UEFA Champions League | Play-offs | 2026-08-26 04:00 JST
LASK Linz
5–1
- 32' M. Usor
- 48' R. Ljubičić
- 58' S. Adeniran
- 90' F. Flecker
- 109' S. Adeniran
- 21' C. McGregor
Match summary
LASK Linz took on Celtic in the UEFA Champions League Play-offs on August 26. LASK Linz came out on top of a thrilling 5-1 shootout against Celtic. It was 1-1 at half-time. LASK Linz scored 4 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: LASK Linz – R. Ljubičić, M. Usor, S. Adeniran (2 goals) and F. Flecker; Celtic – C. McGregor. Assists: LASK Linz – S. Horvath, M. Usor and K. Daněk; Celtic – Yang Hyun-Jun.
Possession: LASK Linz 49%, Celtic 51%. Shots: LASK Linz 40, Celtic 8. LASK Linz scored 5 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: LASK Linz 2, Celtic 1.
Team stats
LASK Linz
3-5-2
4-2-3-1
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| LASK Linz | Stat | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 40 | Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 18 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 14 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 24 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 16 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 574 | Passes | 648 |
| 465 | Accurate passes | 544 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Player stats
LASK Linz
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | L. Jungwirth | 0 | 25(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 120 | ||||||||||
| DF | X. Mbuyamba | 0 | 2 | 50(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 120 | 2 | 5 | 9(5) | |||||
| DF | Alemão | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 99 | 4 | 11(8) | |||
| DF | A. Andrade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 64(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 12(4) | |||
| MF | K. Jørgensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 | 86 | 2 | 6(5) | |||||
| MF | R. Ljubičić | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 81 | 1 | 5(2) | |||||
| MF | M. Bogarde | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8.3 | 120 | 5 | 2 | 16(10) | |||
| MF | S. Horvath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 43(84%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 7(6) | ||
| MF | G. Bello | 1 | 0 | 2(40%) | 1 | 38(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.6 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 16(5) | ||
| FW | M. Usor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19(79%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 | 99 | 5 | 9(None) | |||||
| FW | S. Adeniran | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 120 | 1 | 22(4) | ||||
| MF | A. Schöpf | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 18(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 39 | 3(2) | |||||||
| FW | F. Flecker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5(56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 14 | 1 | 1(1) | |||||
| DF | M. Freckleton | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 14(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 21 | 1 | 3(3) | ||||||
| MF | K. Daněk | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 5(100%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2(2) | ||||
| FW | C. Lang | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 21 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| DF | Y. Dibango | 0 | 3(43%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 20 | ||||||||||
| GK | T. Schützenauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Fabian Schillinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Manoël Verhaeghe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | A. Smakaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | V. Sinisalo | 0 | 44(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 120 | 3(3) | ||||||||
| DF | Colby Donovan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 5(4) | |||
| DF | C. Carter-Vickers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 90 | 8(6) | ||||||
| DF | A. Trusty | 0 | 2 | 4 | 71(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 120 | 2 | 10(7) | ||||||
| DF | K. Tierney | 0 | 2 | 28(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 71 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| MF | C. McGregor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 90(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 5(4) | |
| MF | M. Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 23(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 3(2) | ||||
| MF | C. Durán | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 1 | 27(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.5 | 120 | 1 | 18(9) | ||
