“Barthélémy Diedhiou broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time, capitalising on a tense first half that had seen both Ariel Arroyo and Joyskim Dawa booked for fouls to give Auda a 1-0 lead at the break.”
Pivotal“João Paulo came off the bench and levelled for FCSB just after the hour mark, converting from a spell of sustained pressure that had produced three successive corners, momentarily raising hopes of a Romanian fightback.”
Pivotal“Just nine minutes after FCSB had equalised, Diedhiou struck again to restore Auda's lead following a corner, killing the visitors' momentum and effectively ending the contest as a spectacle — this was the moment that broke FCSB's resistance.”
Pivotal“Kader Kone added a third for Auda in the 84th minute, moments after Youba Traoré had been shown a yellow card, as FCSB's defensive organisation completely disintegrated in the closing stages.”
Pivotal“Tin Hrvoj capped a remarkable night for Auda with a fourth goal in stoppage time, completing a 4-1 scoreline that, despite not being enough to overturn the aggregate deficit, represented one of the most emphatic home performances in this qualifying round.”
Auda
FCSB
Auda produced a stunning second-leg performance to win 4-1 on the night, though FCSB's earlier 6-1 first-leg victory meant they ultimately fell short on aggregate at 7-3. The Latvian hosts were clinical and disciplined, with Diedhiou leading the charge by scoring on the stroke of half-time before João Paulo pulled one back for the Romanian side just after the interval, injecting brief hope of a more competitive evening. That equaliser proved short-lived: Diedhiou struck again in the 67th minute to restore Auda's advantage, and late goals from Kader Kone in the 84th and Tin Hrvoj in the 90th sealed an emphatic scoreline. Despite FCSB enjoying marginally more possession (51%) and generating 76 dangerous attacks to Auda's 49, the Bucharest side were wasteful in front of goal — converting just one of their 18 shots — while Auda's eight shots on target from 14 efforts showed a ruthlessness the visitors simply could not match on the night.
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Corner awarded.
On Ralfs Kragliks, off Barthelemy Diedhiou.
assist: Andrews Appiah
Goal! Kader Kone scores, making it 3-1.
Youba TraoréYellow CardYouba Traore receives a yellow card.
Youba Traore receives a yellow card.
Eddy Gnahore comes on for Florin Lucian Tanase.
Goal! Barthelemy Diedhiou scores, making it 2-1.
Goal! Barthelemy Diedhiou scores to make it 2-1.
Corner awarded.
On comes Andrews Appiah, off goes Eduards Daskevics.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Joao Paulo Moreira Fernandes scores, bringing the match to 1-1.
assist: Octavian Popescu
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Barthélémy DiedhiouYellow CardYellow card for Barthelemy Diedhiou.
Joao Paulo Moreira Fernandes is on, and Risto Radunovic is off.
Alexandru Constantin Stoian is on, and Valentin Cretu is off.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
assist: Eduards Daskevics
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Yellow card issued to Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte.
Ariel ArroyoYellow CardAriel Arroyo receives a yellow card.
Kick-off! The referee is Tom Owen.
