“Cherif Ndiaye scores the decisive goal with a powerful right-footed shot from the penalty area after a swift counterattack”
Pivotal“Rayo make four simultaneous substitutions in desperate attempt to find an equalizer”
“Zeki Yavru receives second yellow card for arguing as match ends in chaos with multiple bookings”
Rayo Vallecano
Samsunspor
Outstanding performance
Samsunspor•GoalkeeperSamsunspor secured their passage to the next round of the Europa Conference League despite losing 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano at home, advancing 3-2 on aggregate. The Turkish side defended resolutely for 65 minutes before Cherif Ndiaye's clinical counterattacking finish broke the deadlock and ultimately sealed the tie. Rayo dominated possession and territory but struggled to create clear-cut chances against a well-organized Samsunspor defense that prioritized protecting their first-leg advantage. The final stages descended into chaos with multiple bookings and Zeki Yavru's late dismissal, as Samsunspor successfully managed the game to reach the next phase of European competition.
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Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of stoppage time.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after Celil Yüksel allowed the ball to go out of play.
Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Nobel Mendy comes on to take the place of Álvaro García.
Rayo Vallecano is flagged for offside. Pep Chavarría has been caught in an offside position.
Substitution for Samsunspor: Toni Borevkovic comes on to take the place of Carlo Holse.
Missed opportunity! Sergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it went off target.
Sergio CamelloYellow CardSergio Camello from Rayo Vallecano receives a yellow card.
Rick van DrongelenYellow CardRick van Drongelen from Samsunspor receives a yellow card.
Iván Balliu from Rayo Vallecano committed a foul.
Celil Yüksel from Samsunspor earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Missed opportunity! Logi Tómasson from Samsunspor takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area after a corner, but it sails over the goal.
Corner kick awarded to Samsunspor after Luiz Felipe allowed the ball to go out.
Substitution for Samsunspor: Tanguy Coulibaly comes on to take the place of Yunus Emre Çift.
Substitution for Samsunspor: Emre Kilinç comes on to take the place of Joe Mendes.
Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Pedro Díaz comes on to take the place of Isi Palazón.
Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Sergio Camello comes on to take the place of Jorge de Frutos.
Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Sergio Camello comes on to take the place of Jorge de Frutos.
Lubomír Satka from Samsunspor is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Isi Palazón commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Missed opportunity! Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor heads the ball from the center of the box, but it sails over the crossbar. The chance was set up by a cross from Joe Mendes.
Shot on goal denied. Álvaro García of Rayo Vallecano heads the ball from the center of the box, but Okan Kocuk from Samsunspor makes a save in the top left corner. The attempt was set up by a cross from Isi Palazón.
Shot blocked. Álvaro García from Rayo Vallecano heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
Corner kick awarded to Rayo Vallecano after Cherif Ndiaye allowed the ball to go out.
Corner kick awarded to Rayo Vallecano after a deflection off Rick van Drongelen.
Florian Lejeune of Rayo Vallecano takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a direct free kick, but it goes wide of the target.
Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Rick van Drongelen commits a foul for Samsunspor.
Missed opportunity! Rick van Drongelen of Samsunspor took a left-footed shot from over 35 yards, but it sailed high and to the left of the goal. Lubomír Satka provided the assist.
Missed opportunity! Álvaro García from Rayo Vallecano took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the left after a corner kick.
Rayo Vallecano earns a corner kick after Rick van Drongelen allows the ball to go out of play.
assist: Marius Mouandilmadji
Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Samsunspor 1. Cherif Ndiaye scores for Samsunspor with a powerful right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area after a quick counterattack.
Substitution for Rayo Vallecano: Iván Balliu comes on to take the place of Alemão.
Yunus Emre Çift from Samsunspor committed a foul.
Yunus Emre Çift from Samsunspor commits a foul.
Alemão from Rayo Vallecano is awarded a free kick in their own half.
Marius MouandilmadjiYellow CardMarius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Missed opportunity! Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Vallecano took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area after a quick counterattack.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after Rick van Drongelen allowed the ball to go out of play.
Alemão from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Okan Kocuk from Samsunspor earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Corner kick awarded to Rayo Vallecano after a deflection off Okan Kocuk.
A shot from outside the penalty area by Isi Palazón of Rayo Vallecano is blocked by Okan Kocuk of Samsunspor, who makes a save in the upper center of the goal. The effort was set up by Pep Chavarría.