| MF | B. Nygren | 0 | 1 | 28(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.2 | 63 | 6(2) | ||||||
| MF | Yang Hyun-Jun | 0 | 1 | 16(80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 | 63 | 2 | 9(4) | |||||
| FW | K. Høgh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1 | 21(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.9 | 120 | 15(4) | ||
| FW | S. Tounekti | 0 | 1 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 57 | 1 | 5(2) | ||||||
| MF | R. Hatate | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 57 | 2 | 7(3) | |||||
| DF | L. Scales | 1 | 0 | 28(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 49 | 2 | 6(4) | ||||||
| MF | L. McCowan | 0 | 2 | 13(65%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 49 | 2 | 14(4) | |||||
| DF | D. Murray | 0 | 1 | 24(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 12(8) | ||||||||
| DF | A. Ralston | 0 | 1 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 30 | 2(2) | |||||||
| GK | R. Doohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | H. Hassan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Forrest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Balikwisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | C. Osmand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | J. Kenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
LASK Linz
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | L. Jungwirth |
| Starter | DF | 4 | X. Mbuyamba |
| Starter | DF | 43 | Alemão |
| Starter | DF | 16 | A. Andrade |
| Starter | MF | 20 | K. Jørgensen |
| Starter | MF | 10 | R. Ljubičić |
| Starter | MF | 6 | M. Bogarde |
| Starter | MF | 30 | S. Horvath |
| Starter | MF | 2 | G. Bello |
| Starter | FW | 8 | M. Usor |
| Starter | FW | 7 | S. Adeniran |
| Bench | DF | 25 | Y. Dibango |
| Bench | DF | 3 | M. Freckleton |
| Bench | FW | 29 | F. Flecker |
| Bench | MF | 9 | K. Daněk |
| Bench | FW | 27 | C. Lang |
| Bench | MF | 18 | A. Schöpf |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 33 | T. Schützenauer |
| Bench | GK | 50 | Fabian Schillinger |
| Bench | 21 | M. Verhaeghe | |
| Bench | MF | 5 | A. Smakaj |
Celtic
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | V. Sinisalo |
| Starter | DF | 51 | Colby Donovan |
| Starter | DF | 20 | C. Carter-Vickers |
| Starter | DF | 6 | A. Trusty |
| Starter | DF | 63 | K. Tierney |
| Starter | MF | 42 | C. McGregor |
| Starter | MF | 22 | M. Bauer |
| Starter | MF | 11 | C. Durán |
| Starter | MF | 8 | B. Nygren |
| Starter | MF | 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
| Starter | FW | 9 | K. Høgh |
| Bench | DF | 56 | A. Ralston |
| Bench | DF | 5 | L. Scales |
| Bench | DF | 47 | D. Murray |
| Bench | MF | 41 | R. Hatate |
| Bench | FW | 17 | S. Tounekti |
| Bench | MF | 14 | L. McCowan |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | R. Doohan |
| Bench | FW | 19 | C. Osmand |
| Bench | MF | 49 | J. Forrest |
| Bench | FW | 24 | J. Kenny |
| Bench | FW | 10 | M. Balikwisha |
| Bench | FW | 23 | H. Hassan |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 21' | Celtic | ⚽ Goal | C. McGregor | 0-1 |
| 1H 32' | LASK Linz | ⚽ Goal | M. Usor | 1-1 |
| 2H 3' | LASK Linz | ⚽ Goal | R. Ljubičić | 2-1 |
| 2H 13' | LASK Linz | ⚽ Goal | S. Adeniran | 3-1 |
| 2H 18' | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Nygren → IN R. Hatate | |
| 2H 18' | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Yang Hyun-Jun → IN S. Tounekti | |
| 2H 26' | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Tierney → IN L. Scales | |
| 2H 26' | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Bauer → IN L. McCowan | |
| 2H 29' | LASK Linz | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Usor | |
| 2H 29' | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Colby Donovan → IN D. Murray | |
| 2H 36' | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Ljubičić → IN A. Schöpf | |
| 2H 41' | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Jørgensen → IN F. Flecker | |
| 2H 45+3' | LASK Linz | 🟨 Yellow card | Alemão | |
| 2H 45' | LASK Linz | ⚽ Goal | F. Flecker | 4-1 |
| 延長91分 | Celtic | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Carter-Vickers → IN A. Ralston | |
| 延長99分 | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Horvath → IN M. Freckleton | |
| 延長99分 | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Alemão → IN K. Daněk | |
| 延長99分 | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Usor → IN C. Lang | |
| 延長100分 | LASK Linz | 🔄 Substitution | OUT → IN Y. Dibango | |
| 延長103分 | Celtic | 🟨 Yellow card | L. McCowan | |
| 延長109分 | LASK Linz | ⚽ Goal | S. Adeniran | 5-1 |
| 延長115分 | LASK Linz | ❌ Penalty missed | S. Adeniran |
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