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Plzeň - Académica 3-1 - 20/09/2012 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2013
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Plzen
Coimbra
Plzeň earn comeback win against Académica
Published: Thursday 20 September 2012, 21.00CET
A trio of second-half headers secured FC Viktoria Plzeň an opening UEFA Europa League Group B victory as they were forced to come from behind against a dogged A. Académica de Coimbra side.
Following a 40-year absence from European competition, it took Académica time to find their feet, but they soaked up intense early pressure before shocking the hosts when Wilson Eduardo finished off a sweeping counterattack. The home side hit the woodwork in response, before second-half strikes from Pavel Horváth, Michal Ďuriš and František Rajtoral rounded off a commanding display.
Lineups
 | Plzeň |  | Académica |
| 1 | Kozáčik (GK) 88 | 12 | Ricardo (GK) |
| 5 | Hanousek | 4 | Ferreira (C) |
| 8 | Limberský | 5 | Halliche21 47 |
| 10 | Horváth (C) 4649 | 6 | Keita63 |
| 12 | Ďuriš5876 | 7 | Marinho |
| 14 | Řezník | 8 | Makelele73 |
| 16 | Darida | 22 | Rodrigo Galo |
| 17 | Hora61 | 26 | Nivaldo |
| 21 | Procházka | 28 | Wilson Eduardo19 |
| 27 | Rajtoral8090+2 | 35 | Reiner Ferreira |
| 28 | Čišovský | 92 | Cissé50 |
Substitutes | |||
| 13 | Bolek (GK) | 1 | Peiser (GK) |
| 2 | Hejda | 2 | Dias |
| 7 | Zeman61 | 3 | Júnior Lopes |
| 11 | Fillo76 | 14 | Bruno China47 |
| 15 | Ševinský | 30 | Ogu6382 |
| 22 | Malakyan90+2 | 36 | Edinho7378 |
| 29 | Štípek | 77 | Afonso |
Coaches | |||
| Pavel Vrba (CZE) | Pedro Emanuel (POR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Hannes Kaasik (EST) | |||
Standings
Group B
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atlético | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Plzeň | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Académica | 1 | 0 |
| 4 |  H. Tel-Aviv | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 14/11/2012 12:45 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
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Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.- 90+2Malakyan (in) - Rajtoral (out) (Plzeň)
- 88Kozáčik (Plzeň) is cautioned by the referee.
- 82Ogu (Académica) is cautioned by the referee.
- 80Rajtoral (Plzeň) scores!
A third headed goal for the home side may have wrapped it up. Marek Hanousek pounces on a loose ball on the left and floats it up for the winger to nod in at the back post.
