Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk played a pivotal role in Greek club Olympiacos’ opening match of the 2026-27 UEFA Europa League group stage against Polish side Jagiellonia.
Yaremchuk entered the game in the 62nd minute with the score level at 1-1, following goals from Shmyt and Aristides Gonzalez. He then scored the decisive goal in the 84th minute, securing a 2-1 victory for Olympiacos and earning the team their first points of the tournament.
2026-27 UEFA Europa League
Olympiacos 2–1 Jagiellonia (1–1 at halftime)
Goals: Shmyt 20′ (0–1); Gonzalez Ar. 43′ (1–1); Yaremchuk 84′ (2–1)
Olympiacos lineup: Ortega Sh.; Saliakas (Holmgren-Pedersen 82′); Pirola; Retsos; Onemaeche (Tiknizyan 46′); Esse (Bailey 77′); Frohler; Jota Silva; Chiquinho (Puerta 77′); Martins; Gonzalez Ar. (Yaremchuk 62′)
Substitutions: Tiknizyan (from 46′); Yaremchuk (from 62′); Puerta (from 77′); Bailey (from 77′); Holmgren-Pedersen (from 82′)
Reserves: Smailovic; Karmu; Bakulas
Yellow cards: Onemaeche 38′; Esse 76′
Jagiellonia lineup: Abramovich S.; Vital B.; Montoya G.; Conceicao R. (Agbonifo 87′); Konstantopoulos; Romanchuk (Kozlowski 46′); Shmyt; Wojtuszek; Klunzh (Finndell 63′); Imas (Silla Yu. 63′); Prelec (Losano 75′)
Substitutions: Kozlowski (from 46′); Finndell (from 63′); Silla Yu. (from 63′); Losano (from 75′); Agbonifo (from 87′)
Reserves: Perchel; Stoinovitch D.; Vdovik; Yuzhvyak; Chirkovich A.
Yellow cards: Wojtuszek 29′; Montoya G. 54′; Vital B. 80′
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