Tonight in Georgia, in the second leg match of the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, we drew 3:3 with “Dila Gori”, we won 5:4 on aggregate and entered the third round.
In the first game in Riga, we didn’t take advantage of several goal-scoring opportunities and won 2:1. We went to Georgia yesterday, and in the city of Gori we were greeted by more than 30 degrees of heat.
At the beginning of the match, the opponents demonstrated an aggressive game, created several opportunities and scored a goal in the 16th minute (0:1). In the first half, our team needed time to get used to the field and there were not many chances. At the end of the half, the opponents made a foul in their penalty area, and Reginaldo Ramires took the penalty. 1:1 after 45 minutes.
At the beginning of the second half, Iago Siqueira missed a good chance, and a few minutes later the opponents scored a goal (1:2). In the 64th minute, after a great cross from Joao Grimaldo, Baba Musah scored a great header (2:2). In the 81st minute, the opponents created another good attack and scored a goal from close range (2:3).
We tried not to allow the game to go to extra time, and in the sixth minute of the compensation time, Anthony Černomordijs scored a header – 3:3 and a place in the next round. On Thursday, in the first game of the 3rd round, we will host “Beitar” from Jerusalem.