Omonia Nicosia’s 3-0 win leaves Celje without a point
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Omonia Nicosia beat Celje 3-0 after goals from Jaden Sean Montnor, Muamer Tanković and Senou Coulibaly. Celje had more possession, but Omonia created the clearer chances and moved to #6 with 6 points from 2 games.
Match report
Montnor puts Omonia in control
Omonia Nicosia defeated Celje 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League League Stage - 2 at Stadion Z’dežele. The visitors led 1-0 at half-time and completed the win without conceding.
Jaden Sean Montnor scored the opener in the 16th minute, assisted by Ewandro, to make it 0-1. Muamer Tanković doubled Omonia Nicosia’s advantage in the 59th minute, with Jean-Kevin Duverne providing the assist for 0-2. Senou Coulibaly scored the last goal in the 84th minute after a pass from Mihlali Mayambela, securing the 0-3 final score.
Celje had possession but Omonia had the edge
Celje held 61% possession and completed 594 accurate passes, compared with Omonia Nicosia’s 39% and 351 accurate passes. That control did not translate into goals: Celje had 12 shots to Omonia’s 14, while Omonia led shots on goal 6-2. The visitors also had the higher expected-goals figure, 2.12 to Celje’s 0.97, supporting the margin of victory despite Celje’s greater share of the ball.
Celje collected four yellow cards, including those shown to Artemijus Tutyskinas, Łukasz Bejger, Mario Kvesić and Benjamin Verbič. Omonia received two, for Montnor and Coulibaly. There were no red cards.
Omonia move to sixth
In the post-match standings, Omonia Nicosia are ranked #6 with 6 points from 2 games, while Celje are ranked #35 with 0 points from 2 games. Omonia are 6 points ahead of Celje. The result extends Omonia’s pre-match sequence of Draw, Win, Loss, Win, Win, Win with another victory; Celje arrived after two losses.
Tanković was the standout performer, rated 7.8 after 69 minutes and one goal.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Juventus | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Benfica | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ferencvarosi TC | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Lyon | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Olympiakos Piraeus | WW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | Sparta Praha | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Union St. Gilloise | DW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Rennes | WD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Zagreb | WD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16 | AC Milan | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Jagiellonia | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 | OFI | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 19 | Torreense | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 20 | AZ Alkmaar | WL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | Red Bull Salzburg | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23 | Lillestrom | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 24 | Levski Sofia | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 25 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | Sturm Graz | LD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 | NEC Nijmegen | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 28 | Celta Vigo | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | Anderlecht | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31 | Plzen | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 32 | Marseille | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 | Celtic | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 34 | Ararat-Armenia | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 35 | Celje | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36 | Lech Poznan | LL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |