Match Summary · Football · International Clubs · UEFA Champions League · FK Vardar Skopje · Kuopion Palloseura · Brahima Magassa · Bob Nii Armah · Nemanja Bosancic
| Metric | FK Vardar Skopje | Kuopion Palloseura |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
The score and the stats will read comfortably for the visitors, but the match turned on decisive moments around the interval. FK Vardar Skopje first lost some control when Mislav Matic went into the book on 29'38''. The breakthrough arrived at 44'50'' when Magassa found the net for Kuopion Palloseura. A brief VAR check followed, and the goal was confirmed at 45'00'', sending the away side into the break 1-0 up.
Vardar reacted immediately after half-time with Gerson Rodrigues introduced at 45'30'', but the response never fully gathered momentum. Instead, Kuopion Palloseura landed again at 48'46'' when Bob Nii Armah doubled the lead and shaped the rest of the result. A run of substitutions followed for both teams after the hour, while Gustav Engvall was cautioned on 67'02'' for the visitors.
The home side's task became steeper when Nemanja Bosancic, only on as a substitute, collected another booking and was sent off on 75'00''. From there, the closing stages were more about control than comeback hopes. Boban Nikolov and Dimitar Danev also entered the referee's notebook as Kuopion Palloseura closed out a clean-sheet win.