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UEFA Conference LeagueMatchday 1FC Lugano vs FK Crvena Zvezda 3-2
- A. Ajeti25'
- D. Moncada84'
- A. Grgic (P)89'
- T. Elsnik32'
- R. Krunic67'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026 · 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- Florian Badstubner, Germany
Match timeline
- 90+4’Yellow card
FK Crvena ZvezdaM. Gashtarov - 89’Penalty goal
FC LuganoA. Grgic3 – 2 - 88’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Bajo
- 84’Goal!FC LuganoD. MoncadaAssist: Y. Cimignani2 – 2
- 82’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaS. Gudelj
- 81’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Bajo ONR. Krunic OFF
- 81’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Arnautovic ONB. Dieng OFF
- 79’SubstitutionFC LuganoB. D. Castro Espinosa OND. Dos Santos OFF
Show 13 earlier events
- 79’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Alioski ONH. Delcroix OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaK. Balov ONV. Lucic OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Strika ONM. Ristic OFF
- 73’SubstitutionFC LuganoD. Moncada ONB. Karimov OFF
- 67’Goal!FK Crvena ZvezdaR. KrunicAssist: M. Cham1 – 2
- 64’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Cham ONT. Handel OFF
- 63’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Pihlstrom ONR. Steffen OFF
- 63’SubstitutionFC LuganoK. Behrens ONA. Ajeti OFF
- 55’Yellow cardFC LuganoL. Mai
- 53’Yellow cardFC LuganoR. Steffen
- 33’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaV. Kostov
- 32’Goal!FK Crvena ZvezdaT. ElsnikAssist: M. Gashtarov1 – 1
- 25’Goal!FC LuganoA. AjetiAssist: R. Steffen1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
FC LuganoFK Crvena Zvezda- 40%Possession60%
- 15Shots18
- 1.46xG1.07
- 4Shots on Target5
- 4Corners2
- 86%Pass Accuracy91%
- 2Offsides0
- 3Saves2
- 348Passes525
- 9Fouls9
- 2Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
FC Lugano3 - 5 - 2
Substitutions
- 63’↑24 Elias Pihlström↓11 Renato Steffen
- 63’↑91 Kevin Behrens↓9 Albian Ajeti
- 73’↑30 Dereck Moncada↓2 Bekhruz Karimov
- 79’↑ B. D. Castro Espinosa↓27 Daniel Dos Santos
- 79’↑7 Ezgjan Alioski↓3 Hannes Delcroix
Unused substitutes 99 Diego Mina, 28 Felix Gebhardt, 4 Damian Kelvin, 26 Martim Marques, 22 Beckham Castro, 14 Ahmed Kendouci
FK Crvena Zvezda3 - 4 - 2 - 1
- 1Matheus
- 45Gudelj
- 60Gaštarov
- 3Nakayama
- 20Händel
- 33Krunić
- 21Elšnik
- 23Ristić
- 22Kostov
- 37Lučić
- 9Dieng
Substitutions
- 64’↑ M. Cham↓20 Tomás Händel
- 75’↑8 Kristiyan Balov↓37 Vladimir Lučić
- 75’↑27 Matej Strika↓23 Mihailo Ristić
- 81’↑6 Mahmudu Bajo↓33 Rade Krunić
- 81’↑7 Marko Arnautović↓ B. Dieng
Unused substitutes 50 Savo Radanović, 77 Ivan Guteša, 30 Franklin Tebo, 13 Miloš Veljković, 55 Dimitrije Šarić, 19 Ye-geon Kim, 70 Muhammed-Cham Saračević
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Date
- Thu, 15 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 16:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- Florian Badstubner, Germany
League table
UEFA Conference League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Lugano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Panathinaikos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |  Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Brighton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Player ratings
- 1
Albian Ajeti7.3 - 2
Kevin Behrens7.2 - 3
Dereck Moncada7.2 - 4
Antonios Papadopoulos7.0 - 5
Renato Steffen6.9 - 6
Bekhruz Karimov6.7 - 7
Anto Grgić6.7 - 8
Yanis Cimignani6.7 - 9
Daniel Dos Santos6.7 - 10
Ezgjan Alioski6.7 - 11
Uran Bislimi6.6 - 12
Beckham Castro6.5 - 13
