Omonia Nicosia

Match report

Evening at GSP Stadium

Omonia Nicosia edged past Lincoln Red Imps 1:0 in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday evening. The match ended at GSP Stadium, where the Cypriot side finally turned their recent draw against the Maltese visitors into a proper victory. And here's the thing — this wasn't a performance that suggested they'd struggled before. They simply hadn't converted.

L. Diony opened the scoring in the twenty-first minute, and that was all the difference on the night. Lincoln had nothing to do all evening in terms of creating clear chances, and Omonia made no mistake when the moment came. To be fair, the visitors managed to keep things tight for long stretches, but they had nothing to do all evening when it counted.

Substitutions began in the sixtieth minute, with J. Montnor coming on for Omonia. The home side brought on L. Diony himself in the seventy-first minute, replacing their goalscorer. Lincoln made three changes in quick succession on the seventy-second minute, while Omonia's bench was reserved until the eighty-fourth. By then the result was already settled, and the substitutions were about managing time rather than changing the game.

The statistics told the story of a one-sided evening. Omonia enjoyed fifty-nine per cent possession and registered 103 attacks compared to Lincoln's 89. They fired seven shots on target — just enough to find the net once — while the visitors managed only a single effort on goal from eight attempts. Shots accuracy 0.35 for the hosts, 0.5 for Lincoln, but precision means nothing when you are not in the right places.

Discipline was not a major issue, though Lincoln accumulated four yellow cards across the match. A. El Ghobashy picked up two bookings in the closing stages, while Y. Flalhi Idrissi, E. Britto and B. Lopes each received one. The visitors could not find a way back into it, and Omonia held on for a fourth straight win of sorts — not that they were on one, but this felt like a step forward.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 7 – 1

Shots off target 11 – 1

Attacks 103 – 89

⚽ 21' L. Diony — Goal 🟨 34' Y. Flalhi Idrissi — Yellow card ⇄ 61' J. Montnor — Substitution ⇄ 64' N. Pinto — Substitution ⇄ 64' M. Toledano — Substitution ⇄ 71' L. Diony — Substitution ⇄ 71' M. Tankovic — Substitution ⇄ 71' L. Nego — Substitution ⇄ 72' Y. Flalhi Idrissi — Substitution ⇄ 84' Ewandro — Substitution ⇄ 84' Joe — Substitution ⇄ 84' F. Alvarez — Substitution ⇄ 85' Joe — Substitution ⇄ 85' F. Alvarez — Substitution ⇄ 85' Ewandro — Substitution 🟨 85' E. Britto — Yellow card 🟨 88' B. Lopes — Yellow card 🟨 90+1' A. El Ghobashy — Yellow card 🟨 90+2' A. El Ghobashy — Yellow card

Match events

21' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Goal L. Diony assist: M. Tankovic
34' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Yellow card Y. Flalhi Idrissi
61' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution J. Montnor off: A. Chatzigiovanis
64' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution N. Pinto off: A. Mula
64' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution M. Toledano off: A. El Ghobashy
71' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution L. Diony off: A. Kakoullis
71' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution M. Tankovic off: M. Mayambela
71' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution L. Nego off: A. Christou
72' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution Y. Flalhi Idrissi off: K. Gomez
84' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution Ewandro off: A. Neofytou
84' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution Joe off: L. Mason
84' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution F. Alvarez off: E. Britto
85' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution Joe off: L. Mason
85' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Substitution F. Alvarez off: E. Britto
85' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Substitution Ewandro off: A. Neofytou
85' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Yellow card E. Britto
88' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Yellow card B. Lopes
90+1' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Yellow card A. El Ghobashy
90+2' 1:0 Lincoln Red Imps Yellow card A. El Ghobashy

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

7 Shots on target 1

11 Shots off target 1

103 Attacks 89

10 Corners 3

22 Free kicks 15

4 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 14

21 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

2 Blocked shots 0

0.35 Shot accuracy 0.50

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