Match report

AEK Larnaca Defeats Cliftonville FC 3-2 in UEFA Europa League

Cliftonville FC
Cliftonville FC
2–3
FT
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
Jul 14, 2016

AEK Larnaca secured a narrow victory over Cliftonville FC, winning 3-2 in a closely contested UEFA Europa League match. The early lead by Cliftonville's Jason McGuinness and Martin Donnelly was overturned as AEK Larnaca's I. Trichkovski, Elias Charalambous, and Joan Tomás found the back of the net to seal a hard-fought win. The game saw multiple yellow cards and substitutions that altered the momentum.

Key Facts

  • • Cliftonville FC 2-3 AEK Larnaca
  • • Jason McGuinness scored for Cliftonville at 18 minutes
  • • Martin Donnelly netted for Cliftonville at 49 minutes
  • • I. Trichkovski scored for AEK Larnaca at 60 minutes
  • • Elias Charalambous scored for AEK Larnaca at 64 minutes
  • • Joan Tomás scored for AEK Larnaca at 76 minutes
  • • AEK Larnaca received two yellow cards, one to Jorge Larena at 22 minutes and another to I. Trichkovski at 70 minutes

Lineups

Cliftonville FC

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Mooney
  • 6 J. McGuinness (D)
  • 4 C. Bonner
  • 3 L. Ives (D)
  • 11 M. Donnelly
  • 18 J. Winchester
  • 7 C. Curran (M)
  • 8 J. Knowles
  • 23 T. Cosgrove (D)
  • 9 D. McDaid (F)
  • 21 J. Donnelly (F)

Substitutes

  • 14 D. Hughes
  • 22 R. Lavery
  • 10 S. Garrett
  • 12 P. Burke
  • 2 J. McGovern
  • 5 C. Ramsey
  • 19 D. Murray

AEK Larnaca

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 15 Rubén Miño (G)
  • 33 I. Charalambous
  • 17 Juanma Ortiz (M)
  • 6 Català (D)
  • 5 D. Mojsov (D)
  • 20 V. Laban (M)
  • 12 I. Trichkovski (F)
  • 7 Jorge (M)
  • 10 Joan Tomás (M)
  • 9 Andre Alves
  • 11 Tete (F)

Substitutes

  • 70 K. Charalambidis
  • 14 V. Boljević
  • 21 N. Englezou
  • 18 Ander Murillo
  • 16 T. Ioannou
  • 13 Mikel Saizar
  • 77 C. Mintikkis

Timeline

  1. Cliftonville FC
    18' Cliftonville FC Goal · Normal Goal
    Jason McGuinness
  2. AEK Larnaca
    22' AEK Larnaca Card · Yellow Card
    Jorge Larena
  3. Cliftonville FC
    29' Cliftonville FC Card · Yellow Card
    James Knowles
  4. Cliftonville FC
    36' Cliftonville FC Card · Yellow Card
    Martin Donnelly
  5. AEK Larnaca
    40' AEK Larnaca Card · Yellow Card
    Tete
  6. Cliftonville FC
    49' Cliftonville FC Goal · Normal Goal
    Martin Donnelly
  7. AEK Larnaca
    60' AEK Larnaca Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Trichkovski
  8. AEK Larnaca
    64' AEK Larnaca Goal · Normal Goal
    Elias Charalambous
  9. AEK Larnaca
    70' AEK Larnaca Card · Yellow Card
    I. Trichkovski
  10. Cliftonville FC
    71' Cliftonville FC Card · Yellow Card
    Levi Ives
  11. AEK Larnaca
    71' AEK Larnaca subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Andre Alves · On: K. Charalambidis
  12. Cliftonville FC
    73' Cliftonville FC subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. McDaid · On: D. Hughes
  13. AEK Larnaca
    76' AEK Larnaca Goal · Normal Goal
    Joan Tomás
  14. AEK Larnaca
    80' AEK Larnaca subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Vincent Laban · On: V. Boljević
  15. Cliftonville FC
    82' Cliftonville FC subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Donnelly · On: R. Lavery
  16. AEK Larnaca
    83' AEK Larnaca subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Tete · On: N. Englezou
  17. Cliftonville FC
    87' Cliftonville FC subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Winchester · On: S. Garrett

Match Stats

Stat Cliftonville FC AEK Larnaca
Fouls 18 8
Pass Accuracy — —
Offsides 5 4
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 5 8
Corners 3 3
Total Passes — —
Yellow Cards 3 3
Blocked Shots — —
Shots on Target 3 4
Shots off Target 2 4
Possession 45% 55%
Accurate Passes — —
Shots Inside Box — —
Saves 1 1
Shots Outside Box — —

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ AEK Larnaca's I. Trichkovski equalized at 60 minutes, shifting the momentum towards the visitors
  • ▸ Elias Charalambous's goal at 64 minutes put AEK Larnaca ahead, and Joan Tomás's goal at 76 minutes secured the win, despite Cliftonville's early lead