6 – 2
“Ercan Kara opens the scoring for Rapid, settling any early nerves and putting the Austrian side in control of the tie within the first ten minutes.”
Pivotal“Ercan Kara's second goal of the match restored Rapid's two-goal advantage immediately after Guti had briefly given Santa Coloma hope with a header to make it 2-1 at the half-hour mark, killing the visitors' momentum dead.”
Pivotal“Nenad Cvetkovic makes it 4-1 shortly after the restart, arriving as a second-half substitute and immediately making his mark to extinguish any lingering hope Santa Coloma may have harboured.”
Pivotal“Ercan Kara completes his hat-trick, converting an assist from Bendeguz Bolla to make it 5-1 and put a glittering stamp on an already commanding Rapid victory.”
Pivotal“Nikolaus Wurmbrand adds a sixth from a right-footed effort to round off a thoroughly dominant evening for Rapid, before Abreu pulled one back for Santa Coloma in stoppage time as a consolation.”
SK Rapid
FC Santa Coloma
Outstanding performance
SK Rapid•AttackerSK Rapid were ruthless from the first whistle at the Allianz Stadion, establishing control through a compact midfield and direct attacking intent that FC Santa Coloma simply had no answer to. Ercan Kara was the central figure, converting early to set the tone, then restoring composure after Guti briefly threatened a comeback with Santa Coloma's goal at 30'. The statistics tell the story of a controlled, dominant performance — eight shots on target to Santa Coloma's one, six big chances created to none — with Rapid never allowing their Andorran opponents to build any momentum. The result, which combined with the first leg to send Rapid through to the next round of the Europa Conference League, underlines their quality at this stage of European competition and maintains the fine form they have carried into this campaign.
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Shot - Louis Schaub Head Shot Missed
Roberto Rodríguez takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Abreu scores, making it 6-2.
Nikolaus WurmbrandShot on goal! Nikolaus Wurmbrand takes a right-footed shot and scores.
assist: Jannes Horn
Goal! The score is now 6-1.
Louis Schaub is substituted off for Ercan Kara.
Nikolaus Wurmbrand takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Nikolaus Wurmbrand comes on for Petter Nosa Dahl.
Bendegúz BollaYellow CardBendeguz Bolla receives a yellow card.
Yellow card issued.
Yellow card issued.
Corner awarded.
On comes Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen, off goes Marco Tilio.
Raly Cabral takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Raly Cabral comes on for Alejandro Gomez.
Kun Temenuzhkov is on, and Predag Daniel Munoz Martinez is off.
Ercan KaraErcan Kara scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Bendegúz Bolla
Goal! Ercan Kara scores with an assist from Bendeguz Bolla. The score is now 5-1.
Jannes Horn takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! The score is now 5-1.
Goal! Nenad Cvetkovic scores, making it 4-1.
Goal! The score is now 4-1.
Yellow card issued to Alejandro Gomez.
Roberto Rodríguez comes on for Inigo Barrenetxea.
Yusuf Demir takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Substitution: Andy Villar comes on for Guillaume Lopez.
Jannes Horn is substituted off for Jonas Antonius Auer.
Substitution: Yusuf Demir comes on for Moulaye Haidara.
First half ends with a score of 3-1.
Corner awarded.
Bendeguz Bolla's right-footed shot is blocked.
Yellow card issued.
Ercan KaraErcan Kara scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Matthias Seidl
Goal! Ercan Kara scores, making it 3-1.
Moulaye Haidara attempts a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by José María Gutiérrez Bellido results in a goal with a header.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Petter Nosa DahlShot by Petter Nosa Dahl with his left foot results in a goal.
assist: Marco Tilio
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
Bendeguz Bolla takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Miguel Lopez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Adrià Arjona takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ercan KaraErcan Kara scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Bendegúz Bolla
Goal! Ercan Kara scores to make it 1-0.
Shot by Predag Daniel Munoz Martinez with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Kick-off! The referee is Visar Kastrati.
SK Rapid welcome FC Santa Coloma to Vienna holding a commanding 3-1 first-leg advantage, making them heavy favourites to advance to the next round of UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying. The Viennese side put on a second-half masterclass in Andorra last week, and now they have the chance to seal the tie in front of their home supporters.
