FC Twente 3–1 Pafos FC: hosts turn it around after Lelê red card
FC Twente beat Pafos FC 3–1 in Matchday 3 of the Conference League, despite trailing from the 39th minute after a Lelê goal. After the equaliser Lelê received a second yellow card, and late on the hosts scored two more goals.
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Number of the match29That is how many shots Twente had, against six for Pafos, four of them on target, compared with thirteen on target for the hosts.
From behind to the lead
Pafos took the lead in the 39th minute with a Lelê goal. In the 62nd minute Ruud Nijstad equalised with a header from a free kick taken by Daouda Weidmann. Moments later Lelê received a second yellow card and Pafos were down to ten men. In the 76th minute Sondre Ørjasæter put Twente ahead after a pass from Younes Taha. Weidmann settled it in the 82nd minute, with Thomas van den Belt providing the assist.
Runs and league position
Twente have now gone four games unbeaten in all competitions and scored in 13 matches in a row. Pafos also found the net for the sixth game running. However, the club have yet to win in the league phase, and their winless run of six matches in all competitions has been extended. The two sides were meeting for the first time in their history. The hosts have won all three of their Conference League games and have not lost a single match in European competition this season. With nine points they are third in the table.
Reactions and numbers from the pitch
Pafos coach Ricardo Sá Pinto said the red card for Lelê ruined his team's plan. Twente had 76 per cent possession and took 29 shots, 13 of them on target. Pafos had six shots, four of them on target. The hosts took 12 corners, the visitors one.
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Minute 762–1
Ørjasæter scores, FC Twente 2–1 Pafos FC
Sondre Ørjasæter scored in the 76th minute after an assist from Younes Taha and FC Twente went ahead. Earlier Lelê scored for Pafos FC in the 39th minute, and in the 62nd minute Ruud Nijstad equalised after a pass from Daouda Weidmann.
Number of the match: 4 of 8 — That is how many goals Pafos FC have scored in the Conference League after the 75th minute, including the goals from this match.
Minute 621–1
Nijstad equalises, FC Twente 1–1 Pafos FC
Ruud Nijstad scored in the 62nd minute, assisted by Daouda Weidmann, to level the Conference League matchday 3 game. Pafos FC had led since the 39th minute through a Lelê goal.
Number of the match: 62nd minute — In that minute Nijstad made it 1–1.
Minute 390–1
Lelê scores, FC Twente 0–1 Pafos FC
Lelê scored in the 39th minute and Pafos FC took the lead. It is the first goal of the match against FC Twente in Matchday 3 of the Conference League. For Lelê it is the second goal this season in the competition.
Number of the match: 2 — That is how many Conference League goals Lelê has this season.
Live · half-time · 0–1
Pafos FC lead FC Twente at half-time thanks to Lelê goal
FC Twente trail Pafos FC 0–1 at half-time in Matchday 3 of the Conference League. Lelê scored in the 39th minute, even though the hosts had more of the ball and took more shots.
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Number of the match78%That is how much possession FC Twente had in the first half, and they still trail 0–1.
Lelê goal despite Twente's stats. Lelê scored the only goal of the first half in the 39th minute. FC Twente led in possession 78% to 22% and took 8 shots, 4 of them on target. Pafos FC had three shots, two of them on target. The hosts had three corners, the visitors none.
Both sides' runs going into the match. FC Twente came into the game having scored in 12 consecutive matches and with three straight matches unbeaten in all competitions. Pafos FC had scored in five consecutive matches. Lelê now has 2 league goals this season.
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FC Twente beat Pafos FC 3–1 in Matchday 3 of the Conference League, despite trailing from the 39th minute after a Lelê goal. After the equaliser Lelê received a second yellow card, and late on the hosts scored two more goals.
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