Sabah 2-0 The New Saints: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Champions League · Tuesday 7 July 2026 · Bank Respublika Arena, Masazyr · referee P. Gryckiewicz · full time
Full time: Sabah 2-0 The New Saints
Sabah beat The New Saints 2-0 in Champions League on Tuesday 7 July 2026 at Bank Respublika Arena. The goals: Veljko Simic 66', Kaheem Parris 84'.
How Sabah won it
Veljko Simic put Sabah ahead in the 66th minute, set up by Tymoteusz Puchacz. Kaheem Parris made it 2-0 to Sabah in the 84th minute, set up by Veljko Simic.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Steve Solvet of Sabah was sent off in the 90th minute (+2) for a second yellow card. The referee, P. Gryckiewicz, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Sabah and 2 to The New Saints.
Sabah: V. Dambrauskas, 4-3-3 · The New Saints: C. Harrison, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Sabah had 4 shots on target, The New Saints 0.
Sabah had 75% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sabah came into it with 9 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and – against, and had won 67% of their matches.
The New Saints came into it with 2 Champions League matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 2.0 a match, and had won 0% of their matches.
Sabah vs The New Saints: the match in numbers
| Sabah | Match statistics | The New Saints |
|---|---|---|
| 75% | Ball possession | 25% |
| 13 | Total shots | 1 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 11 | Corners | 2 |
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Veljko Simic (Sabah), rated 7.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Sabah
- Veljko Simic 7.1 1 goal, 1 assist
- Kaheem Parris 6.7 1 goal
- Tymoteusz Puchacz 6.6 1 assist
- Rahman Dashdamirov 6.5
- Umarali Rakhmonaliev 6.5
The New Saints
- Jordan Williams 6.4
- Ryan Brobbel 6.4
- Ben Clark 6.4
- Dominic Corness 6.3
- Daniel Redmond 6.3
The lowest-rated starter was Nathan Shepperd at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sabah: Sabah vs Slavia Praha Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Champions League
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Questions about Sabah vs The New Saints
What was the score in Sabah vs The New Saints?
Sabah 2-0 The New Saints (half-time 0-0), Champions League, Tuesday 7 July 2026.
Who scored in Sabah vs The New Saints?
Veljko Simic 66', Kaheem Parris 84'.
Did Moneyball predict Sabah vs The New Saints correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sabah vs The New Saints?
Veljko Simic, rated 7.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sabah vs The New Saints?
P. Gryckiewicz.
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