KuPS vs Vardar Skopje match stats & report

2–3 After extra time

UEFA Champions League · 1st Qualifying Round · Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio · Ref Matthew MacDermid, Scotland

KuPS stats & fixtures · Vardar Skopje stats & fixtures

KuPS lost to Vardar Skopje 2–3 in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round) on 14 July 2026.

Goals and cards

24' Yellow card Akseli Puukko KuPS
44' Yellow card Valentín Gasc KuPS
44' Yellow card G. Rodrigues Vardar Skopje
59' Goal A. Omeragikj (assist B. Nikolov) Vardar Skopje
87' Yellow card E. Spahiu Vardar Skopje
90' Penalty scored G. Zakaric Vardar Skopje
90+6' Yellow card Piotr Parzyszek KuPS
90+11' Yellow card Saku Savolainen KuPS
100' Goal Bob Nii Armah (assist Clinton Antwi) KuPS
102' Goal I. Puleio (assist G. Zakaric) Vardar Skopje
105' Penalty scored Piotr Parzyszek KuPS
113' Yellow card N. Mishkovski Vardar Skopje
120+2' Yellow card F. Cvetkovski Vardar Skopje

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

KuPS

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Miika Nuutinen

1 Johannes Kreidl

25 Clinton Antwi 4 Kasim Adams 28 Brahima Magassa 29 Akseli Puukko

10 Valentín Gasc 8 Petteri Pennanen

24 Bob Nii Armah 9 Gustav Engvall 16 Tommi Jyry

11 Jaime Moreno

Bench Hemmo Riihimäki , K. Silen , S. Heiskanen , Saku Savolainen , Niilo Kujasalo , A. Heinonen , Piotr Parzyszek , Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba , Saikou Touray , Arttu Lötjönen , A. Toivonen , Taneli Hämäläinen

Vardar Skopje

Confirmed 5-4-1 Cristian Fabbiani

95 D. Taleski

3 M. Manevski 4 M. Matic 14 D. Velkovski 5 F. Najdovski 21 G. Jankulov

7 G. Rodrigues 32 D. Castaneda 8 B. Nikolov 71 Miguel Pires

9 A. Omeragikj

Bench D. Dikovski , D. Babunski , G. Zakaric , E. Spahiu , N. Mishkovski , D. Todorovski , F. Duranski , F. Cvetkovski , I. Markovski , I. Puleio , D. Danev

Form guide

KuPS at home

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

10% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Vardar Skopje away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: not available
Shots on target: not available

KuPS vs Vardar Skopje head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Jul 26	Vardar Skopje v KuPS	0–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full KuPS vs Vardar Skopje head-to-head record