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AEK Athens vs CSU Craiova

FA Cup
AEK Athens
4-1-1
3-2
Final
CSU Craiova
2-1-3
OPAP Arena

Match pulse

AEKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTUCRA
52%Possession48%
19Shots15
5On target5
7Corners4
3Saves2
8Fouls18
5'Domagoj VidaAEK72'Stefan BaiaramUCRA82'TelesUCRA82'Dereck KutesaAEK90'+2'Alexandru CretuUCRA90'+4'Pavlo IsenkoUCRA90'+11'Nicusor BancuUCRA90'+12'Lazaros RotaAEK90'+16'Pavlo IsenkoUCRA
Team1H2HT
AEK033
UCRA112

Who won: AEK Athens 3-2

AEK Athens beat CSU Craiova 3-2 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at OPAP Arena. Goals for AEK Athens: Domagoj Vida (65'), Dereck Kutesa (90'+8') and Luka Jovic (90'+15' pen). Goals for CSU Craiova: Stefan Baiaram (30') and Alexandru Cicaldau (59').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Luka JovicF
  2. 27.3Domagoj VidaCD-R
  3. 37.0Razvan MarinCM-R
  4. 46.8Alexandru CicaldauCM-L
  5. 56.5Stefan BaiaramLM
  6. 66.5Assad Al-HamlawiF
  7. 76.4Thomas StrakoshaG
  8. 86.4Stavros PiliosLB
  9. 96.4Petros MantalosCM-L
  10. 106.4Roberto PereyraLM
  11. 116.4Orbelín PinedaRM
  12. 126.3Filipe RelvasCD-L

Team stats

AEKUCRA
8Fouls18
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
6Offsides2
7Corner Kicks4
3Saves2
52Possession48
19SHOTS15
5ON GOAL5
0.3On Target %0.3
2Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
341Accurate Passes314
419Passes401
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
12Accurate Crosses6
28Crosses9
0.4Cross %0.7
56Long Balls52
26Accurate Long Balls23
0.5Long Balls %0.4
5Blocked Shots5
8Effective Tackles11
12Tackles16
0.7Tackle %0.7
4Interceptions9
12Effective Clearances25
12Clearances25

Player of the game

Luka Jovic

AEK · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

71%
AEK · 0.93 xG
26%
Draw
3%
UCRA · 0.14 xG

AEK Athens created better chances: they win this game 71% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, AEK Athens 3, Universitatea Craiova 2.
  2. 90'+16'

    Red card

    Pavlo Isenko (Universitatea Craiova) is shown the red card.

    P. Isenko

  3. Second Half ends, AEK Athens 3, Universitatea Craiova 2.
  4. GOAL90'+15'

    Goal! Penalty

    L. Jovic

    Goal! AEK Athens 3, Universitatea Craiova 2. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    AEK 3 - 2 UCRA
  5. 90'+13'AEK

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Penalty AEK Athens.

  6. 90'+12'Lazaros Rota

    Yellow card

    Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card.

    L. Rota

  7. 90'+12'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Lyes Houri (Universitatea Craiova) after a foul in the penalty area.

  8. 90'+12'UCR

    Foul

    Penalty AEK Athens. Domagoj Vida draws a foul in the penalty area.

  9. 90'+11'AEK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Juraj Badelj.

  10. 90'+11'

    Yellow card

    Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    N. Bancu

  11. 90'+10'

    Free kick won

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

  12. 90'+10'

    Foul

    Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova).

  13. GOAL90'+8'

    Goal! Header

    D. Kutesa · ast N. Eliasson

    Goal! AEK Athens 2, Universitatea Craiova 2. Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.

    AEK 2 - 2 UCRA
  14. 90'+6'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Mekvabishvili

    Substitution, Universitatea Craiova. Vasile Mogos replaces Anzor Mekvabishvili.

    V. Mogos

  15. 90'+6'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Teles

    Substitution, Universitatea Craiova. Nikola Stevanovic replaces Samuel Teles.

    N. Stevanovic

  16. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Oleksandr Romanchuk (Universitatea Craiova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 90'+5'AEK

    Foul

    Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).

  18. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Pavlo Isenko (Universitatea Craiova) is shown the yellow card.

    P. Isenko

  19. 90'+4'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  20. 90'+3'

    Delay in match because of an injury Oleksandr Romanchuk (Universitatea Craiova).

  21. 90'+3'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a set piece situation.

    M. Grujic

  22. 90'+3'AEK

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  23. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Alexandru Cretu (Universitatea Craiova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Cretu

  24. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Marko Grujic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Alexandru Cretu (Universitatea Craiova).

Leaders

AEKUCRA
Total Shots
Luka Jovic
6
Teles
4
Accurate Passes
Filipe Relvas
65
Juraj Badelj
40
Saves
Thomas Strakosha
3
Pavlo Isenko
2

Season seriesAEK leads series 1-0-1