Europa League
October 4, 2012
Lazio
1 - 0
NK Maribor
Group J
17:00 +00:00, October 4, 2012
Stadio Olimpico, Italy
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
Maribor fall to Ederson strike
Scoring Summary
| Lazio | NK Maribor |
|---|---|
| Honorato Campos Ederson (62') | |
| Hernanes (pen miss 77') |
Teams
| Lazio | NK Maribor |
|---|---|
| 1 Albano Bizarri | 33 Jasmin Handanovic |
| 3 André Dias | 26 Aleksander Rajcevic |
| 2 Michael Ciani | 4 Jovan Vidovic |
| 39 Luis Pedro Cavanda | 20 Goran Cvijanovic |
| 29 Abdoulay Konko | 7 Ales Mejac |
| 27 Lorik Cana | 70 Ales Mertelj |
| 7 Honorato Campos Ederson | 5 Zeljko Filipovic |
| 87 Antonio Candreva | 6 Martin Milec |
| 15 Alvaro González | 9 Marcos Magno Morales Tavares |
| 8 Hernanes | 10 Agim Ibraimi |
| 99 Sergio Floccari | 32 Robert Beric |
| Substitutes | |
| 22 Federico Marchetti | Marko Pridigar 12 |
| 5 Lionel Scaloni | Dejan Trajkovski 24 |
| 20 Giuseppe Biava | Dejan Mezga 8 |
| 6 Stefano Mauri | Timotej Dodlek 29 |
| 23 Ogenyi Onazi | Zoran Lesjak 31 |
| 10 Mauro Matias Zarate | Nikola Komazec 21 |
| 18 Libor Kozák | Alen Ploj 27 |
| Substitutions | |
| Ogenyi Onazi for Honorato Campos Ederson (69) | Dejan Mezga for Marcos Magno Morales Tavares (61) |
| Mauro Matias Zarate for Alvaro González (84) | Nikola Komazec for Goran Cvijanovic (86) |
| Libor Kozák for Sergio Floccari (90) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Lorik Cana (54) | Marcos Magno Morales Tavares (45) |
| Red Cards | |
| Jovan Vidovic (76) | |
| · Squads: Lazio | NK Maribor | |
Honorato Ederson earned Lazio their first UEFA Europa League Group J win after his second-half goal saw them defeat 10-man Maribor 1-0 at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
Both sides struggled to impose themselves in the first half before Ederson broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute with a low strike past Maribor keeper Jasmin Handanovic.
Maribor were then reduced to 10 men when Jovan Vidovic was dismissed for a foul on Sergio Floccari in the area, with Anderson Hernanes unable to double Lazio's lead from the resulting penalty thanks to a fantastic save by Handanovic.
Last time the Slovenian champions faced the Italian giants in European competition was 13 years ago when they were beaten 4-0 home and away.
This performance, while not another win to add to their 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos in their Group J opener, still showed a vast improvement from the heavy defeats in 1999.
Maribor had the first chance of the match in the 13th minute when midfielder Zeljko Filipovic struck the bar with a close-range header.
Lazio defender Andre Dias fired a chance over the bar minutes later before Antonio Candreva hit the post as both sides struggled to find the opener.
Candreva then fired over the bar before Lazio midfielder Hernanes did the same as the Italians struggled to convert their home advantage.
There were few other clear cut chances in the first half, with the next chance coming after the break when Ederson's wayward shot missed the Maribor keeper's post.
The Lazio midfielder finally found an opening just after the hour mark when he pounced on a loose ball parried by Handanovic to send in a low strike from the middle of the area.
Vidovic was then shown red, but despite Hernanes missing from the spot, Lazio held on for a win and moved top of Group J.