Twente
Pafos
Match summary
Twente came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Pafos. Pafos led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Lelê put Pafos ahead in the 40th minute. In the second half, Ruud Nijstad equalised with a header in the 62nd minute, Sondre Ørjasæter put Twente in front in the 76th minute, and Daouda Weidmann made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute.
The chances backed that up: Twente created 4.62 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Pafos's 1.10 from 6. Pafos had a player sent off.
Twente dominated Conference League matchday 3 with 76 percent possession and 28 shots against Pafos, heavily outperforming their opponents across the pitch. The hosts registered 12 shots on target and 12 corners, while restricting the visitors to just 6 total shots and 1 corner. Twente completed 728 passes with a 91.3 percent accuracy compared to the visitors' 231 passes. Expected goals heavily favoured the home side at 3.48 to 1.10. Discipline saw 1 yellow card for Twente and 2 yellow cards plus 1 red card for Pafos, alongside 13 fouls committed by the hosts and 9 by the visitors.
The match began with a 34th minute yellow card for Twente player Ruud Nijstad before Pafos took the lead in the 39th minute through a goal by Lelê, making the score 0-1. Lelê received a yellow card in the 40th minute as the first half ended with that score. In the second half, Ruud Nijstad scored a header in the 62nd minute to level the score at 1-1, and Lelê received a second yellow card leading to a red card in the 64th minute. Sondre Ørjasæter scored a right foot shot in the 76th minute for 2-1, and Daouda Weidmann added a final right foot shot in the 82nd minute to seal the 3-1 victory.
