“Nauris Petkevičius put Panevėžys ahead on the night, converting to make it 1-0 after the home side had already earned a yellow card and struggled to keep opponents at bay. The goal flipped the aggregate balance and sent a jolt through the tie.”
Pivotal“Amine Talal struck right on the stroke of half-time to level on the night at 1-1, cancelling out Petkevičius's opener and restoring aggregate parity. The goal, built on sustained corner pressure, ensured the tie would not be settled in normal time.”
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Tobol wins on penalties
Tobol came into the second leg holding a 1-1 aggregate advantage but found themselves behind on the night when Nauris Petkevičius struck at 33' to give Panevėžys the lead. The Kazakh side pressed hard — dominating possession at 57% and generating 18 shots to Panevėžys's eight — and their persistence was rewarded just before half-time when Amine Talal levelled at 45', restoring aggregate parity and setting up a tense second half. Despite Tobol's statistical dominance and 86 dangerous attacks, neither side could find a winner through 90 or 120 minutes, with the match increasingly disrupted by seven yellow cards and a stream of substitutions as both managers tried to force the issue. In the shootout Tobol held their nerve, with Panevėžys's Rokas Rasimavičius missing his spot-kick while Pape-Alioune Ndiaye also failed to convert, allowing Tobol to progress 3-2 on penalties and advance on aggregate to the next round of the Europa Conference League.
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Penalty miss by Pape Alioune Ndiaye. The score remains 3-2.
Oleksandr KurtsevGoal in the penalty shootout! Oleksandr Kurtsev scores, making it 3-2.
Askhat Tagybergen Goal in the penalty shootout! Askhat Tagybergen scores, bringing the tally to 3-1.
Matas RamanauskasPenalty goal! Matas Ramanauskas scores, making it 2-1.
Nemanja CavnicGoal in the penalty shootout! Nemanja Cavnic scores, making it 2-0.
Penalty miss by Rokas Rasimavicius. The score remains 1-0.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Luis Guerra scores, making it 1-0.
Miano van den BosYellow CardYellow card issued to Miano van den Bos.
Emin Musaev comes on for Nauryzbek Zhagorov.
Corner awarded.
Salomon Kouadio replaces Dovydas Balsys.
Nemanja Cavnic is on, and Rayan Senhadji is off.
Corner awarded.
Dauren Zhumat comes on for Aleksandr Zuev.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Luis Guerra.
Yellow card issued.
Yellow card issued.
Miano van den Bos is on, and Kwadwo Asamoah is off.
Miano van den Bos is on, and Kwadwo Asamoah is off.
Abdoulaye Cisse comes on for Maksim Myakish.
Roman Asrankulov is on, and Antonio Borsic is off.
Oleksandr Kurtsev is on, and Valdas Paulauskas is off.
On Marko Bacanin, off Nauris Petkevicius.
Luis Guerra is substituted off for Uros Milovanovic.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kwadwo AsamoahYellow CardKwadwo Asamoah receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Valdas PaulauskasYellow CardValdas Paulauskas receives a yellow card.
First half ends with the score 1-1.
assist: Islam Chesnokov
Goal! Mohamed Amine Talal scores, making it 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Rokas Rasimavicius is on, and Isaac Asante is off.
Matas RamanauskasYellow CardYellow card issued to Matas Ramanauskas.
assist: Isaac Asante
Goal! Nauris Petkevicius scores to make it 1-0.
Maksim MyakishYellow CardYellow card shown to Maksim Myakish.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Denys Shurman.
After a dramatic 1-1 draw in Panevėžys on July 23, Tobol and the Lithuanian side reconvene in Kazakhstan with everything to play for. The Kazakhstani club hold a slight edge as hosts, but Panevėžys proved they can hurt anyone after leading before conceding late. One goal could swing this entire tie.
