Lech Poznan vs KuPS Kuopio, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Lech Poznan advance 3-0 on aggregate
Lech Poznan
  • 65': Pablo Rodriguez
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2nd Leg - Lech Poznan advance 3-0 on aggregate
KuPS Kuopio

    About

    Lech Poznan are hosting KuPS Kuopio at Municipal Stadium-Poznan, Poznan, Poland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Valentín Gasc (KuPS).
    • 1': Patrik Wålemark (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Antoni Kozubal.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Palma (Lech Poznan).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Gustav Engvall (KuPS) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johannes Kreidl.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Agyei (KuPS).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Substitution, KuPS. Rasmus Tikkanen replaces Akseli Puukko because of an injury.
    • 11': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Bob Armah.
    • 13': Foul by Antonio Milic (Lech Poznan).
    • 13': Gustav Engvall (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Valentín Gasc (KuPS).
    • 18': Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 24': Foul by Petteri Pennanen (KuPS).
    • 24': Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Michal Gurgul with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Patrik Wålemark (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taofeek Ismaheel.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Antonio Milic with a through ball.
    • 29': Foul by Antonio Milic (Lech Poznan).
    • 29': Gustav Engvall (KuPS) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Antonio Milic (Lech Poznan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Foul by Bob Armah (KuPS).
    • 34': Michal Gurgul (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Offside, Lech Poznan. Patrik Wålemark is caught offside.
    • 35': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Taneli Hämäläinen.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Taofeek Ismaheel (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Patrik Wålemark (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Pereira with a cross following a fast break.
    • 40': Foul by Gustav Engvall (KuPS).
    • 40': Michal Gurgul (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Taofeek Ismaheel (Lech Poznan).
    • 41': Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Taofeek Ismaheel (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Palma.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taofeek Ismaheel.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Clinton Antwi (KuPS).
    • 45'+2': Joel Pereira (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gustav Engvall (KuPS) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Otto Ruoppi.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lech Poznan 0, KuPS 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lech Poznan 0, KuPS 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Ishak.
    • 47': Bob Armah (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Michal Gurgul (Lech Poznan).
    • 48': Attempt saved. Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS). Assisted by Taofeek Ismaheel.
    • 50': Foul by Valentín Gasc (KuPS).
    • 50': Taofeek Ismaheel (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Taneli Hämäläinen.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrik Wålemark with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Gustav Engvall (KuPS).
    • 53': Joel Pereira (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Pereira (Lech Poznan).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bob Armah.
    • 56': Foul by Gustav Engvall (KuPS).
    • 56': Mateusz Skrzypczak (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Rasmus Tikkanen.
    • 57': Foul by Mateusz Skrzypczak (Lech Poznan).
    • 57': Valentín Gasc (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Rasmus Tikkanen.
    • 60': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Daniel Håkans replaces Taofeek Ismaheel.
    • 61': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Patrik Wålemark.
    • 61': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Yannick Agnero replaces Mikael Ishak.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Michal Gurgul with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by Petteri Pennanen (KuPS).
    • 63': Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Milic with a headed pass.
    • 65': Handball by Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan).
    • 65': Goal! Lech Poznan 1, KuPS 0. Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Palma.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Gustav Engvall (KuPS) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bob Armah.
    • 71': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Alex Douglas replaces Antonio Milic.
    • 72': Clinton Antwi (KuPS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Pablo Rodríguez (Lech Poznan).
    • 72': Offside, KuPS. Otto Ruoppi is caught offside.
    • 74': Arttu Lötjönen (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Yannick Agnero (Lech Poznan).
    • 75': Substitution, Lech Poznan. Gísli Thórdarson replaces Pablo Rodríguez.
    • 75': Bob Armah (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Michal Gurgul (Lech Poznan).
    • 78': Corner, Lech Poznan. Conceded by Rasmus Tikkanen.
    • 79': Substitution, KuPS. Arttu Heinonen replaces Rasmus Tikkanen.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Gustav Engvall (KuPS) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Otto Ruoppi.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Gustav Engvall (KuPS) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clinton Antwi with a cross.
    • 83': Bob Armah (KuPS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Lech Poznan).
    • 84': Daniel Håkans (Lech Poznan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Valentín Gasc (KuPS) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arttu Heinonen.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Niilo Kujasalo (KuPS) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petteri Pennanen.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Petteri Pennanen (KuPS) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bartosz Mrozek (Lech Poznan). Assisted by Arttu Heinonen.
    • 87': Corner, KuPS. Conceded by Bartosz Mrozek.
    • 88': Foul by Valentín Gasc (KuPS).
    • 88': Gísli Thórdarson (Lech Poznan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Lech Poznan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Johannes Kreidl (KuPS).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lech Poznan 1, KuPS 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lech Poznan 1, KuPS 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    9 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    329 Accurate Passes 425
    403 Passes 507
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    6 Crosses 27
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 53
    16 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    17 Tackles 8
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    7 Interceptions 11
    39 Effective Clearances 11
    39 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Municipal Stadium-Poznan
    Location: Poznan, Poland
    Attendance: 15,172

    Line-Ups

    LECH Lech Poznan (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    41 Bartosz Mrozek (GK)
    16 Antonio Milic Yellow Card
    72 Mateusz Skrzypczak
    43 Antoni Kozubal
    15 Michal Gurgul
    2 Joel Pereira
    99 Pablo Rodriguez
    10 Patrick Walemark
    77 Luis Palma
    88 Taofeek Ismaheel
    9 Mikael Ishak
    Lech Poznan Substitutes:
    Ali Gholizadeh, Timothy Ouma, Gísli Thórdarson, Daniel Håkans, Leo Bengtsson, Wojciech Monka, Alex Douglas, Robert Gumny, Plamen Andreev, Yannick Agnero, Mateusz Pruchniewski, Joao Moutinho.

    KUPS KuPS Kuopio (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Johannes Kreidl (GK)
    23 Arttu Lotjonen
    33 Taneli Hämäläinen
    25 Clinton Antwi
    29 Akseli Puukko
    34 Otto Ruoppi
    13 Niilo Kujasalo
    10 Valentín Gasc
    9 Gustav Engvall
    8 Petteri Pennanen
    24 Bob Armah
    KuPS Kuopio Substitutes:
    Nilo Mattila, Rasmus Tikkanen, Joni Kivijarvi, Hemmo Riihimäki, Arttu Heinonen, Veikko Lahtela.

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