"Sabah" Lost to "Celje" in the Europa League (2:3)

"Sabah" will play its first game in the 2025/26 season of European Cups today. Sport24.az reports that the "owls" will host Slovenia's "Celje" in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

The match, which will be held at "Bank Respublika Arena", will start at 20:00. The meeting will be managed by a team of referees from Kazakhstan. 

The return match between these teams will be held on July 17 in Slovenia. 

The winner of the two matches will face the winner of the AEK (Cyprus) - "Partizan" (Serbia) pair in the 2nd round. The losing team will continue its journey in the Conference League and will face the winner of the "Birkirkara" (Malta) - "Petrocub" (Moldova) pair.

Europa League

I qualifying round, first game

July 10

20:00. "Sabah" (Azerbaijan) - "Celje" (Slovenia) 2:3

Goal: Pavol Safranko, 3 (1:0); Franko Kovačevič, 7 (1:1); Pavol Safranko, 18 - pen. (2:1); Franko Kovačevič, 48 (2:2); Hrka, 90+3 (2:3)

Referees: Daniyar Sakhi, Samat Tergeussizov, Sergey Klachyo, Saken Baiymbet (Kazakhstan)

Masazir. "Bank Respublika Arena"

"Sabah": 92. Stas Pokatilov, 80. Akim Zedadka, 40. Igor Nogueira, 3. Steve Solvet, 5. Rahman Dashdemirov, 13. Ivan Lepinitsa, 6. Abdullah Khaybullayev, 10. Anatoli Nuriyev, 88. Khayal Aliyev, 20. Joy-Lance Mickels, 18.  Pavol Safranko (c)

Head coach: Valdas Dambrauskas

"Celje": 21. Simon Sluga, 23. Zan Karničnik (c), 6. Artemiyus Tutiskinas, 3. Damjan Vuklisevic,  2. Juanjo Nieto, 8. Mario Kvesić, 19. Mark Zabukovnik, 11. Milot Avdili, 10.  Daniel Sturm, 20. Nikita Iosifov, 9. Franko Kovačevič

Head coach: Albert Riera