Lars Lukas Mai6.3 - 14
Hannes Delcroix6.3 - 15
Elias Pihlström6.3 - 16
David von Ballmoos6.2
- 1
Rade Krunić8.0 - 2
Matej Gaštarov7.3 - 3
Timi Max Elšnik7.3 - 4
Muhammed-Cham Saračević7.3 - 5
Matheus7.2 - 6
Yuta Nakayama7.2 - 7
Vladimir Lučić6.9 - 8
Tomás Händel6.9 - 9
Vasilije Kostov6.7 - 10
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng6.7 - 11
Mihailo Ristić6.5 - 12
Kristiyan Balov6.5 - 13
Matej Strika6.2 - 14
Stefan Gudelj5.9
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Rade Krunić
FK Crvena Zvezda
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 81 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
FC Lugano- W-D-L
- 4-1-0
- Scored / match
- 3.4
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
FK Crvena Zvezda- W-D-L
- 4-1-0
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 0.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- FC LuganoResult0%
- FK Crvena Zvezda0%
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What happened
Match report
FC Lugano beat FK Crvena Zvezda 3-2 at AIL Arena after A. Grgic converted an 89th-minute penalty.
A. Ajeti opened the scoring on 25 minutes from R. Steffen, but T. Elsnik levelled for Crvena Zvezda on 32 minutes after an assist from M. Gashtarov. The sides went in level at 1-1.
Crvena Zvezda moved ahead in the 67th minute when R. Krunic finished from M. Cham, who had come on in the 64th minute. Lugano responded through D. Moncada on 84 minutes, with Y. Cimignani providing the assist. Moncada had come off the bench on 73 minutes. Grgic then converted the penalty on 89 minutes to make it 3-2.
Crvena Zvezda had 60% possession and 525 passes to Lugano's 348, with pass accuracy at 91% and 86%. They also had more shots, 18 to 15, and more on target, 5 to 4, but Lugano finished with the higher xG at 1.46 to 1.07, won 4 corners to 2 and had 3 saves to 2. Both sides were called for 9 fouls, while Lugano were caught offside 2 times and Crvena Zvezda not once.
V. Kostov was booked for Crvena Zvezda on 33 minutes, while Lugano's R. Steffen and L. Mai were booked on 53 and 55 minutes. Crvena Zvezda's S. Gudelj and M. Bajo were also booked, on 82 and 88 minutes respectively, and M. Gashtarov went into the book in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- F. Badstubner
- Match ID
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21 events
- 25’Goal!FC LuganoA. AjetiAssist: R. Steffen1 – 0
- 32’Goal!FK Crvena ZvezdaT. ElsnikAssist: M. Gashtarov1 – 1
- 33’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaV. Kostov
- 53’Yellow cardFC LuganoR. Steffen
- 55’Yellow cardFC LuganoL. Mai
- 63’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Pihlstrom ONR. Steffen OFF
- 63’SubstitutionFC LuganoK. Behrens ONA. Ajeti OFF
- 64’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Cham ONT. Handel OFF
- 67’Goal!FK Crvena ZvezdaR. KrunicAssist: M. Cham1 – 2
- 73’SubstitutionFC LuganoD. Moncada ONB. Karimov OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaK. Balov ONV. Lucic OFF
- 75’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Strika ONM. Ristic OFF
- 79’SubstitutionFC LuganoB. D. Castro Espinosa OND. Dos Santos OFF
- 79’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Alioski ONH. Delcroix OFF
- 81’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Bajo ONR. Krunic OFF
- 81’SubstitutionFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Arnautovic ONB. Dieng OFF
- 82’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaS. Gudelj
- 84’Goal!FC LuganoD. MoncadaAssist: Y. Cimignani2 – 2
- 88’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Bajo
- 89’Penalty goalFC LuganoA. Grgic3 – 2
- 90+4’Yellow cardFK Crvena ZvezdaM. Gashtarov