“Roberto Puncec turns the ball into his own net to give Jablonec a crucial opening goal, a devastating blow for Varaždin who needed goals to overturn the aggregate deficit.”
Pivotal“Dusan Pavlovic finishes coolly to make it 2-0, assisted by Jiri Slama, effectively ending Varaždin's hopes of progression as Jablonec move 4-2 ahead on aggregate.”
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Jablonec
Varaždin
Jablonec progressed through to the next round of the Europa Conference League qualifying on a 4-3 aggregate scoreline, winning this second leg 2-0 with a composed and largely controlled home display. The turning point arrived as early as the 29th minute when Roberto Puncec's unfortunate own goal handed the Czech side the lead, settling nerves after what had been a tightly contested tie. Dusan Pavlovic then killed off any lingering Varaždin hopes nine minutes into the second half, converting a Jiri Slama assist to make it 2-0 on the night and render the Croatians' need for goals increasingly desperate. Despite holding 52% possession, Varaždin could muster only two shots on target across the entire match compared to Jablonec's seven, underlining how effectively the home side managed the game once ahead. The second half descended into a fractious affair marked by four yellow cards and a flurry of substitutions from both benches, but Jablonec never looked in serious danger of surrendering their aggregate advantage.
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Yellow card shown to Ivan Canjuga.
Hugo Ahl is substituted off for Vakhtang Chanturishvili.
Substitution: Daniel Soucek comes on for Richard Sedlacek.
Stipe Juric comes on for Gregor Sikosek.
Mario Mladenovski is on, and Luka Skaricic is off.
Filip Vecheta comes on for Lamin Jawo.
Antonin RusekYellow CardYellow card issued to Antonin Rusek.
Yellow card shown to Antonin Rusek.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Antonin Rusek is on, and Jiri Slama is off.
Ivan Mamut replaces Tomislav Duvnjak.
Mario Marina is substituted for Sven Lesjak.
Corner awarded.
Tomislav DuvnjakYellow CardYellow card issued to Tomislav Duvnjak.
assist: Jiri Slama
Goal! Dusan Pavlovic scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Jiri Slama.
Gregor Sikosek is on, and Matej Vuk is off.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Goal! An own goal by Roberto Puncec puts the score at 1-0.
Goal! Martin Cedidla scores to make it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Florjan Lata.
