Breidablik - Zarya - 0:1. Conference League. Match review, statistics

On 5 October, one of the matches of the Conference League on football took place. Breidablik (Iceland) and Zorya (Lugansk) met.

Брейдаблик - Заря - 0:1. Лига конференций. Обзор матча, статистика

Conference League

Breidablik ( Iceland) - Zarya (Lugansk) - 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: I. Gorbach (35). Gorbach (35)

Warnings: D. Myshnov (66)

Review of the match Breidablik - Zorya:

Breidablik faced Zorya Luhansk in a thrilling match at the Laugardalsvellur Stadium in the UEFA Europa League. Both teams fought fiercely, but Zorya Luhansk won with a 0-1 scoreline that remained unchanged until the final whistle. The start of the match was very tense, both teams tried to gain the advantage from the first minutes. However, on 35 minutes Zorya Luhansk scored the first goal. I. Gorbach headed the ball into the net, giving his team the much-needed advantage. This goal spiced things up for Breidablik, who tried to equalise before the half-time whistle, but failed to do so. In the second half, the game became increasingly fierce, leading to several yellow cards for both teams. In the 66th minute, Zorya Luhansk received a warning from the referee. This was a clear sign that the tension on the pitch was building and the teams were fighting for control and dominance.

After a few minutes, both teams made substitutions to freshen up the line-ups and try to turn the tide of the match in their favour. In the 77th minute, Zorya Luhansk made their first substitution, bringing on D. Antyukh instead of O. Danchenko. In response, Breidablik replaced A.H. Sigurdarson with O. Sigurjonsson. In the 83rd minute Zorya Luhansk made a second substitution, replacing D. Myshnyov with P. Mitsin. There was hope to keep the advantage and successfully bring the game to an end. However, in the final minutes of the match the Luhansk side ran into problems: two of their players received yellow cards. Р. Vantuch was cautioned in the 89th minute, and Jordan - in the 90th. Despite all the efforts of both teams in the last minutes of the game, the score 0:1 remained unchanged until the end. Zorya Luhansk won a hard-fought victory, with the first goal being decisive. Breidablik will be disappointed that they failed to score against their opponents and will have to regroup before the next match. This match demonstrated the competitiveness and determination of both teams in the UEFA Europa League. Fans can only hope that in the next rounds of the tournament there will be more such exciting encounters.

The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Gent vs Breidablik, Maccabi vs Zorya.

Statistics of the match Breidablik - Zorya:

Breidablik Zarya
3 Kicks to the goal 4
13 Blows 18
3 Blocked shots 1
7 Penalty kicks 13
6 Penalty kicks 5
7 Offences 7
5 Corners 4
0 Offsides 5
64% Ball possession 36%
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Keeper saves 3
536 Total assists 307
435 Accurate assists 218
81% Accuracy of passes 71%
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