Champions League: Viktoria Plzeň recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Sheriff 2-1
CHIşINăU. Viktoria Plzeň succeeded in turn the table against Sheriff to win 2-1.
CHIşINăU. Viktoria Plzeň succeeded in turn the table against Sheriff to win 2-1. It was Sheriff to strike first with a penalty of R. I. Akanbi at the 36′. Then it was a penalty in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Bucha gave the win to Viktoria Plzeň in the 55′ minute with a goal. Sheriff lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Zimbru stadium in Chişinău on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the help of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Jeroen Manschot. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.93 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
Sheriff was in firm control of the ball 58% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Sheriff was more aggressive with 27 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Viktoria Plzeň was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sheriff shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Viktoria Plzeň shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sheriff received 4 yellow cards (P. Kpozo, G. Kiki, R. Abalora and R. I. Akanbi). On the other side, Viktoria Plzeň received 3 yellow cards (L. Kalvach, L. Hejda and J. Kopic).
After playing this encounter, Sheriff stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Viktoria Plzeň has points (0th).
Match Events
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10'10'
P. Kpozo
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22'22'
L. Kalvach
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28'28'
G. Kiki
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31'31'
R. Abalora
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36'36'
R. I. Akanbi (Penalty)
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40'40'
T. Chory (Penalty)
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51'51'
L. Hejda
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55'55'
P. Bucha
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67'67'
R. Dedic
T. Chory
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72'72'
G. Botos
R. Lushkja
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75'75'
Libor Holík
John Mosquera
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75'75'
Matej Trusa
Jan Kliment
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78'78'
J. Kopic
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79'79'
R. I. Akanbi
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89'89'
A. Ouattara
R. I. Akanbi
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90'90'
K. Qose
P. Bucha
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Sheriff will play away against Viktoria Plzeň on the 9th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.
Viktoria Plzeň will host Sheriff on the 9th of August with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (0 draws).
Sheriff and Viktoria Plzeň will play the return match on the at the Doosan Aréna
Sheriff: Formation and Lineups
Sheriff started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stjepan Tomas chose to play with the following team: Razak Abalora, Renan Guedes, Gabi Kiki, Stjepan Radeljić, Patrick Kpozo, Regi Lushkja, Moussa Kyabou, Cedric Badolo, Pernambuco, Kay Tejan and Rasheed Ibrahim Akanbi.
Substitutes
Sheriff made 2 changes: R. Lushkja for G. Botos (72′) and R. I. Akanbi for A. Ouattara (89′).
Viktoria Plzeň: Formation and Lineups
Viktoria Plzeň started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Michal Bílek played with: Jindřich Staněk, Ludek Pernica, Lukáš Hejda, Milan Havel, Jan Sýkora, Pavel Bucha, Lukáš Kalvach, Jhon Mosquera, Jan Kliment, Tomáš Chorý and Jan Kopic.
Substitutes
Viktoria Plzeň made 4 changes: T. Chory for R. Dedic (67′), J. Kliment for M. Trusa (75′), J. Mosquera for L. Holik (75′) and P. Bucha for K. Qose (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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