Omonia Nicosia 1-4 Benfica: result and goals
Benfica beat Omonia Nicosia 4-1 on Thursday, 22 October 2026 in the Europa League.
Goals: Loïc Négo 14' (own goal), Andronikos Kakoulis 42', Vangelis Pavlidis 49', Fredrik Aursnes 76', Gianluca Prestianni 85'.
Omonia Nicosia sit 11th on 6 points.
Benfica sit 1st on 9 points.
Omonia Nicosia have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Benfica have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Kick-off
- Thursday, 22 October 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- GSP Stadium, Nicosia
- 👥
- 14378
The match in numbers
- A 4-1 win for Benfica over Omonia Nicosia.
- Benfica came from behind to win.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
14'⚽Loïc NégoOwn goal
42'⚽Andronikos KakoulisGoal
90'+3'Loïs DionyYellow
Live commentary
- Match ends, Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 4.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 4.
- 90'+3'Loïs Diony (Omonia Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3'Foul by Loïs Diony (Omonia Nicosia).
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 90'+3'Anísio Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Lubomír Satka (Omonia Nicosia).
- 90'+2'Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Luuk Brouwers (Omonia Nicosia).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'Attempt saved. Anísio Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia).
- 89'Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89'Foul by Angelos Neophytou (Omonia Nicosia).
- 88'Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88'Foul by Souffian El Karouani (Benfica).
- 88'Andreas Christou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 86'Mihlali Mayambela (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 4. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio following a fast break.
- 84'Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 83'Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
- 83'João Palhinha (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83'Foul by João Palhinha (Benfica).
- 83'Luuk Brouwers (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Attempt saved. Loïs Diony (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Andreas Christou.
- 81'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Andreas Christou replaces Panagiotis Andreou.
- 81'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Angelos Neophytou replaces Jaden Montnor.
- 80'Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80'Foul by Luuk Brouwers (Omonia Nicosia).
- 77'Substitution, Benfica. Anísio Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis because of an injury.
- 76'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 3. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
- 72'Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a corner.
- 71'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas.
- 71'Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Rafa.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica. João Palhinha replaces Manu Silva.
- 69'Substitution, Benfica. Heorhiy Sudakov replaces Claudio Echeverri.
- 66'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Panagiotis Andreou.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 65'Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a corner.
- 65'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas.
- 64'Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
- 64'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
- 62'Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 62'Loïs Diony (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Loïs Diony replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
- 61'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Mihlali Mayambela replaces Florin Tanase.
- 60'Attempt missed. Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 59'Attempt blocked. Manu Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Echeverri.
- 56'Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56'Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia).
- 55'Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 55'Jaden Montnor (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55'Manu Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55'Foul by Panagiotis Andreou (Omonia Nicosia).
- 54'Manu Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Luuk Brouwers (Omonia Nicosia).
- 52'Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Andreas Schjelderup.
- 51'Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
- 50'Substitution, Omonia Nicosia. Luuk Brouwers replaces Ewandro.
- 49'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 49'Attempt saved. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Claudio Echeverri with a cross.
- 48'Offside, Omonia Nicosia. Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
- 47'Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
- 47'Jure Balkovec (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Souffian El Karouani (Benfica).
- 46'Ewandro (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Second Half begins Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 1.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 1.
- 45'+4'Attempt blocked. Alessandro Circati (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4'Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 42'Goal! Omonia Nicosia 1, Benfica 1. Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaden Montnor with a cross following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 41'Offside, Omonia Nicosia. Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
- 36'Attempt saved. Jaden Montnor (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Mateo Maric with a headed pass.
- 34'Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Claudio Echeverri.
- 33'Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 33'Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Attempt missed. Alessandro Circati (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31'Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31'Foul by Ewandro (Omonia Nicosia).
- 29'Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 29'Ewandro (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Attempt saved. Panagiotis Andreou (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Jaden Montnor.
- 26'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Foul by Jaden Montnor (Omonia Nicosia).
- 25'Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ewandro.
- 22'Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 21'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19'Delay in match because of an injury Florin Tanase (Omonia Nicosia).
- 19'Attempt missed. Ewandro (Omonia Nicosia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jaden Montnor.
- 16'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Panagiotis Andreou.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
- 14'Own Goal by Loïc Négo, Omonia Nicosia. Omonia Nicosia 0, Benfica 1.
- 14'Attempt missed. Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
- 11'Corner, Omonia Nicosia. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
- 11'Attempt saved. Jaden Montnor (Omonia Nicosia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
- 10'Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 10'Andronikos Kakoullis (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Jaden Montnor (Omonia Nicosia).
- 6'Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Alexander Bah.
- 4'Attempt saved. Claudio Echeverri (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (Omonia Nicosia). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 2'Foul by Ewandro (Omonia Nicosia).
- 2'Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Panagiotis Andreou (Omonia Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Omonia Nicosia · 4-4-2
40FabianoG
37Lubomir SatkaCD-L
77Loïc NégoRB
14Mateo MaricCM-L
74Panagiotis AndreouCM-R
7Jaden MontnorLM
17Florin TanaseCF-L
9Andronikos KakoulisCF-R
Substitutes
22Muamer TankovicSUB
82Andreas ChristouSUB
99Loïs DionySUB
85Angelos NeophytouSUB
21Mihlali MayambelaSUB
92Panagiotis ChristoforouSUB
20Luuk BrouwersSUB
1Thomas KaminskiSUB
78Pantelis MichaelSUB
90Christos KonstantinidisSUB
27Stefan SimicSUB
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
88Tiago Dias FreitasSUB
Match stats
OMONSLB
35.7Possession (%)64.3
7Shots23
5Shots on target10
4Corners5
12Fouls11
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Offsides1
7Saves4
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| 1 |  Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 | WWLWW |
| 2 |  Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 | WWW |
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| 4 |  Ferencvaros | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 | WWW |
| 5 |  Olympiacos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 | WWW |
| 6 |  Union SG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 | WDW |
| 7 |  Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 | WWD |
| 8 |  Besiktas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | WWD |
| 9 |  Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 | WWD |
| 10 |  AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | LWW |
| 11 |  Omonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | WLWWW |
| 12 |  Lyon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | WWL |
| 13 |  Rennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 | DWD |
| 14 |  Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | LDW |
| 15 |  C Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 16 |  Sparta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | WDL |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LDW |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | DWL |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | DLW |
| 20 |  NEC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | LDW |
| 21 |  RB Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | WLD |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | LLW |
| 23 |  Hoffenheim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | LLW |
| 24 |  Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LWL |
| 25 |  Celta Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 26 |  OFI Crete | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 27 |  Jagiellonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LWL |
| 28 |  Torreense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | WLL |
| 29 |  NK Celje | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 30 |  Hapoel Be'er | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 | DLL |
| 31 |  Lillestrom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 | LDL |
| 32 |  Lech Poznan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | LLD |
| 33 |  Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
| 34 |  Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
| 35 |  Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
| 36 |  Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | LLL |
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What was the score in Omonia Nicosia v Benfica?
Benfica beat Omonia Nicosia 4-1 on Thursday 22 October (Europa League).
Who scored in Omonia Nicosia v Benfica?
Goals: Loïc Négo 14' (og), Andronikos Kakoulis 42', Vangelis Pavlidis 49', Fredrik Aursnes 76' and Gianluca Prestianni 85'.
When do Omonia Nicosia play next?
Omonia Nicosia play AEK Larnaca on Monday 26 October at 17:00 (UK time).
When do Benfica play next?
Benfica play Santa Clara on Monday 26 October at 18:45 (UK time).
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