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KuPS Kuopio vs Vardar: match report

KuPS Kuopio hosted Vardar at Vare Areena TN on Tuesday 14 July 2026, in the UCL Qualifying (round 1). Matthew Macdermid is the referee.

Result and scorers

KuPS Kuopio 2-3 Vardar. Goals: Azer Omeragikj 59' for Vardar; Goran Zakaric 90'+1' (pen) for Vardar; Bob Armah 100' for KuPS Kuopio; Ian Puleio 102' for Vardar; Piotr Parzyszek 105'+1' (pen) for KuPS Kuopio. Attendance: 2,887.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 24' Yellow card: Akseli Puukko (KuPS Kuopio)
  • 44' Yellow card: Valentín Gasc (KuPS Kuopio)
  • 44' Yellow card: Gerson Rodrigues (Vardar)
  • 59' Goal: Azer Omeragikj (Vardar) 0-1
  • 87' Yellow card: Ediz Spahiu (Vardar)
  • 90'+1' Penalty: Goran Zakaric (Vardar) 0-2
  • 90'+6' Yellow card: Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS Kuopio)
  • 90'+11' Yellow card: Saku Savolainen (KuPS Kuopio)
  • 100' Goal: Bob Armah (KuPS Kuopio) 1-2
  • 102' Goal: Ian Puleio (Vardar) 1-3
  • 105'+1' Penalty: Piotr Parzyszek (KuPS Kuopio) 2-3
  • 113' Yellow card: Nenad Miskovski (Vardar)
  • 120'+2' Yellow card: Filip Cvetkovski (Vardar)
Match stats (contains the result)
0%Possession0%
0Shots0
0Shots on target0
0Corners0
0Fouls0
0Offsides0
0Saves0
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

Line-ups

KuPS Kuopio 4-2-3-1

Coach: Miika Nuutinen

  1. 1 Johannes Kreidl GK
  2. 29 Akseli Puukko DEF
  3. 28 Brahima Magassa DEF
  4. 4 Kasim Adams DEF
  5. 25 Clinton Antwi DEF
  6. 8 Petteri Pennanen MID
  7. 10 Valentín Gasc MID
  8. 16 Tommi Jyry MID
  9. 9 Gustav Engvall FWD
  10. 24 Bob Nii Armah DEF
  11. 11 Jaime Moreno FWD

Bench

  • 6 Saku Savolainen DEF
  • 22 Saikou Touray MID
  • 20 Piotr Parzyszek FWD
  • 23 Arttu Lötjönen DEF
  • 13 Niilo Kujasalo MID
  • 21 Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba FWD
  • 12 Hemmo Riihimäki GK
  • 37 Kasperi Silen GK
  • 3 Saku Heiskanen DEF
  • 33 Taneli Hämäläinen DEF
  • 26 Aaro Toivonen MID
  • 17 Arttu Heinonen MID

Vardar 5-2-3

Coach: Cristian Fabbiani

  1. 95 Davor Taleski GK
  2. 21 Georgije Jankulov DEF
  3. 5 Filip Najdovski DEF
  4. 14 Darko Velkovski DEF
  5. 4 Mislav Matic DEF
  6. 3 Mihail Manevski DEF
  7. 32 Diego Castañeda MID
  8. 8 Boban Nikolov MID
  9. 71 Miguel Pires MID
  10. 7 Gerson Rodrigues FWD
  11. 9 Azer Omeragikj FWD

Bench

  • 17 Ediz Spahiu FWD
  • 34 Ian Puleio FWD
  • 10 Goran Zakaric MID
  • 27 Filip Cvetkovski DEF
  • 18 Nenad Miskovski DEF
  • 6 David Babunski MID
  • 1 Daniel Dikovski GK
  • 23 Filip Duranski DEF
  • 49 Dimitar Danev MID
  • 22 Dimitar Todorovski FWD
  • 31 Ivo Markovski FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 7 July 2026: Vardar 0-2 KuPS Kuopio