KuPS vs Sabah FA 0-2
V. Simic 52'
J. Mickels 70'
Sabah FA beat KuPS 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round at Savon Sanomat Areena on 28 July 2026. V. Simic scored in the 52nd minute and J. Mickels added a second in the 70th. KuPS held 56% of possession, but Sabah FA had more shots on target (4 to 2) and no red cards were shown.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 52'V. Simic assist T. Puchacz
- V. R. Gasc for P. Parzyszek58'
- B. Armah for J. Luyeye-Lutumba58'
- 60'Umarali Rakhmonaliev · Yellow card
- 61'K. Parris for X. Severina
- Petteri Pennanen · Yellow card62'
- 70'J. Mickels assist X. Severina
- Saikou Touray · Yellow card72'
- C. Antwi for S. Heiskanen74'
- T. Jyry for N. Kujasalo74'
- 78'U. Rakhmonaliyev for A. Khaybulaev
- 78'A. Zedadka for T. Mutallimov
- 78'A. Isayev for R. Fernandes
- A. Puukko for S. Savolainen81'
- 87'J. Mickels for O. Mbina
- Brahima Magassa · Yellow card89'
Match stats
Line-ups
KuPS starting XI
- 1J. Kreidl
- 29A. Puukko
- 4K. Adams
- 28B. Magassa
- 25C. Antwi
- 10V. R. Gasc
- 22S. Touray
- 16T. Jyry
- 8P. Pennanen
- 24B. Armah
- 11J. J. Moreno Ciorciari
KuPS bench · coach Miika Nuutinen
Sabah FA starting XI
- 92S. Pokatilov
- 80A. Zedadka
- 3S. Solvet
- 5R. Dashdamirov
- 27T. Puchacz
- 13I. Lepinjica
- 7U. Rakhmonaliyev
- 11K. Parris
- 10A. Isayev
- 21V. Simic
- 20J. Mickels
Sabah FA bench · coach Valdas Dambrauskas
KuPS formlast ten
Sabah FA formlast ten
UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 24 |  Napoli | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 25 |  Sabah FA | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 26 |  Lens | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 27 |  AEK Athens FC | 3 | -5 | 3 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
Round2nd Qualifying Round
Kick-off
VenueSavon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
RefereeGal Leibovitz
