UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE / SEASON Group G Matchday Thursday October.CET (. local time) Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Team facts... Squad list... Fixtures and results... Matchbymatch lineups... Match officials... Legend... This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa League match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head None Record versus clubs from opponents' country European Champion Clubs' Cup Date // // Stage R R Match FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv Result agg: Venue Malmo Kharkiv Goalscorers Cervin, Kinnvall Record versus clubs from opponents' country None Record versus clubs from opponents' country Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Match background are still seeking their first points in UEFA Europa League Group G as they take on an side with a fine European away record. Previous meetings The sides are meeting for the first time, and this is also Metalist's first tie against Swedish opponents. Malmö took on FC Dynamo Kyiv in the second round of the / UEFA Cup, winning at home following a draw in the first leg, which was staged in Kharkiv, as Dynamo's home stadium was being rebuilt to host the Olympics. Malmö reached the final that season, losing against Nottingham Forest FC. Match background Malmö lost their opening two Group G games. They were unbeaten in three UEFA home games this season two wins and a draw until they lost against FK Austria Wien on matchday two. Metalist have lost just one of their last nine European away games, recording five wins, three draws and a defeat at Bayer Leverkusen in last season's UEFA Europa League round of. Team facts Metalist rightback Oleksandr Romanchuk celebrates his th birthday the day after the Malmö game. Malmö boss Rikard Norling's midfield career was cut short by injury, but he made his name as a coach, taking charge of AIK Solna () and Assyriska Föreningen () before replacing FC Københavnbound Roland Nilsson as coach of the Swedish champions in June. Metalist coach Myron Markevich is a keen student of coaching he has made trips to study Fabio Capello, Christoph Daum and Carlo Ancelotti and is also an able pianist. He was named Ukraine coach on his th birthday, but stepped down in August to focus on Metalist. Last updated // ::CET Match background
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Team facts Formed: Nickname: Di Blåe (The Blues), Himmelsblått (The Sky Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: () European/South American Cup: () Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () Swedish Cup: () Tenyear record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) /: UEFA Intertoto Cup first round /: first round /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Malmö v Pezoporikos FC //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : Skonto FC v Malmö //, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg : Nentori Tirana v Malmö //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Malmö v Beşiktaş JK //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Heaviest away defeat : PFC Lokomotiv Sofia v Malmö //, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Biggest home win : Malmö v FC Shirak //, first qualifying round second leg Biggest away win : Skonto FC v Malmö (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Malmö v Beşiktaş JK (see above) Heaviest away defeat : Feyenoord v Malmö //, second round first leg Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Formed: Nickname: Metalists (Metalworkers) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: playoffs /: round of /: first round /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Metalist v FK Borac Banja Luka //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : Debreceni VSC v Metalist //, UEFA Europa League group stage Heaviest home defeat : Metalist v Bayer Leverkusen //, UEFA Europa League round of first leg Heaviest away defeat : Bayer Leverkusen v Metalist //, UEFA Europa League round of second leg : FK Borac Banja Luka v Metalist //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win : Metalist v Beşiktaş JK //, first round second leg Biggest away win : Debreceni VSC v Metalist (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Metalist v Bayer Leverkusen (see above) Heaviest away defeat : Bayer Leverkusen v Metalist (see above) Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Squad list Alltime Current season UEFA Tournament League Tournament QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // CZE Dušan Melichárek // Johan Dahlin // Dejan Garača // Tobias Uddenäs Defenders // DEN Ulrich Vinzents // Daniel Andersson // FIN Markus Halsti // Miiko Albornoz // Pontus Jansson // POR Yago Fernández // BRA Ricardinho // Filip Stenström // Tobias Malm // Filip Helander // Pa Konate Midfielders // SRB Miljan Mutavdžić // Jiloan Hamad // Jeffrey Aubynn // Ivo Pekalski // Amin Nazari // Jimmy Durmaz // Simon Kroon // Omid Nazari // Tobias Lewicki Forwards // Daniel Larsson // BRA Wílton Figueiredo // Mathias Ranégie // Dardan Rexhepi // Agon Mehmeti // Alex Nilsson Coach // Rikard Norling Squad list Last updated // ::CET Thursday October.CET (. local time)
