“Borja Arellano received a yellow card late in extra time — his second booking of the match — which came just minutes after having been substituted back on, adding further drama to an already fraught evening and leaving Escaldes under pressure heading into the shootout.”
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Drita
Inter Club d'Escaldes advanced to the next round of the Europa Conference League qualifying on the back of a penalty shootout victory after a goalless 120 minutes in the second leg, with the aggregate score locked at 2-2 following the first leg. The Andorran side were the more dominant team across the evening, registering 140 dangerous attacks to Drita's 36 and controlling 51 percent of the dominance metric, yet they could not find the breakthrough in normal or extra time despite six corners to the Kosovan side's one. The match grew increasingly fractious as it wore on — eight yellow cards were distributed across the two sides, with bookings for Borja Arellano, Jilmar Torres, Anwar Hernández, Raddy Ovouka, Álex Sánchez and Hajdin Salihu all coming in the second half or extra time, reflecting the pressure and desperation of both camps. In the shootout, misses from Borja Arellano and Kristal Abazaj threatened to unravel Escaldes' composure, but the Andorrans ultimately held firm at 4-2 to book their place in the next round, a significant achievement for a club of their modest prestige on the European stage.
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Kristal AbazajPenalty miss by Kristal Abazaj. The match remains 2-2.
Borja ArellanoPenalty miss by Borja Arellano. The score remains 2-2.
Raddy OvoukaGoal in the penalty shootout! Raddy Ovouka scores, making it 2-2.
Juan CámaraPenalty goal! Juan Camara scores, making it 2-1.
Besnik KrasniqiPenalty goal! Besnik Krasniqi scores, bringing the score to 1-1.
Lamine DiabyGoal in the penalty shootout! Lamine Diaby scores, making it 1-0.
Hajdin SalihuYellow CardHajdin Salihu receives a yellow card.
Yellow card issued to Alex Sanchez.
Raddy OvoukaYellow CardYellow card shown to Raddy Ovouka.
Yellow card issued to Anwar Habib Hernandez.
Lamine Diaby comes on for Pablo Molina.
Kristal Abazaj comes on for Blerim Krasniqi.
Adri Gomes is replaced by Jilmar Torres.
Substitution: Victor Alonso comes on for Antonio Otegui Khalife.
Jilmar TorresYellow CardYellow card shown to Jilmar Torres.
Corner awarded.
Borja ArellanoYellow CardBorja Arellano receives a yellow card.
Eduart Rroca comes on for William Baeten.
Borja Arellano comes on for Domi Berlanga.
On Igball Jashari, off Arb Manaj.
Igball Jashari is on, and Arb Manaj is off.
Corner awarded.
Juan Camara is on, and Soule is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Albert DabiqajYellow CardYellow card issued to Albert Dabiqaj.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
David LópezYellow CardDavid Lopez receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Giorgi Kruashvili.
Inter Club d'Escaldes
Inter Club d'Escaldes wins on penalties
