“Ilja Antonov, already substituted on for Flora, picks up a yellow card for a foul — his team's discipline increasingly strained as TNS pressed hard before half-time.”
“Flora respond to falling behind on the night's trajectory with a bold triple substitution, bringing on Rauno Alliku, Ryan Brobbel and Isaac Jefferies simultaneously to reshape the tie.”
“Ben Wilson, introduced just nine minutes earlier as a substitute, fires home to give The New Saints a 1-0 lead in stoppage time, forcing extra time.”
Pivotal
The New Saints
Flora
The New Saints dominated this second leg at home, commanding 59% possession, generating 26 shots to Flora's eight, and recording 96 dangerous attacks in a night where they bossed large swathes of play without being able to break through. The Welsh side's control was real, but Flora's defensive resilience and compact shape frustrated the hosts until the very last moment of normal time, when substitute Ben Wilson prodded home in the 90th minute to make it 1-0 on the night. That goal forced extra time, where a further 30 minutes added more yellow cards and frantic energy but no further scoring. In the penalty shootout, Flora held their nerve — converting four of their spot-kicks and benefiting from a TNS miss at the 125th-minute mark — to advance 4-2 on penalties despite the Welsh champions' overwhelming territorial dominance across both legs. For The New Saints, it is a painful exit having done everything but finish ruthlessly; for Flora, a gritty, resilient progression into the next round despite being second-best for long periods.
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Rauno Alliku scores a penalty, making it 0-2.
Penalty miss. The score remains 0-1.
Tristan TeeväliPenalty goal! Tristan Toomas Teevali scores, making it 1-0.
Yellow card shown to Archie Daniel Davies.
Maksim Kalimullin is on, and Sergei Zenjov is off.
Corner awarded.
Taaniel Usta comes on for Rauno Sappinen.
Zach Nolan comes on, and Daniel Redmond goes off.
Yellow card issued.
Daniel Redmond Yellow CardYellow card issued to Daniel Redmond.
Sergei ZenjovYellow CardSergei Zenjov receives a yellow card.
Match ends with a score of 1-0.
assist: Jack Bodenham
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Josh Lock is substituted for Rhys Hughes.
Yellow card issued to Daniel Patrick Williams.
On Ben Clark, off Eoin Farrell.
Ben Wilson is substituted for Jordan Williams.
Tristan Toomas Teevali is on, and Vladislav Kreida is off.
Substitution: Robert Veering comes on for Danil Kuraksin.
Isaac Jefferies is on, and Leo Smith is off.
Ryan Brobbel is on, and Rory Holden is off.
Rauno Alliku comes on for Sander Alamaa.
Yellow card shown.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Ilja Antonov receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Ilja Antonov comes on for Sander Tovstik.
Jordan WilliamsYellow CardJordan Williams receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs.
The New Saints
Flora wins on penalties
