosenborg, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

Vardar

9': Ytalo

FT
1 - 1

Rosenborg

45'+2': Nicklas Bendtner (P)

About

Vardar are hosting Rosenborg at Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt blocked. Alves (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
2': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Alex Gersbach.
3': Foul by Nikola Gligorov (Vardar).
3': Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt blocked. Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
4': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Ytalo.
5': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Besir Demiri.
5': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Trondsen with a cross.
6': Dejan Blazevski (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Vegar Hedenstad (Rosenborg).
8': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (Rosenborg).
8': Ytalo (Vardar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Goal! Vardar 1, Rosenborg 0. Ytalo (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boban Nikolov with a through ball.
11': Foul by Evgen Novak (Vardar).
11': Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Gersbach with a cross.
18': Delay in match Besir Demiri (Vardar) because of an injury.
18': Delay in match Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) because of an injury.
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Attempt missed. Ytalo (Vardar) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Blazevski with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ytalo.
22': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Nikola Gligorov.
23': Attempt saved. Ytalo (Vardar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boban Nikolov.
23': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
24': Attempt saved. Evgen Novak (Vardar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alves with a cross.
26': Foul by Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg).
26': Visar Musliu (Vardar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Attempt saved. Ytalo (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Besir Demiri.
30': Attempt missed. Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jørgen Skjelvik.
33': Alves (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Birger Meling (Rosenborg).
33': Attempt blocked. Dejan Blazevski (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ytalo.
33': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Morten Konradsen.
35': Attempt blocked. Ytalo (Vardar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Besir Demiri.
35': Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
38': Delay in match Visar Musliu (Vardar) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
41': Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
42': Morten Konradsen (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
45': Attempt saved. Morten Konradsen (Rosenborg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicklas Bendtner.
45'+1': Penalty Rosenborg. Samuel Adegbenro draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Penalty conceded by Filip Gacevski (Vardar) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Goal! Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1. Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1.
45': Second Half begins Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1.
46': Foul by Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg).
46': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Hand ball by Anders Trondsen (Rosenborg).
51': Attempt missed. Alves (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
52': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
52': Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Besir Demiri.
53': Foul by Samuel Adegbenro (Rosenborg).
53': Visar Musliu (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, Vardar. Besir Demiri tries a through ball, but Ytalo is caught offside.
55': Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Boban Nikolov (Vardar).
61': Foul by Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg).
61': Visar Musliu (Vardar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Jørgen Skjelvik.
62': Attempt blocked. Alves (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Boban Nikolov (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Birger Meling (Rosenborg).
71': Substitution, Rosenborg. Yann-Erik de Lanlay replaces Morten Konradsen.
72': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) has gone down, but that's a dive.
72': Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) is shown the yellow card.
74': Boban Nikolov (Vardar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (Rosenborg).
74': Delay in match (Vardar).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt saved. Evgen Novak (Vardar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alves with a cross.
76': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alves.
78': Attempt saved. Yann-Erik de Lanlay (Rosenborg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anders Trondsen.
79': Foul by Visar Musliu (Vardar).
79': Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Substitution, Vardar. Vanja Markovic replaces Boban Nikolov.
81': Alves (Vardar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Anders Trondsen (Rosenborg).
82': Attempt missed. Birger Meling (Rosenborg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vegar Hedenstad.
84': Alves (Vardar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Anders Trondsen (Rosenborg).
84': Substitution, Vardar. Jambul Jigauri replaces Dejan Blazevski.
85': Besir Demiri (Vardar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg).
86': Attempt blocked. Tigran Barseghyan (Vardar) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alves with a cross.
86': Corner, Vardar. Conceded by Birger Meling.
88': Attempt blocked. Vegar Hedenstad (Rosenborg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Birger Meling with a cross.
88': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Evgen Novak.
89': Attempt blocked. Jacob Rasmussen (Rosenborg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Attempt missed. Besir Demiri (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alves.
90'+1': Corner, Rosenborg. Conceded by Nikola Gligorov.
90'+2': Birger Meling (Rosenborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ytalo (Vardar).
90'+2': Substitution, Rosenborg. Jonathan Levi replaces Alex Gersbach.
90'+2': Substitution, Rosenborg. Erik Botheim replaces Samuel Adegbenro.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Vanja Markovic (Vardar) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Vardar 1, Rosenborg 1.

Statistics

ROS		VAR
13	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
46.7	Possession	53.3
11	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
412	Accurate Passes	480
467	Passes	539
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	56
23	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
5	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	11
10	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	26
18	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Toše Proeski Arena
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Attendance: 7,839

Line-Ups

Vardar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
90	Filip Gacevski (GK)
21	Evgen Novak
6	Boban Grncarov
23	Besir Demiri
5	Visar Musliu
70	Juan Felipe
10	Boban Nikolov
16	Nikola Gligorov
48	Ytalo
9	Dejan Blazevski
11	Tigran Barseghyan

Vardar Substitutes:

Jambul Jighauri, Filip Stojcevski, Petar Petkovski, Darko Velkoski, Vanja Markovic, Igor Aleksovski, Besar Iseni.

Rosenborg (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Andre Hansen (GK)
16	Jorgen Skjelvik
5	Jacob Rasmussen
4	Tore Reginiussen
20	Alex Gersbach
2	Vegar Hedenstad
15	Anders Trondsen
3	Birger Meling
22	Morten Konradsen
9	Nicklas Bendtner
28	Samuel Adegbenro

Rosenborg Substitutes:

Marius Lundemo, Erik Botheim, Milan Jevtovic, Yann-Erik de Lanlay, Jonathan Levi, Arild Østbø.

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