Sabah FA vs KuPS 1-0
V. Simic 45'
Sabah FA beat KuPS 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round at Bank Respublika Arena on 21 July 2026. Vasif Simic scored the only goal in first-half stoppage time, 45', and Sabah dominated the match with 64% possession and 24 shots to KuPS's seven.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- V. Simic assist I. Lepinjica45'
- 46'G. Engvall for S. Touray
- 47'Tommi Jyry · Yellow card
- Kaheem Parris · Yellow card49'
- 61'P. Parzyszek for J. J. Moreno Ciorciari
- 61'B. Armah for J. Luyeye-Lutumba
- K. Parris for X. Severina66'
- A. Isayev for O. Mbina66'
- 68'C. Antwi for T. Hamalainen
- 77'Jaime Moreno · Yellow card
- 82'V. R. Gasc for N. Kujasalo
Match stats
Line-ups
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 starting XI
- 1J. Kreidl
- 29A. Puukko
- 28B. Magassa
- 4K. Adams
- 25C. Antwi
- 10V. R. Gasc
- 8P. Pennanen
- 16T. Jyry
- 24B. Armah
- 20P. Parzyszek
- 9G. Engvall
KuPS bench · coach Miika Nuutinen
Sabah FA formlast ten
KuPS 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
VenueBank Respublika Arena, Absheron
RefereeLukasz Kuzma
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