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UEFA Conference LeagueMatchday 3FC Lugano vs Kauno Žalgiris 3-0
- Y. Cimignani11'
- E. Alioski24'
- D. Dos Santos32'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- Yigal Frid, Israel
Match timeline
- 81’Substitution
Kauno ŽalgirisG. Sirgedas ONJ. Moutachy OFF - 77’Substitution
FC LuganoB. D. Castro Espinosa ONY. Cimignani OFF - 70’SubstitutionFC LuganoA. Grgic ONU. Bislimi OFF
- 70’SubstitutionFC LuganoK. Behrens ONA. Ajeti OFF
- 61’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisL. I. Kastrati ONA. Kalik OFF
- 61’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisI. Fiolic ONG. Debeljuh OFF
- 59’Yellow cardFC LuganoD. Kelvin
- 51’Yellow cardKauno ŽalgirisA. Tolordava
Show 8 earlier events
- 46’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisY. Karashima ONA. Benchaib OFF
- 46’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisM. Burba ONL. Krekovic OFF
- 46’SubstitutionFC LuganoD. Kelvin ONL. Mai OFF
- 46’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Pihlstrom OND. Dos Santos OFF
- 32’Goal!FC LuganoD. Dos SantosAssist: B. Karimov3 – 0
- 24’Goal!FC LuganoE. Alioski2 – 0
- 13’Yellow cardKauno ŽalgirisA. Kalik
- 11’Goal!FC LuganoY. CimignaniAssist: D. Dos Santos1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
FC LuganoKauno Žalgiris- 66%Possession34%
- 13Shots5
- 1.24xG0.29
- 5Shots on Target1
- 4Corners2
- 91%Pass Accuracy79%
- 3Offsides3
- 1Saves2
- 648Passes329
- 7Fouls11
- 1Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
FC Lugano3 - 5 - 2
Substitutions
- 46’↑4 Damian Kelvin↓17 Lars Lukas Mai
- 46’↑24 Elias Pihlström↓27 Daniel Dos Santos
- 70’↑8 Anto Grgić↓25 Uran Bislimi
- 70’↑91 Kevin Behrens↓9 Albian Ajeti
- 77’↑ B. D. Castro Espinosa↓21 Yanis Cimignani
Unused substitutes 28 Felix Gebhardt, 99 Diego Mina, 46 Mattia Zanotti, 18 Joel Bichsel, 22 Beckham Castro, 33 Christian Raffa
Kauno Žalgiris5 - 3 - 2
- 22Mikelionis
- 45Moutachy
- 77Lekiatas
- 3Tolordava
- 23Hernández
- 37Edokpolor
- 7Benchaib
- 20Kalik
- 14Slivka
- 27Debeljuh
- 9Kreković
Substitutions
- 46’↑8 Yukiyoshi Karashima↓7 Amine Benchaib
- 46’↑24 Motiejus Burba↓9 Leon Kreković
- 61’↑62 Lirim Kastrati↓20 Anthony Kalik
- 61’↑17 Ivan Fiolić↓27 Gabriel Debeljuh
- 81’↑10 Gratas Sirgėdas↓45 Joris Moutachy
Unused substitutes 55 Tomas Švedkauskas, 15 Léo Ribeiro, 70 Fabien Ourega, 47 Vejas Pocius, 74 Adomas Užkurnys
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Date
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- Yigal Frid, Israel
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 |
| 36 |  Kauno Žalgiris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Player ratings
- 1
Daniel Dos Santos8.9 - 2
Ahmed Kendouci7.9 - 3
Ezgjan Alioski7.9 - 4
Bekhruz Karimov7.7 - 5
Antonios Papadopoulos7.6 - 6
Yanis Cimignani7.5 - 7
Lars Lukas Mai7.3 - 8
Damian Kelvin7.2 - 9
Uran Bislimi6.9 - 10
Anto Grgić6.9 - 11
David von Ballmoos6.7 - 12
Kevin Behrens6.7 - 13
Martim Marques6.6 - 14
Elias Pihlström6.5 - 15
Albian Ajeti6.2 - 16
Beckham Castro6.2
- 1
Yukiyoshi Karashima7.3 - 2
Anton Tolordava6.9 - 3
Lirim Kastrati6.9 - 4
Gabriel Debeljuh6.6 - 5
Ivan Fiolić6.5 - 6
Deividas Mikelionis6.3 - 7
Rokas Lekiatas6.3 - 8
Amine Benchaib6.3 - 9
Vykintas Slivka6.3 - 10
Leon Kreković6.3 - 11
Joris Moutachy6.2 - 12
Anthony Kalik6.2 - 13
Nosa Iyobosa Edokpolor6.0 - 14
Aldayr Hernández5.9 - 15
Motiejus Burba5.9
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
Daniel Dos Santos
FC Lugano
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 8.9, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 45 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
FC Lugano- W-D-L
- 5-0-0
- Scored / match
- 3.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
Kauno Žalgiris- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- FC LuganoResult0%
- Kauno Žalgiris0%
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What happened
Match report
FC Lugano beat Kauno Žalgiris 3-0 at AIL Arena, with all three goals coming before half-time. Y. Cimignani, E. Alioski and D. Dos Santos put the home side in control.
Cimignani opened the scoring in the 11th minute from D. Dos Santos to make it 1-0. Kauno Žalgiris were already in disciplinary trouble by then, with A. Kalik booked on 13 minutes, before Alioski made it 2-0 in the 24th minute and Dos Santos, from B. Karimov, made it 3-0 on 32 minutes. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Kauno Žalgiris made two changes on 46 minutes and another two on 61 minutes, while FC Lugano also made two changes on 46 minutes and two more on 70 minutes. The second half produced no more goals, and Lugano finished with 66% of the ball, 648 passes at 91% accuracy and 13 shots to Kauno Žalgiris' 5. The visitors had 34% possession, one shot on target and 0.29 xG, while Lugano had 5 shots on target, 4 corners to 2, and 1 save to Kauno Žalgiris' 2.
Kauno Žalgiris were booked twice, with A. Kalik on 13 minutes and A. Tolordava on 51 minutes. FC Lugano's only booking was D. Kelvin on 59 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Conference League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- AIL Arena, Lugano
- Referee
- Yigal Frid
- Match ID
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16 events
- 11’Goal!FC LuganoY. CimignaniAssist: D. Dos Santos1 – 0
- 13’Yellow cardKauno ŽalgirisA. Kalik
- 24’Goal!FC LuganoE. Alioski2 – 0
- 32’Goal!FC LuganoD. Dos SantosAssist: B. Karimov3 – 0
- 46’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisY. Karashima ONA. Benchaib OFF
- 46’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisM. Burba ONL. Krekovic OFF
- 46’SubstitutionFC LuganoD. Kelvin ONL. Mai OFF
- 46’SubstitutionFC LuganoE. Pihlstrom OND. Dos Santos OFF
- 51’Yellow cardKauno ŽalgirisA. Tolordava
- 59’Yellow cardFC LuganoD. Kelvin
- 61’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisL. I. Kastrati ONA. Kalik OFF
- 61’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisI. Fiolic ONG. Debeljuh OFF
- 70’SubstitutionFC LuganoA. Grgic ONU. Bislimi OFF
- 70’SubstitutionFC LuganoK. Behrens ONA. Ajeti OFF
- 77’SubstitutionFC LuganoB. D. Castro Espinosa ONY. Cimignani OFF
- 81’SubstitutionKauno ŽalgirisG. Sirgedas ONJ. Moutachy OFF