“Gor Manvelyan opened the scoring with an assist from Marin Jakolis, giving Noah the lead they needed to extend their aggregate advantage and settle any early nerves.”
Pivotal“Gustavo Sangaré struck just two minutes into the second half, assisted by Mario Gonzalez Gutier, to make it 2-0 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate, all but ending the tie as a contest.”
Pivotal“Jonathas, introduced as a substitute just minutes earlier, pulled one back for Zimbru to make it 2-1, injecting late tension into a match that had looked entirely settled.”
Noah
Zimbru
Noah controlled this second leg with authority from the first whistle, dominating possession at 59% and generating 124 dangerous attacks to Zimbru's 64, a statistical picture that reflected what played out on the pitch. Gor Manvelyan's goal just before the half-hour mark, set up by Marin Jakolis, gave Noah the platform they needed, and Gustavo Sangaré doubled the advantage two minutes into the second half to put the tie effectively beyond Zimbru's reach at 4-1 on aggregate. Zimbru responded with a flurry of substitutions — five changes between the 62nd and 77th minutes — and one of those, Jonathas, pulled a goal back at 76' to make the final quarter uncomfortable, though never truly threatening. Despite Zimbru's 18 fouls and four yellow cards reflecting their growing desperation, Noah's discipline and control ensured they saw out a 2-1 win on the night and 3-2 on aggregate to advance in the Europa Conference League.
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Corner awarded.
Vlad Raileanu comes on for Caio Dantas.
Yellow card shown to Alex Gutium.
On comes Marko Lazetic, off goes Mario Gonzalez Gutier.
Valentin Ionut Costache comes on for Gor Manvelyan.
assist: Stefan Bitca
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Aram Khamoyan is substituted for Takuto Oshima.
Substitution: Eric Boakye comes on for Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
Jonathas Abimael da Silva Conceição comes on for Kevin Berkeley.
Corner awarded.
Tudor Butucel is on, and Thiago Dylan Ceijas is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Thiago CeijasYellow CardYellow card shown to Thiago Dylan Ceijas.
On Rayvien Rosario, off Victor Stina.
Rayvien Rosario comes on for Victor Stina.
Matteo AmorosoYellow CardMatteo Amoroso receives a yellow card.
assist: Mario González
Goal! Gustavo Sangare scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Mario Gonzalez Gutier.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
assist: Marin Jakolis
Goal! Gor Manvelyan scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Marin Jakolis.
David SualeheYellow CardYellow card shown to David Sualehe.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Mateo Tozan.
