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52% Ball Possessionn SLOVAN LIBEREC and 48% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Slovan Liberec 1 – 3 Fiorentina 
58′ Petr Sevcik 8′ Nikola Kalinic
. 23′ Nikola Kalinic
. 70′ Khouma Babacar
Fiorentina leading the UEFA Europa League Group J after Matchday 3 with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +6. Slovan Liberec are in the 4th position with just 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3.
- Before the game, Fiorentina are unbeaten in five matches against Czech opponents. Stats showing Fiorentina with 3 wins, 2 draws.
| UEFA Europa league Standing GROUP J |
OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 | ||||||
Rocking time!!! Fiorentina increasing the score in the 23rd time. It is again Kalinic to score this time with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Davide Astori. Way to go for Kalinic now scoring 3 goals so far in this Europa League season.
Oops. Slovan Liberec shortening the distance in the 58th minute following a corner conceded by Fiorentina Davide Astori. It is Petr Sevcik to defeat Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tătăruşanu with a left footed shot in the center.
Fiorentina reacting to the goal by Petr Sevcik. Yep, there it is the Viola scoring another goal to increase the lead in the 70th minute following a fast break. It is forward Khouma Babacar to deliver a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Cristian Tello.
Slovan Liberec remaining with 10 players since the 84th minute after Referee Serdar Gözübüyük gave a second yellow card to Radim Breite following a foul on Fiorentina Gonzalo Rodríguez.
Here is SLOVAN LIBEREC official starting lineup by coach Jindřích Třpišovský:
SLOVAN LIBEREC: 19 Martin Dúbravka (GK), 2 Radim Breite, 4 Ondřej Karafiát, 5 Vladimír Coufal (C), 6 Jan Sýkora, 9 Jan Navrátil, 10 Zdeněk Folprecht, 11 David Hovorka, 21 Nikolai Komlichenko, 22 Petr Ševčík, 23 Egon Vůch
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
FIORENTINA: Ciprian Tătăruşanu (GK), 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez (C), 5 Milan Badelj, 8 Matías Vecino, 9 Nikola Kalinić ,13 Davide Astori, 15 Maximiliano Olivera, 19 Sebastián Cristóforo, 20 Borja Valero, 30 Khouma Babacar, 40 Nenad Tomović
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SLOVAN LIBEREC: Sykora, Komlichenko, and Baros with 1 goal each
Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Mauro Zarate and Khouma Babacar with 2 goals each
| slovan liberec | Goals | Goals | fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sykora, Jan | 1 | 2 | Zarate, Mauro |
| Komlichenko, Nikolay | 1 | 2 | Babacar, Khouma |
| Baros, Milan | 1 | 1 | Kalinic, Nikola |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SLOVAN LIBEREC: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 15/10/16 | 1.L | Dukla – Slovan Liberec | 0:0 | 10 | |||
| 12/10/16 | Cup | Pisek – Slovan Liberec | 1:5 | R3 | |||
| 02/10/16 | 1.L | Slovan Liberec – Teplice | 2:0 | 9 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw 1 lost
| 16/10/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 0:0 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Turin – Fiorentina | 2:1 | 7 | |||
| 29/09/16 | UELG | Fiorentina – Qarabag | 5:1 | 2 |
Photo: facebook.com/ACFFiorentina
Slovan Liberec and Fiorentina players displaying the message “No to Racism” before the game.
2016 – 2017 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage, Matchday 3
Slovan Liberec 1 – 3 Fiorentina
Thursday 20 October 2016
U Nisy Stadium
Liberec, Czec Republic
19:00
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant referees: Davie Goossens (NED) and Bas van Dongen (NED)
Fourth official: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (NED) and Peter Janssen (NED)
Goals: 8′ Nikola Kalinic (F), 23′ Nikola Kalinic (F), 58′ Petr Sevcik (L), 70′ Khouma Babacar (F)
Official lineups – formations:
SLOVAN LIBEREC: 19 Martin Dúbravka (GK), 2 Radim Breite, 4 Ondřej Karafiát, 5 Vladimír Coufal (C), 6 Jan Sýkora, 9 Jan Navrátil, 10 Zdeněk Folprecht, 11 David Hovorka, 21 Nikolai Komlichenko, 22 Petr Ševčík, 23 Egon Vůch
Subs: 17 Václav Hladký (GK), 13 Miroslav Marković ,16 Igor Sukennik, 24 Daniel Bartl, 26 Lukáš Bartošák, 27 Milan Baroš, 31 Martin Latka
Coach: Jindřích Třpišovský
FIORENTINA: Ciprian Tătăruşanu (GK), 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez (C), 5 Milan Badelj, 8 Matías Vecino, 9 Nikola Kalinić ,13 Davide Astori, 15 Maximiliano Olivera, 19 Sebastián Cristóforo, 20 Borja Valero, 30 Khouma Babacar, 40 Nenad Tomović
Subs: Luca Lezzerini 1, Carlos Sánchez 6, Mauro Zárate 7, Federico Bernardeschi 10 , Cristian Tello 16, Carlos Salcedo 18, Josip Iličić 72
Coach: Paulo Sousa