NK Celje v AEK Athens
2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
Franko Kovacevic - 34', 55', 80'
Dereck Kutesa - 7'
Match Formations
- Leban1
- Tutyskinas6
- Bejger44
- Juanjo2
- Sturm10
- Karnicnik23
- Hrka4
- Iosifov20
- Kvesic8
- Lisakovic71
- Kovacevic9
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Game Information
Stadion Z'dezele
3:00 PM, October 2, 2025Coverage: Paramount+
Celje, Slovenia
Attendance: 7,420
- Referees:
- Oleksiy Derevinskyi
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Celje 3, AEK Athens 1. |
90'+6' Second Half ends, Celje 3, AEK Athens 1. |
90'+4' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Petros Mantalos. |
90'+3' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha. |
90'+3' Attempt blocked. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanjo Nieto. |
90'+1' Attempt saved. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by James Penrice with a cross. |
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. |
88' Offside, AEK Athens. Frantzdy Pierrot is caught offside. |
87' Frantzdy Pierrot (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
87' Foul by Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje). |
85' Handball by Lukasz Bejger (Celje). |
84' Substitution, Celje. Rudi Pozeg Vancas replaces Danijel Sturm. |
84' Substitution, Celje. Matej Poplatnik replaces Franko Kovacevic. |
83' Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje). |
83' Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
83' Foul by Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens). |
83' Andrej Kotnik (Celje) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
81' Franko Kovacevic (Celje) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration. |
80' Goal! Celje 3, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milot Avdyli. |
80' Attempt blocked. Milot Avdyli (Celje) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Sturm. |
79' Substitution, Celje. Milot Avdyli replaces Mario Kvesic. |
79' Substitution, AEK Athens. Mijat Gacinovic replaces Stavros Pilios. |
79' Substitution, AEK Athens. James Penrice replaces Dereck Kutesa. |
79' Substitution, Celje. Andrej Kotnik replaces Vitali Lisakovich because of an injury. |
79' Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje). |
79' Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
77' Vitali Lisakovich (Celje) is shown the yellow card. |
77' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
76' Delay in match because of an injury Vitali Lisakovich (Celje). |
76' Attempt blocked. Mario Kvesic (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich. |
74' Substitution, Celje. Papa Daniel replaces Darko Hrka. |
74' Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
73' Lukasz Bejger (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
73' Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens). |
71' Offside, AEK Athens. Frantzdy Pierrot is caught offside. |
70' Darko Hrka (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
70' Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
70' Foul by Darko Hrka (Celje). |
70' Foul by Frantzdy Pierrot (AEK Athens). |
70' Darko Hrka (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
69' Foul by Luka Jovic (AEK Athens). |
69' Darko Hrka (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
69' Attempt missed. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Petros Mantalos following a corner. |
69' Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross following a corner. |
68' Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Artemijus Tutyskinas. |
68' Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
68' Foul by Nikita Iosifov (Celje). |
67' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
66' Delay in match because of an injury Franko Kovacevic (Celje). |
63' Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
63' Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens). |
63' Danijel Sturm (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
63' Substitution, AEK Athens. Frantzdy Pierrot replaces Marko Grujic. |
62' Attempt blocked. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Kvesic with a cross. |
61' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha. |
61' Attempt saved. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). |
61' Danijel Sturm (Celje) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner. |
60' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Stavros Pilios. |
60' Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross following a corner. |
59' Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Zan-Luk Leban. |
59' Attempt saved. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Petros Mantalos. |
58' Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
58' Foul by Danijel Sturm (Celje). |
57' Substitution, AEK Athens. Aboubakary Koïta replaces Razvan Marin. |
57' Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Niclas Eliasson. |
55' Goal! Celje 2, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. |
55' Attempt saved. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Danijel Sturm. |
54' Attempt blocked. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
54' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Stavros Pilios. |
52' Razvan Marin (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
52' Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
52' Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens). |
50' Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
50' Foul by Lukasz Bejger (Celje). |
50' Marko Grujic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
50' Foul by Vitali Lisakovich (Celje). |
48' Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
48' Foul by Vitali Lisakovich (Celje). |
45' Second Half begins Celje 1, AEK Athens 1. |
45'+2' First Half ends, Celje 1, AEK Athens 1. |
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. |
45'+1' Mario Kvesic (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45'+1' Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens). |
44' Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
44' Foul by Marko Grujic (AEK Athens). |
43' Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
43' Foul by Danijel Sturm (Celje). |
43' Attempt saved. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Juanjo Nieto. |
41' Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
41' Foul by Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje). |
41' Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje). |
41' Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
41' Attempt missed. Mario Kvesic (Celje) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikita Iosifov. |
37' Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
37' Foul by Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje). |
37' Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
37' Foul by Mario Kvesic (Celje). |
34' Goal! Celje 1, AEK Athens 1. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. |
33' Attempt blocked. Vitali Lisakovich (Celje) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franko Kovacevic. |
33' Attempt saved. Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Lazaros Rota. |
29' Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Zan-Luk Leban. |
29' Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje). Assisted by Dereck Kutesa. |
26' Offside, AEK Athens. Stavros Pilios is caught offside. |
24' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha. |
24' Attempt saved. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Juanjo Nieto. |
21' Attempt saved. Franko Kovacevic (Celje) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Artemijus Tutyskinas. |
21' Attempt missed. Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Kvesic with a cross following a corner. |
21' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Dereck Kutesa. |
21' Attempt blocked. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
21' Attempt blocked. Nikita Iosifov (Celje) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
20' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Lazaros Rota. |
20' Attempt blocked. Artemijus Tutyskinas (Celje) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Sturm. |
19' Corner, Celje. Conceded by Lazaros Rota. |
18' Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
18' Nikita Iosifov (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
18' Foul by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). |
14' Foul by Niclas Eliasson (AEK Athens). |
14' Danijel Sturm (Celje) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
7' Goal! Celje 0, AEK Athens 1. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson following a corner. |
6' Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik. |
4' Attempt saved. Juanjo Nieto (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). |
3' Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
3' Foul by Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens). |
2' Attempt missed. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
UEFA Conference League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiorentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| AEK Larnaca | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| NK Celje | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Lausanne Sports | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Samsunspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Mainz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Raków Czestochowa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Strasbourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Jagiellonia Bialystok | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| FC Noah | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| AEK Athens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| Lech Poznan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rijeka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| KF Shkëndija | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| Drita Gjilan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BK Häcken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KuPS Kuopio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Shelbourne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Sigma Olomouc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| CSU Craiova | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Breidablik | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Hamrun Spartans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Rapid Vienna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |

