Today, Sabah played the return leg of the UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round.
The Azerbaijani Cup winner faced Celje in Slovenia, Idman.biz reports.
Having lost the first match 2-3, the Baku-based club needed a win to advance to the next stage. Sabah opened the scoring but later fell behind. However, thanks to an outstanding performance from Joy-Lance Mickels, they managed to turn the game in their favor. Mickels scored two goals in two minutes to put Sabah ahead. With the score ending 3-2 in regular time, the match went to extra time. Celje, playing better during that period, scored the decisive goal to advance to the next round.
Sabah will continue its European campaign in the UEFA Conference League.
UEFA Europa League
First Qualifying Round, Second Leg
July 17
22:00 – Celje (Slovenia) vs Sabah (Azerbaijan) – 2:3, AET 1:0
Goals: Franko Kovacevic (18' pen), Damjan Vuklisevic (49'), Nikita Iosifov (108') – Joy-Lance Mickels (9', 63', 64')
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)
Stadium: Z’dezele, Celje
First leg: 3-2
The winner of the tie will face the victor of the AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) vs Partizan (Serbia) clash in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. The losing team will move to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League and play the winner of the Petrocub (Moldova) vs Birkirkara (Malta) tie.
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