“Kevin Behrens opened the scoring with a right-footed finish to give Lugano an early grip on the tie.”
Pivotal“Daniel Dos Santos headed in to double Lugano's lead just three minutes after the opener, putting Dukagjini firmly on the back foot.”
Pivotal“Meris Maliqi pulled one back for Dukagjini almost immediately after Lugano's second, offering the home side a brief lifeline at 1-2.”
“Behrens scored his second of the evening to make it 1-3 and decisively kill off Dukagjini's faint hopes of a comeback, with the home side having already seen Renato Steffen hit the post at 25'.”
Pivotal“Egzon Sinani turned the ball into his own net to make it 1-4, an unfortunate moment that deflated any remaining fight in Dukagjini just minutes after the restart.”
Dukagjini
Lugano
Outstanding performance
Lugano•AttackerLugano wasted no time asserting their authority, with Kevin Behrens and Daniel Dos Santos combining to put the Swiss side 2-0 up inside nine minutes. Dukagjini offered a fleeting response through Meris Maliqi at the ten-minute mark, but that moment of hope proved illusory as Lugano dominated every meaningful statistic — 63% possession, 90 dangerous attacks to Dukagjini's 35, and four big chances created to two. Behrens added his second before half-time to effectively close the door, and an Egzon Sinani own goal in the 51st minute summed up Dukagjini's evening. The Kosovo side's heavy use of substitutions from the 46th minute onwards reflected a resigned acceptance of the tie's outcome, while Lugano managed the closing stages comfortably to advance 6-1 on aggregate into the next round of the Europa Conference League.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Beckham Castro takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Yanis Cimignani takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Vitor Hugo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Beckham Castro comes on for Daniel dos Santos Barros.
On Gjan Ajdin, off Uran Bislimi.
Dereck Moncada takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yanis Cimignani takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Luan Leite da Silva comes on for Egzon Sinani.
Kron Thaci is on, and Dienit Isufi is off.
Dereck Moncada comes on for Renato Steffen.
Elias Pihlstrom replaces Kevin Behrens.
Damian Kelvin replaces Lars Lukas Mai.
Mergim Pefqeli takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kevin BehrensGoal! Kevin Behrens scores, making it 1-5, assisted by Uran Bislimi.
assist: Uran Bislimi
Goal! The score is now 1-5.
On Iljasa Zulfiu comes on, off goes Stevenson Jeudi.
Egzon SinaniShot by Egzon Sinani results in an own goal.
Goal! An own goal by Egzon Sinani makes it 1-4.
Goal! The score is now 1-4.
Meris Maliqi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
On for Arber Bytyqi, off goes Tun Bardhoku.
Granit Elezaj comes on for Altin Merlaku.
First half ends with the score at 1-3.
Stevenson Jeudi attempts a shot with another body part but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kevin BehrensKevin Behrens takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Antonios Papadopoulos
Goal! Kevin Behrens scores, making it 1-3.
Daniel dos Santos Barros takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Renato Steffen takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Altin Merlaku takes a shot with his head but misses.
Mergim Pefqeli takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Meris MaliqiShot by Meris Maliqi with his left foot finds the back of the net.
Shot from Meris Maliqi with his left foot finds the back of the net.
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Shot on goal! Daniel dos Santos Barros heads it in for a goal.
assist: Mattia Zanotti
Goal! The score is now 0-2.
Kevin BehrensKevin Behrens takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Kevin Behrens scores to make it 0-1.
Kick-off! The referee is Karel Roucek.
