UEFA Europa League - 2020/21 SeasonMatch press kits | ||
 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
(First leg: 3-3)
Rhein-Neckar-Arena - SinsheimThursday 25 February 2021 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Round of 32, Second leg |  Molde FK |
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Match officials Only this chapter
- RefereeAleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
- Assistant refereesDmitri Zhuk (BLR) , Oleg Maslyanko (BLR)
- Video Assistant RefereeVitali Meshkov (RUS)
- Fourth officialVladimir Moskalev (RUS)
- Assistant Video Assistant RefereeSergei Ivanov (RUS)
- UEFA DelegateIva Olivari-ulisa (CRO)
- UEFA Referee observerStefan Messner (AUT)
Referee
| Name | Date of birth | UEFA Europa League matches | UEFA matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksei Kulbakov | 27/12/1979 | 53 | 116 |
Aleksei Kulbakov
Referee since: 1995
First division: 2003
FIFA badge: 2005
Tournaments: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Finals
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match
| Date | Competition | Stage reached | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/12/2009 | UEL | GS | Hertha BSC Berlin | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1-0 | Berlin |
| 19/07/2012 | UEL | 2QR | KF Tirana | Aalesunds FK | 1-1 | Tirana |
| 09/08/2012 | UEL | 3QR | FC Metalurh Donetsk | Tromsø IL | 0-1 | Donetsk |
| 22/11/2012 | UEL | GS | Hannover 96 | FC Twente | 0-0 | Hanover |
| 11/07/2013 | UEL | 1QR | Rosenborg BK | Crusaders FC | 7-2 | Trondheim |
| 20/08/2015 | UEL | PO | Molde FK | R. Standard de Liège | 2-0 | Molde |
| 30/08/2018 | UEL | PO | KF Shkëndija | Rosenborg BK | 0-2 | Skopje |
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match
| Date | Competition | Stage reached | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/2006 | U17 | 3rdPO | Spain | Germany | 1-1 | Mondorf les Bains |
| 16/12/2009 | UEL | GS | Hertha BSC Berlin | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1-0 | Berlin |
| 19/07/2012 | UEL | 2QR | KF Tirana | Aalesunds FK | 1-1 | Tirana |
| 09/08/2012 | UEL | 3QR | FC Metalurh Donetsk | Tromsø IL | 0-1 | Donetsk |
| 22/11/2012 | UEL | GS | Hannover 96 | FC Twente | 0-0 | Hanover |
| 11/07/2013 | UEL | 1QR | Rosenborg BK | Crusaders FC | 7-2 | Trondheim |
| 09/12/2014 | UCL | GS | SL Benfica | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0-0 | Lisbon |
| 20/08/2015 | UEL | PO | Molde FK | R. Standard de Liège | 2-0 | Molde |
| 29/09/2015 | UCL | GS | FC Bayern München | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 5-0 | Munich |
| 17/10/2017 | UCL | GS | APOEL FC | Borussia Dortmund | 1-1 | Nicosia |
| 30/08/2018 | UEL | PO | KF Shkëndija | Rosenborg BK | 0-2 | Skopje |
| 03/10/2018 | UCL | GS | Borussia Dortmund | AS Monaco FC | 3-0 | Dortmund |
| 23/10/2018 | UCL | GS | AEK Athens FC | FC Bayern München | 0-2 | Athens |
Last updated 23/02/2021 15:46CET
Legend
Competitions
Club competitions
- UCL: UEFA Champions League
- ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup
- UEL: UEFA Europa League
- UCUP: UEFA Cup
- UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- SCUP: UEFA Super Cup
- UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
National team competitions
- EURO: UEFA European Football Championship
- WC: FIFA World Cup
- CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup
- FRIE: Friendly internationals
- U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals
- U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship
- U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship
- U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
- WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup
- WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship
Competition stages
- F: Final
- GS: Group stage
- GS1: First group stage
- GS2: Second group stage
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- R1: First round
- R2: Second round
- R3: Third round
- R4: Fourth round
- PR: Preliminary round
- SF: Semi-finals
- QF: Quarter-finals
- R16: round of 16
- QR: Qualifying round
- R32: Round of 32
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 1st: first leg
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 2nd: second leg
- FT: Final tournament
- PO: Play-off
- ELITE: Elite round
- Rep: Replay
- 3rdPO: Third-place play-off
- PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament
- GS-FT: Group stage – final tournament
Other abbreviations
- (aet): After extra time
- pens: Penalties
- No.: Number
- og: Own goal
- ag: Match decided on away goals
- P: Penalty
- agg: Aggregate
- Pld: Matches played
- AP: Appearances
- Pos.: Position
- Comp.: Competition
- Pts: Points
- D: Drawn
- R: Sent off (straight red card)
- DoB: Date of birth
- Res.: Result
- ET: Extra Time
- sg: Match decided by silver goal
- GA: Goals against
- t: Match decided by toss of a coin
- GF: Goals for
- W: Won
- gg: Match decided by golden goal
- Y: Booked
- L: Lost
- Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)
- Nat.: Nationality
- N/A: Not applicable
- f: Match forfeited
Statistics
- -: Denotes player substituted
- +: Denotes player introduced
- *: Denotes player sent off
- +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
Squad list
- D: Disciplinary
- *: Misses next match if booked
- S: Suspended
- QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers
- UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday
- UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only
- UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying
- Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.