Lugano vs Celje

13 March 2025 · Conference League · Round of 16, second leg · 2024/25

Full time 5 – 4

Half-time: 3–1

Celje won 3–1 on penalties

Aggregate: Celje 5–5 Lugano. Celje go through (on penalties).

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 21’
Georgios Koutsias 42’, 80’
Daniel Dos Santos 44’
Ousmane Doumbia 90+28’

Svit Sešlar 40’
Tamar Svetlin 68’
Armandas Kučys 90+5’ (pen)
Juanjo Nieto 90+7’

Match summary

Lugano won 5-4 at home to Celje, with the winner arriving in stoppage time after 90 minutes. Lugano led 3-1 at half-time. Celje won 3-1 on penalties; Celje went through 5-5 on aggregate after penalties.

In the first half, Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud put Lugano ahead in the 21st minute, Svit Sešlar equalised in the 40th minute, Georgios Koutsias put Lugano back in front in the 42nd minute, and Daniel Dos Santos made it 3-1 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Tamar Svetlin pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 68th minute, Koutsias made it 4-2 in the 80th minute, Armandas Kučys made it 4-3 from the penalty spot in stoppage time, Juanjo Nieto equalised in stoppage time, and Ousmane Doumbia won it in stoppage time.

Key events

Lugano Celje

M. Croci-TortiManagerArgument

0’

Sebastine Ogenna OsigweArgument

0’

Kick-off

Mohamed Belhadj MahmoudRight foot shot

1-0

21’

Georgios KoutsiasShot on target

21’

24’

Logan Delaurier-ChaubetFoul

40’

Svit SešlarLeft foot shot

1-1

Georgios KoutsiasLeft foot shot

2-1

42’

Daniel Dos SantosLeft foot shot

3-1

44’

Half-time3-1

46’

Mario KvesićMarco Dulca

46’

Aljoša MatkoLogan Delaurier-Chaubet

Second half underway

Daniel Dos SantosFoul

51’

Albian HajdariShot on target

58’

Georgios KoutsiasFoul

61’

Yanis CimignaniDaniel Dos Santos

64’

68’

Tamar SvetlinRight foot shot

3-2

74’

Mario KvesićShot on target

Georgios KoutsiasLeft foot shot

4-2

80’

Kacper PrzybyłkoGeorgios Koutsias

88’

90+2’

Mario KvesićVAR: No penalty

Albian HajdariFoul

90+3’

90+5’

Armandas KučysPenalty

4-3

Ayman El WafiMohamed Belhadj Mahmoud

90+6’

90+8’

Mark ZabukovnikShot on target

90+16’

Aljoša MatkoShot on target

Yanis CimignaniShot on target

90+22’

Renato SteffenShot on target

90+33’

97’

Juanjo NietoRight foot shot

4-4

Martim MarquesMilton Valenzuela

102’

Ousmane DoumbiaAnto Grgić

102’

105’

Tamar SvetlinFoul

112’

Ricardo SilvaArgument

Renato SteffenArgument

112’

Yanis CimignaniFoul

112’

115’

EdmilsonArmandas Kučys

Ousmane DoumbiaRight foot shot

5-4

118’

Full-time4-3

Lineups

Lugano 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Celje 4-4-1-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Amir Saipi	90′	3	4	50	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Mattia Zanotti	90′	1	1	1	10	1	41	3	–	1	–
Lars Lukas Mai	90′	–	–	1	4	3	51	2	–	–	–
Albian Hajdari Sent off	93′	–	2	–	2	–	36	2	–	–
Milton Valenzuela Taken off	102′	–	1	–	6	2	42	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Anto Grgić Taken off	102′	–	–	49	2	–	1	–	3	–	2	–
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud Taken off	90′	1	–	23	–	–	2	–	3	3	1	–
Renato Steffen	90′	–	2	49	5	–	2	–	6	1	–
Uran Bislimi	90′	–	1	63	1	–	2	–	4	–	1	–
Daniel Dos Santos Taken off	64′	1	–	28	1	–	–	1	1	1	1
Yanis Cimignani Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	2	3	–

Forwards2 players


Georgios Koutsias Taken off	88′	2	1	3	3	1.18	–	1	5	1	9
Kacper Przybyłko Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	0.79	–	–	1	1	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ricardo Silva	90′	2	5	30	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Juanjo Nieto	90′	4	2	–	10	1	73	–	1	–	–
Damjan Vuklišević	90′	4	–	–	12	8	80	1	–	–	–
Łukasz Bejger	90′	1	–	1	2	–	88	1	–	–	–
Žan Karničnik	90′	1	–	–	2	–	76	3	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Logan Delaurier-Chaubet Taken off	45′	–	–	9	–	–	1	–	1	2	–
Mark Zabukovnik	90′	–	–	58	–	–	2	1	4	1	1	–
Marco Dulca Taken off	45′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Tamar Svetlin	90′	1	–	87	–	–	1	1	9	2	5
Svit Sešlar	90′	1	–	52	6	–	–	–	2	2	1	–
Aljoša Matko Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	12	–	–	1	–	3	1	1	–
Mario Kvesić Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	36	2	–	1	–	9	1	2	–

Forwards1 player


Armandas Kučys Taken off	115′	1	1	1	1	0.79	–	1	6	3	25	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Lugano L W W D L

Celje L W D W W

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Previous and next meeting

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