Match report

FC Copenhagen Defeats Raków Częstochowa 1-0 in Champions League

Raków Częstochowa
Raków Częstochowa
0–1
FT
FC Copenhagen
FC Copenhagen
Aug 22, 2023

FC Copenhagen secured their first win in the UEFA Champions League against Polish side Raków Częstochowa with an own goal by B. Racovițan in the ninth minute of play, holding off a resilient counterattack from the home team for the remainder of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Raków Częstochowa 0–1 FC Copenhagen
  • • Goal: Own Goal by B. Racovițan (9') for FC Copenhagen
  • • Var Incident: Goal cancelled for Raków Częstochowa (41') due to offside
  • • Substitution: Jean Carlos replaced D. Sorescu at 23' for Raków Częstochowa
  • • Substitutions: V. Claesson and R. Bardghji came on as substitutes for FC Copenhagen at 64'

Lineups

Raków Częstochowa

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 V. Kovačević (G)
  • 25 B. Racovițan (D)
  • 15 A. Kovačević (D)
  • 3 M. Rundić (D)
  • 7 F. Tudor (M)
  • 66 G. Papanikolaou (M)
  • 5 G. Berggren (M)
  • 20 Jean Carlos (M)
  • 77 M. Cebula (F)
  • 99 F. Piasecki (F)
  • 30 V. Kochergin (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 D. Sorescu
  • 93 S. Kittel
  • 14 S. Plavšić
  • 8 B. Lederman
  • 9 Ł. Zwoliński
  • 24 Z. Arsenić
  • 12 A. Tsiftsis
  • 6 S. Czyż
  • 27 B. Nowak

FC Copenhagen

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 K. Grabara (G)
  • 19 E. Jelert
  • 3 D. Vavro (D)
  • 2 K. Diks (D)
  • 24 B. Meling (D)
  • 7 V. Claesson (M)
  • 33 R. Falk (M)
  • 9 Diogo Gonçalves (M)
  • 40 R. Bardghji (F)
  • 25 J. Larsson (F)
  • 10 M. Elyounoussi (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 L. Lerager
  • 18 O. Óskarsson
  • 20 N. Boilesen
  • 6 C. Sørensen
  • 39 O. Højlund
  • 21 T. Sander
  • 22 P. Ankersen
  • 41 A. Dithmer
  • 36 W. Clem
  • 27 V. Lund

Timeline

  1. FC Copenhagen
    9' FC Copenhagen Goal · Own Goal
    B. Racovițan
  2. Raków Częstochowa
    23' Raków Częstochowa subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Jean Carlos · On: D. Sorescu
  3. Raków Częstochowa
    41' Raków Częstochowa Var · Goal cancelled
    Giannis Papanikolaou
  4. Raków Częstochowa
    60' Raków Częstochowa subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Cebula · On: S. Kittel
  5. FC Copenhagen
    64' FC Copenhagen subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Claesson · On: L. Lerager
  6. FC Copenhagen
    64' FC Copenhagen subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Bardghji · On: O. Oskarsson
  7. FC Copenhagen
    80' FC Copenhagen subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Elyounoussi · On: N. Boilesen
  8. FC Copenhagen
    80' FC Copenhagen subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Diogo Gonçalves · On: C. Sørensen
  9. Raków Częstochowa
    80' Raków Częstochowa subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Fabian Piasecki · On: Ł. Zwoliński
  10. FC Copenhagen
    86' FC Copenhagen subst · Substitution 5
    Off: R. Falk · On: O. Hojlund
  11. FC Copenhagen
    89' FC Copenhagen Card · Yellow Card
    O. Oskarsson

    Argument

  12. FC Copenhagen
    90'+3 FC Copenhagen Card · Yellow Card
    Elias Jelert

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat Raków Częstochowa FC Copenhagen
Fouls 8 7
Pass Accuracy 84% 83%
Offsides 5 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 9 4
Corners 3 0
Total Passes 515 493
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 2 1
Shots on Target 2 1
xG — —
Shots off Target 5 2
Possession 52% 48%
Accurate Passes 432 407
Shots Inside Box 7 2
Saves 1 2
Shots Outside Box 2 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The match's momentum shifted early when B. Racovițan scored an own goal, giving FC Copenhagen the lead in just the ninth minute.
  • ▸ A crucial goal was cancelled for Raków Częstochowa at 41' following a VAR review, maintaining their deficit and impacting the team's morale.