Rijeka 1-2 AEK Athens: result and report

Europa League · Thursday 14 September 2017

Result

Rijeka 1-2 AEK Athens

Europa League · Thursday 14 September 2017, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Rijeka 1-2 AEK Athens: match report

Rijeka lost to AEK Athens 1-2 in the Europa League on Thursday 14 September 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.

Petros Mantalos opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Rijeka's goal came from Josip Elez (29'). AEK Athens scored through Petros Mantalos (16') and L. Christodoulopoulos (62').

Discipline: Rijeka received 2 yellow cards; AEK Athens received 3 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.

Rijeka lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AEK Athens in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Josip Elez of Rijeka (8.3), ahead of Ognjen Vranješ (7.5).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Petros MantalosAEK Athens · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Josip ElezRijeka · 1-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Josip MisicRijeka
  • 42'Yellow card · F. BradarićRijeka
  • 62'Goal · L. ChristodoulopoulosAEK Athens · 1-2
  • 64'Yellow card · Hélder LopesAEK Athens
  • 71'Yellow card · André SimõesAEK Athens
  • 87'Yellow card · Sergio AraujoAEK Athens

Team news

Rijeka line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andrej Prskalo, Marko Vesovic, Dario Župarić, Josip Elez, Leonard Žuta, Filip Bradarić, Josip Misic, Zoran Kvrzic, Alexander Gorgon, Héber, Mario Gavranović

AEK Athens line-up (4-2-3-1)

Giannis Anestis, M. Bakakis, Ognjen Vranješ, Jorge Ribolzi, Hélder Lopes, Jakob Johansson, André Simões, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Petros Mantalos, V. Klonaridis, Marko Livaja