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NK Celje vs AEK Athens, 1st Leg

FA Cup
NK Celje
NKC
0-4
Final
AEK Athens
AEK
1st Leg
Stadion Z'dezele

Match pulse

NKCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTAEK
59%Possession41%
8Shots20
1On target11
8Corners5
6Saves1
14Fouls10
30'Darko HrkaNKC45'Orbelín PinedaAEK57'Aboubakary KoitaAEK81'David CastroNKC
Team1H2HT
NKC000
AEK314

Who won: AEK Athens 4-0

AEK Athens beat NK Celje 4-0 in 1st Leg on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Stadion Z'dezele. Goals for AEK Athens: Barnabás Varga (3'), Aboubakary Koita (33'), Mijat Gacinovic (36') and Harold Moukoudi (49').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Harold MoukoudiCD-R
  2. 27.6Luka JovicCF-L
  3. 37.5Barnabás VargaCF-R
  4. 47.4Thomas StrakoshaG
  5. 57.3Razvan MarinCM-R
  6. 67.2Mijat GacinovicRM
  7. 77.0Aboubakary KoitaLM
  8. 86.8Filipe RelvasCD-L
  9. 96.8Stavros PiliosLB
  10. 106.7Lazaros RotaRB
  11. 116.1Milot AvdyliSUB
  12. 126.1Dereck KutesaSUB

Team stats

NKCAEK
14Fouls10
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
8Corner Kicks5
6Saves1
58.6Possession41.4
8SHOTS20
1ON GOAL11
0.1On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
434Accurate Passes304
499Passes354
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses2
17Crosses9
0.2Cross %0.2
43Long Balls24
29Accurate Long Balls12
0.7Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots4
14Effective Tackles14
22Tackles15
0.6Tackle %0.9
4Interceptions13
19Effective Clearances22
19Clearances22

Player of the game

Harold Moukoudi

AEK · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

7%
NKC · 0.08 xG
75%
Draw
18%
AEK · 0.20 xG

AEK Athens created better chances: they win this game 18% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Celje 0, AEK Athens 4.
  2. Second Half ends, Celje 0, AEK Athens 4.
  3. 90'+4'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  4. 90'+3'

    Delay in match (Celje).

  5. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Celje. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.

  6. 90'+2'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Milot Avdyli (Celje) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Juanjo Nieto.

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  8. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Juanjo Nieto (Celje).

  9. 88'

    Free kick won

    Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Varga

    Substitution, AEK Athens. Dimitris Kaloskamis replaces Barnabás Varga.

    D. Kaloskamis

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Seslar

    Substitution, Celje. Ivica Vidovic replaces Svit Seslar.

    I. Vidovic

  12. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Armandas Kucys (Celje).

  13. 85'

    Free kick won

    Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 83'

    Free kick won

    Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Celje).

  16. 83'

    Free kick won

    Milot Avdyli (Celje) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens).

  18. 81'

    Yellow card

    David Castro (Celje) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Castro

  19. 81'NKC

    Free kick won

    Zine (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by David Castro (Celje).

  21. 79'AEK

    Free kick won

    Juanjo Nieto (Celje) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens).

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Gacinovic

    Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Mijat Gacinovic.

    P. Mantalos

  24. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Jovic

    Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Luka Jovic.

    Zini

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zan-Luk Leban (Celje).

    D. Kutesa

Leaders

NKCAEK
Total Shots
Svit Seslar
3
Luka Jovic
4
Accurate Passes
Lukasz Bejger
66
Filipe Relvas
55
Saves
Zan-Luk Leban
6
Thomas Strakosha
1

Season seriesNKC leads series 1-0