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Latvian national football team player Andrejs Cigaņiks On Thursday, he spent all 90 minutes in the UEFA Europa League game on the field, but his Ukrainian team “Zorya” Luhansk lost in the third group tournament game.
In the third match of Zorya Group G at home with 1: 4 (0: 2), the Athens AEK conceded.
For the first time in his career in the UEFA Europa League game, Cigaņiks took the starting eleven. The footballer made his debut in the European League in the first match against Leicester City, but he remained in reserve against the Portuguese club Braga.
The guard spent 90 minutes on the field, but did not stand out with effective results.
The Ukrainian team lost the goal in the first half in the seventh minute, when Muamers Tankovičs received a pass from the partner in the penalty area and quickly sent the ball into the net. Cigaņiks was unable to enter the ball’s flight.
Less than 25 minutes later, Tankovičs passed the ball to Petros Mantalos, who burst behind the defenders’ back and doubled the lead with a filigree shot. Meanwhile, in the ninth minute of the second half, Marko Livaja reached 3: 0. Zorya made a mistake on the home side’s right after 28 minutes which increased the away team’s lead to 0 – 2. It was 0 – 1 at the break.
Zorya managed to recover one goal in the 81st minute, Vladislav Kočergin beat the goalkeeper from about 16 meters with a strong shot. Less than half a minute later, Livaya restored the three-goal advantage in the second half.
In another game of this group, “City” won “Braga” at home with 4: 0 (1: 0). The first two winners were Kelech Iheanacho, but then Dennis Praet and James Madison also stood out.
With nine points in the G group, “City” is in the first place, “Braga” is three less, while “Zorja” is still beige.
The final will be held in Gdansk on May 26 this year, where the title match was supposed to take place last season, but due to the spread of Covid-19, it was moved to Cologne. In a year, the finals are scheduled in Seville, and in 2023 – in Budapest.
Last year’s Sevilla from Spain won the Milan Inter 3: 2
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