Missed opportunity! Isi Palazón from Rayo Vallecano took a left-footed shot from the middle of the box but couldn't find the target.
Shot on goal denied. Andrei Ratiu from Rayo Vallecano takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
Corner kick awarded to Rayo Vallecano after Yunus Emre Çift allowed the ball to go out.
Logi Tómasson commits a foul for Samsunspor.
Andrei Ratiu from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Yunus Emre Çift from Samsunspor earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Isi Palazón commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Joe Mendes from Samsunspor is awarded a free kick in their own half.
Álvaro García of Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
The second half is underway with the score still tied at Rayo Vallecano 0, Samsunspor 0.
The first half concludes with the score tied at Rayo Vallecano 0, Samsunspor 0.
Missed opportunity. Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it went just wide to the left after a set piece.
Florian Lejeune from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Cherif Ndiaye from Samsunspor has been awarded a free kick in the opponent's half.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of stoppage time.
Missed opportunity! Unai López from Rayo Vallecano took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.
Carlo Holse of Samsunspor earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Luiz Felipe commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano has earned a corner kick after a defensive play by Rick van Drongelen.
Missed opportunity! Unai López from Rayo Vallecano takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sails high and to the right of the goal.
Missed opportunity! Unai López from Rayo Vallecano took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.
Pep Chavarría from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Antoine Makoumbou from Samsunspor commits a foul.
The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play.
The match is currently paused due to an injury to Celil Yüksel from Samsunspor.
Luiz Felipe from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor commits a foul.
Rick van Drongelen of Samsunspor earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Alemão of Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in their own half.
Pep ChavarríaYellow CardPep Chavarría of Rayo Vallecano receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Joe Mendes from Samsunspor has been awarded a free kick in the defensive half of the field.
Joe Mendes from Samsunspor has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Pathé Ciss commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Cherif Ndiaye from Samsunspor has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Logi Tómasson from Samsunspor earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Unai López from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Antoine Makoumbou from Samsunspor earns a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
Missed opportunity! Marius Mouandilmadji of Samsunspor heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes over the goal and to the right. The chance came after a cross from Celil Yüksel following a set piece.
Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor earns a free kick on the right side.
Luiz Felipe commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Celil YükselYellow CardCelil Yüksel from Samsunspor receives a yellow card for committing a foul.
Isi Palazón from Rayo Vallecano is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive half.
Celil Yüksel from Samsunspor commits a foul.
Luiz Felipe commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Cherif Ndiaye from Samsunspor earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after a defensive play by Okan Kocuk.
Corner kick awarded to Rayo Vallecano after Logi Tómasson allowed the ball to go out of play.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after Okan Kocuk allowed the ball to go out of play.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after Okan Kocuk allowed the ball to go out of play.
Missed opportunity. Isi Palazón from Rayo Vallecano took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.
Missed opportunity! Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sailed just over the crossbar. He was set up by Cherif Ndiaye.
Álvaro García from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Celil Yüksel from Samsunspor earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Unai López from Rayo Vallecano commits a foul.
Cherif Ndiaye from Samsunspor is awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.
Florian Lejeune of Rayo Vallecano had his header from the center of the box stopped. The attempt was set up by a cross from Isi Palazón.
Rayo Vallecano has been awarded a corner kick after Okan Kocuk allowed the ball to go out of play.
Shot on goal blocked. Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Vallecano takes a left-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but Okan Kocuk from Samsunspor makes a save in the bottom left corner, with assistance from Alemão.
Pathé Ciss commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
Pathé Ciss commits a foul for Rayo Vallecano.
A shot attempt by Carlo Holse from Samsunspor has been blocked. He fired a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper made the save.
Missed opportunity. Álvaro García from Rayo Vallecano took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it went over the goal and to the right.
Marius Mouandilmadji from Samsunspor earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Florian Lejeune from Rayo Vallecano earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
The opening half is underway...
The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.
Rayo Vallecano return to Vallecas with a commanding 3-1 aggregate advantage over Samsunspor in this Conference League Round of 16 second leg. The Spanish side's clinical away performance puts them on the brink of the quarterfinals, while the Turkish visitors need a miraculous comeback to keep their European dreams alive.
