Thrilling draw between Celje and Red Bull Salzburg 2-2 in the Europa League

The match between Celje and visitors Red Bull Salzburg ended in a 2-2 draw, in the encounter held as part of the third round of the league phase in the Europa League competition, played on 22 October at 22:00 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

Sota Kitano opened the scoring for Red Bull Salzburg in the 9th minute, before Jesper Grænge Lindstrøm added the second goal for the Austrian side right after the start of the second half in the 46th minute. Celje responded quickly through Blaž Kramer, who scored in the 50th minute, before Armandas Kučys netted the equaliser in the final minute of regular time in the 90th minute.

The match did not witness any red cards, while each team received two yellow cards. The match was officiated by referee John Brooks.

In terms of statistics, Red Bull Salzburg had possession at 53 percent compared to 47 percent for Celje, and the Austrian side recorded 15 shots compared to 9 for their hosts, including 4 shots on target for the visitors compared to 3 for the home side. Celje also had two corner kicks compared to 3 for Red Bull Salzburg, and committed 14 fouls compared to 10 for the visiting side.

Blaž Kramer was chosen as man of the match after playing the full 90 minutes and scoring a goal, with a rating of 8.18.

According to the standings table after this match, Red Bull Salzburg sit in 23rd place with 3 points from a win and a loss in two matches, having scored one goal and conceded 4 goals. In contrast, Celje are in 35th place without any points after losing both their matches, conceding 5 goals without scoring any.