Neftchi Baku vs Balzan FC — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 20′Neftchi Baku, goal:1–0Jairo
- 44′Balzan FC, yellow card:Dylan Grima
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Balzan FC, substitution:B. Manevski
- 51′Balzan FC, goal:1–1L. Micallef
- 53′Neftchi Baku, yellow card:Jairo Rodrigues
- 56′Neftchi Baku, yellow card:
- 67′Balzan FC, goal:1–2L. Micallef
- 69′Neftchi Baku, substitution:R. Qurbanov
- 72′Neftchi Baku, yellow card:Elshan Abdullayev
- 83′Balzan FC, yellow card:Clive Brincat
- 83′Balzan FC, substitution:D. Grima
- 85′Balzan FC, yellow card:Elkin Orlando Serrano
- 86′Balzan FC, yellow card:De
- 86′Balzan FC, yellow card:
- 86′Balzan FC, yellow card:Bojan Kaljević
- 90′Balzan FC, yellow card:Justin Grioli
- Full-time1 – 2
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Neftchi Baku
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- 30Dario Melnjak▮
- 22V. Shikov
- 3Jairo
- 7A. Abdullayev
- 80E. Castillo
- 13M. Ağayev
- 11R. Qurbanov
- 8E. Abdullayev
- 17Rəhman Hacıyev
- 27Məqsəd İsayev
- 1K. Santini
Balzan FC
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- 50Oliveira
- 10D. Grima
- 18De
- 9B. Manevski
- 17A. Effiong
- 86B. Kaljević
- 1C. Cassar
- 8Paul Fenech▮
- 23E. Serrano
- 11S. Bezzina
- 4J. Grioli
Top Performers
Goals
Match report
Neftchi Baku vs Balzan FC — the facts
Balzan FC won 2–1 away against Neftchi Baku (half-time 1–0).
Neftchi Baku met Balzan FC in the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 7 July 2016, 16:00 UTC at Bakcell Arena. Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk.
Team pages: Neftchi Baku · Balzan FC · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 20' Goal: Jairo — 1–0
- 51' Goal: L. Micallef — 1–1
- 67' Goal: L. Micallef — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Neftchi Baku
- 30 Dario Melnjak
- 22 V. Shikov
- 3 Jairo
- 7 A. Abdullayev
- 80 E. Castillo
- 13 M. Ağayev
- 11 R. Qurbanov
- 8 E. Abdullayev
- 17 Rəhman Hacıyev
- 27 Məqsəd İsayev
- 1 K. Santini
Balzan FC
- 50 Oliveira
- 10 D. Grima
- 18 De
- 9 B. Manevski
- 17 A. Effiong
- 86 B. Kaljević
- 1 C. Cassar
- 8 Paul Fenech
- 23 E. Serrano
- 11 S. Bezzina
- 4 J. Grioli
About this match
On this page: the Neftchi Baku vs Balzan FC final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Neftchi Baku and Balzan FC team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.