Thursday October.CET (. local time) No. Player Goalkeepers Maksym Startsev Oleksandr Goryainov Artur Denchuk Vladimir Dišljenković Defenders Oleksandr Romanchuk Cristian Villagra Andriy Berezovchuk Marco Torsiglieri Serhiy Pshenychnykh Milan Obradović Papa Gueye Midfielders Oleg Shelayev Serhiy Valyayev Edmar Cleiton Xavier José Ernesto Sosa Fininho Juan Manuel Torres Sebastián Blanco Artem Radchenko Forwards Jonathan Cristaldo Yevhen Budnik Marko Dević Taison Coach Myron Markevich Nat. ARG ARG SRB SEN BRA ARG BRA ARG ARG ARG BRA DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * QUAL Gls Current season Tournament Gls League Gls Alltime Tournament UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Date Competition Opponent Result // League Trelleborgs FF (A) W // League Halmstads BK (H) W // League Djurgårdens IF (A) W // League Mjällby AIF (H) W // League IF Elfsborg (A) L // League IFK Göteborg (H) L // League Syrianska FC (A) D // Cup Jönköpings Södra IF (A) W // League Örebro SK (H) W // League BK Häcken (A) D // League Helsingborgs IF (H) L // Cup Halmstads BK (A) W // League AIK Solna (A) L // Cup Kalmar FF (A) D aet (p) // League Kalmar FF (H) W // League Gefle IF (H) D // League GAIS Göteborg (A) L // League IFK Norrköping (H) W // League IFK Norrköping (A) D // UCL HB Tórshavn (H) W // UCL HB Tórshavn (A) D // League Helsingborgs IF (A) D // UCL Rangers FC (A) W // UCL Rangers FC (H) D // League Mjällby AIF (A) D // UCL GNK Dinamo Zagreb (A) L // League GAIS Göteborg (H) W // UCL GNK Dinamo Zagreb (H) W // League IF Elfsborg (H) W // League Gefle IF (A) L // League IFK Göteborg (A) D // UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) L // League Trelleborgs FF (H) D // League Halmstads BK (A) W // League AIK Solna (H) D // UEL FK Austria Wien (H) L // League Kalmar FF (A) W // League BK Häcken (H) W // League Djurgårdens IF (H) W // League Syrianska FC (H) W // // // // // UEL League UEL UEL UEL (H) Örebro SK (A) (A) AZ Alkmaar (H) FK Austria Wien (A) Goalscorers Wílton Figueiredo, Larsson, (p), Mehmeti Mehmeti, Aubynn, Mutavdžić Durmaz Molins Molins, Mutavdžić, Larsson, Vinzents Molins, Pekalski Larsson, Andersson, Hamad A. Nazari Larsson, Jansson Durmaz, Larsson Rexhepi, Holm (og) Wílton Figueiredo + Halsti, Rexhepi Larsson Hamad Hamad Mehmeti Pekalski, Yago Fernández Wílton Figueiredo, Jansson Wílton Figueiredo, Larsson (p) Larsson (p) Ranégie,, Hamad, Durmaz, Wílton Figueiredo Ranégie + Ranégie Hamad, Durmaz Mehmeti Wílton Figueiredo + Mehmeti Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Helsingborgs IF AIK Solna IF Elfsborg BK Häcken GAIS Göteborg IFK Göteborg Kalmar FF Gefle IF Mjällby AIF Örebro SK Djurgårdens IF IFK Norrköping Syrianska FC Trelleborgs FF Halmstads BK W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Date Competition Opponent Result // League FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) D // League FC Zorya Luhansk (H) W // League SC Tavriya Simferopol (A) D // League FC Volyn Lutsk (A) W // League PFC Oleksandria (H) W // League FC Obolon Kyiv (A) D // UEL FC SochauxMontbéliard (H) D // League FC Metalurh Donetsk (H) W // UEL FC SochauxMontbéliard (A) W // League FC Karpaty Lviv (A) W // League FC Arsenal Kyiv (H) D // UEL FK Austria Wien (A) W // League FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (A) W // Cup FC Berehvydeyk Berehove (A) W // League FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (H) W // UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) D // League FC Illychivets Mariupil (A) W // League FC Chornomorets Odesa (H) W // UEL (A) // League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) // Cup FC Karpaty Lviv (A) // League FC Vorskla Poltava (H) // UEL (H) // League FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) // League FC Zorya Luhansk (A) // League SC Tavriya Simferopol (H) // UEL FK Austria Wien (H) // League FC Volyn Lutsk (H) // UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) // League PFC Oleksandria (A) // League FC Obolon Kyiv (H) // League FC Metalurh Donetsk (A) // League FC Karpaty Lviv (H) // League FC Arsenal Kyiv (A) // League FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (H) // League FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (A) // League FC Illychivets Mariupil (H) // League FC Chornomorets Odesa (A) Goalscorers Cleiton Xavier Edmar, Dević, Cleiton Xavier Sosa, Cristaldo, Cleiton Xavier Cristaldo, Cleiton Xavier Cristaldo, Cleiton Xavier, Plastun (og) Cristaldo, Sosa, Cristaldo,, Taison