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Football.ua announces the Europa League match.
Sept. 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m.
In the UEFA Europa League qualifying round, Kolos will try to continue his European campaign by defeating Rijeka.
Rijeka – Colossus
Thursday, September 24, HNK Rijeka, 9:45 p.m. Live broadcast on Football 2. Chief Arbiter – Thiago Martins (Portugal)
Kovalevtsi is on fire. Kostyshin’s team got off to a great start to the championship, opened their new stadium, and the European Cup debut turned out to be great: Kolos defeated Aris 2: 1 away, writing the victory in gold letters in their history. In addition, the Ukrainians managed to go down in Greek history, inflicting Aris with the first loss at home in a European competition in 52 years. The “white-blacks” are in excellent shape, to be preserved for the next opponent.
Rijeka is a more serious opponent. Even from the point of view of the fact that the Croats have a much more significant experience in European competitions. At times, Rijeka plays in the group stage of the Europa League, as he did in the 2017/18 season. The team from the city of the same name finished last season in third place in the championship, and in the current campaign they did not start so well, adding only six points in four opening games, ranking sixth. The last game of the opponent, which lost to Osijek with a score of 0: 3, can also be considered a positive call for Kolos.
Kovalevtsy, in turn, on the eve of the match achieved a 2: 1 victory over Rukh, and in the table the team is in third place by the best goal difference. Don’t forget that the showdown will take place in a one-game format, and the home field factor probably won’t play its part. At least it didn’t help Aris.
The good news for Kolos doesn’t end there. On the eve of the match, Rijeka sold its leader, forward Antonio-Mirko Ciolak, to PAOK. Last season, the forward scored 26 goals in 40 games, so the Croats may feel a deficit in attacking play.
Who is the favorite of the match? Probably the chances can be safely evaluated from 50 to 50, despite Rijeka’s seemingly more experienced and state of mind. The ear is in excellent condition and it is a sin not to take advantage of it. Kostyshin’s team shows a very balanced football, and with Aris himself, the Kovalevitas did not even think about sitting on defense, organizing 20-minute rounds on the rival goal. There are two steps left until the group stage. So why doesn’t Kolos pass them on?
Indicative composition:
Rijeka: Nevistic – Raspopovic, Tomecak, Perejra, Galovic – Pavicic, Gnezda, Andriasevic, Galesic, Loncar – Ristovski
Ear: Volynets – Yemets, Gavrish, Petrov, Kravchenko – Morozko, Antyukh, Bogdanov, Milko, Ilyin – Lysenko
0: 1 prognosis
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