3 – 3
“Nicolae Rotaru opened the scoring to give Petrocub an early lead in the second leg, handing the hosts a platform to build on.”
“Petru Popescu doubled the lead from a corner routine, sending Petrocub 2-0 up on the night and putting pressure on Borac's aggregate cushion for the first time.”
“In a breathtaking five-minute spell after half-time, Borac reduced the deficit through Savic at 50', Rotaru restored the two-goal gap at 52', but Amer Hiros struck immediately to make it 3-2 — completely destabilising Petrocub's defensive shape and setting up the dramatic finale.”
Pivotal“Substitute Ante Roguljic completed Borac's second-half fightback, levelling at 3-3 on the night after coming off the bench at 62' — sealing Borac's aggregate progression in emphatic style and capping a stunning turnaround in the final quarter.”
Pivotal
Petrocub
Borac Banja Luka
Petrocub made a blistering start at home, with Nicolae Rotaru and Petru Popescu putting them two goals to the good inside 19 minutes off a corner, threatening to make the aggregate comfortable on their end — but Borac Banja Luka had already banked a 3-0 first-leg lead and never truly looked in danger of losing the tie. The second half descended into a frantic, chaotic exchange: Borac pulled one back through Stefan Savic just five minutes after the restart, only for Rotaru to score again at 52' to push Petrocub's lead back to two. What followed was extraordinary — within three minutes, Amer Hiros made it 3-2 and suddenly Borac's aggregate advantage looked the only thing keeping them alive. Substitute Ante Roguljic completed the comeback to level at 3-3 on the night with 12 minutes to play, confirming Borac's progression at 6-3 on aggregate. Borac's statistical dominance told the real story — 59% possession, 19 shots to Petrocub's eight, and 85 dangerous attacks — but Petrocub's clinical finishing from limited chances made this a far more dramatic evening than the aggregate scoreline ever required.
How entertaining was this match?
Bart Meijers is on, and Luka Juricic is off.
Corner awarded.
Dumitru Demian comes on for Petru Popescu.
Mihai Lupan is on, and Nicolae Rotaru is off.
On comes David Vukovic, off goes Amer Hiros.
Matej Deket comes on for Stefan Savic.
assist: Stefan Savic
Goal! The score is now 3-3.
Mihail PlaticaYellow CardMihail Platica receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Ilie Botnari replaces Sergiu Platica.
Mihail Platica is on, and Ovidiu David is off.
Ante Roguljic is on, and Damir Hrelja is off.
Substitution: Bogdan Musteata comes on for Marius Iosipoi.
assist: Milos Jojic
Goal! The score is now 3-2.
Marius IosipoiYellow CardYellow card issued to Marius Iosipoi.
assist: Petru Popescu
Goal! Nicolae Rotaru scores, making it 3-1.
assist: Amer Hiros
Goal! Stefan Savic scores, making it 2-1.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
assist: Sergiu Platica
Goal! Petru Popescu scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
assist: Ion Jardan
Goal! Nicolae Rotaru scores, making it 1-0.
Kick-off! The referee is Duje Strukan.
Petrocub host Borac Banja Luka needing to overturn a daunting 3-0 first-leg deficit to keep their Europa Conference League dreams alive. The Moldovan side face a near-impossible task against a Borac outfit that dominated in Banja Luka, making Thursday's return leg at Stadionul CPTF more of a damage-limitation exercise than a genuine comeback bid.
