In the decisive selection match, the star of Armandos Kučis shone very brightly. Celje club, represented by him, defeated Yerevan Pyunik 4:1, and our club scored two goals.
A. Kučys scored accurate shots in the 73rd and 85th minutes, and the Slovenian club won the series overall (4:2).
The Astana club, represented by Kipris Kažukolov, who played the entire match, managed to beat the Norwegian Brann club 3:0. The Lithuanian club lost the first match 0:2, so this victory, which opened the door to the group stage of the Conference League, is impressive.
Meanwhile, Edgars Utkaus’ “Cercle Brugge” team fell 1:4 at home against “Wisla” Kraków, but the Polish team lost the first match 6:1, so the impressive advantage accumulated in the first meeting was enough for the Lithuanian club.
E. Utkus did not compete this time due to an injury.
Nicosia’s “Omonia” team, coached by Valdas Dambrauskas, also entered the group stage, losing 0:1 against “Zira” eleven in the return match. However, in the first meeting, the Lithuanian students defeated the Azerbaijan team 6-0 and finally entered the main stage of the competition.
2024-08-30 16:42:37