Cleiton Xavier, Dević Gueye, Cleiton Xavier (p) Cristaldo Cristaldo, Tkachev, Budnik Taison Taison Edmar Budnik Pos. Clubs FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Vorskla Poltava SC Tavriya Simferopol FC Illychivets Mariupil FC Zorya Luhansk FC Volyn Lutsk FC Chornomorets Odesa FC Karpaty Lviv PFC Oleksandria FC Obolon Kyiv W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Matchbymatch lineups UEFA Champions League Qualifying Second qualifying round (//) Malmö HB Goals: Rexhepi, Holm (o.g.) : Melichárek, Andersson, Halsti, Larsson, Wílton Figueiredo, Jansson, Pekalski (Mutavdžić ), Rexhepi (Nilsson ), Ricardinho, Durmaz, Mehmeti (O. Nazari ) (//) HB Malmö (agg: ) Goals: Benjaminsen, Wílton Figueiredo + : Melichárek, Andersson, Halsti, Larsson, Wílton Figueiredo, Jansson, Pekalski, Rexhepi (Hamad ), Ricardinho, Durmaz, Mehmeti (Mutavdžić ) Third qualifying round (//) Rangers Malmö Goals: Larsson : Melichárek, Andersson, Mutavdžić, Halsti, Larsson (Yago Fernández ), Wílton Figueiredo (Rexhepi ), Hamad, Jansson, Pekalski, Durmaz, Mehmeti (A. Nazari ) (//) Malmö Rangers (agg: ) Goals: Jelavić, Hamad : Melichárek, Andersson, Mutavdžić (Rexhepi ; Aubynn ), Larsson, Wílton Figueiredo, Hamad, Jansson, Pekalski, Ricardinho, Durmaz, Mehmeti (Stenström ) Playoffs (//) Dinamo Zagreb Malmö Goals: Sammir, Mehmeti, Rukavina, Sammir (pen), Beqiraj : Melichárek, Andersson, Mutavdžić (Aubynn ), Halsti, Larsson, Wílton Figueiredo (Rexhepi ), Hamad, Jansson, Pekalski, Durmaz, Mehmeti (Vinzents ) (//) Malmö Dinamo Zagreb (agg: ) Goals: Wílton Figueiredo, Jansson : Melichárek, Vinzents, Halsti, Larsson, Wílton Figueiredo, Hamad, Jansson, Pekalski (Aubynn ), Ricardinho, Durmaz (Albornoz ), Mehmeti (Rexhepi ) UEFA Europa League Qualifying Playoffs (//) Metalist Sochaux : Goryainov, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Fininho, Torres (Valyayev ), Cristaldo (Dević ), Gueye, Taison (Tkachev +) (//) Sochaux Metalist (agg: ) Goals: Sosa, Cristaldo, Cristaldo, Taison : Goryainov, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa (Valyayev ), Fininho (Taison ), Pshenychnykh, Torres, Cristaldo (Dević ), Gueye Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Group G Standings Club AZ Alkmaar FK Austria Wien W D L GF GA Pts Matchday (//) AZ Malmö Goals: Altidore, Elm (pen), Maher, Holman, Larsson (pen) : Dahlin, Vinzents, Andersson, Larsson (Rexhepi ), Wílton Figueiredo (Mehmeti ), Hamad, Ranégie (Mutavdžić ), Jansson, Pekalski, Ricardinho, Durmaz Austria Wien Metalist Goals: Jun, Gueye, Cleiton Xavier (pen) : Goryainov, Romanchuk, Villagra (Obradović ), Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Torres, Cristaldo (Shelayev ), Gueye, Taison Matchday (//) Metalist AZ Goals: Altidore, Taison : Goryainov, Romanchuk, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Torres (Dević ), Cristaldo, Gueye, Taison (Shelayev +) Malmö Austria Wien Goals: Barazite, A. Grünwald, Ranégie : Dahlin, Vinzents (Aubynn ), Andersson, Larsson (Mehmeti ), Wílton Figueiredo, Hamad, Ranégie, Jansson, Pekalski, Ricardinho, Durmaz (Halsti ) Matchday (//) Malmö v Metalist Matchday (//) Metalist v Malmö Matchday (//) Malmö v AZ Metalist v Austria Wien Matchday (//) AZ v Metalist Austria Wien v Malmö Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Fırat Aydınus (TUR) Serkan Ok (TUR), Alek Tascioglu (TUR) Ozgur Yankaya (TUR), Barış Simsek (TUR) Hakan Ceylan (TUR) Jevgenijs Milevskis (LVA) James Mccluskey (SCO) Dennis Cruise (IRL) Referee Name Fırat Aydınus Date of birth // UEFA Europa League matches UEFA matches UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date // Competition UCUP Stage QR Home Wisla Plock Away FC Chornomorets Odesa Result Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date // // Competition U U Stage ELITE ELITE Home Portugal Ukraine Away Sweden Portugal Result Venue Plock Venue Penalva Castelo Nelas Last updated // ::CET Match officials
Thursday October.CET (. local time) Legend :: Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS: First group stage GS: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff GSFT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off :: Squad list D: Disciplinary S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R: Fourth round SF: Semifinals R: round of R: Round of st: first leg nd: second leg PO: Playoff (Rep) : Replay PO FT: Playoff for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation playoff National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations (aet): Match decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty agg: Aggregate : Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result GA: Goals against sg: Match decided on "Silver Goal" GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: Alltime total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com. Last updated // ::CET Legend