„Celje“ played away 3:3 (1:1) against Rogožinė’s „Egnatia“ team from Albania. The return match will take place in Slovenia in a week.
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A.Kučys played in the starting lineup and scored the team’s second goal in the 54th minute, when, after receiving a pass from a teammate, he sent the ball into the right corner of the goal with a superb right-footed shot.
However, this goal infuriated the Albanian fans, who started throwing various objects onto the field. „11×11.lt by Padkastas” recorded that one of the objects hit A.Kučys directly, who fell to the ground holding his head. Fortunately, the Lithuanian avoided serious injuries and was able to continue the match.
This was the Lithuanian’s first goal this season, which „Celje“ started last weekend with a local championship match. In it, A.Kučys was shown a red card and did not finish the match.
The 23-year-old from Panevėžys was substituted in the 69th minute of the match, and he was replaced on the field by Pijus Širvys, a Lithuanian national team defender who recently joined „Celje“.
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Another Lithuanian defending the honor of „Celje“, Artemijus Tutyškinas, did not enter the field.
The remaining two goals for the Slovenian team were scored by Mario Kvešičius (45 and 66 min.), while Eneo Bitri (7 min.), Fernando Medeirosas (58 min.), and Ibrahimas Diabate (78 min.) scored for the Albanian champions.
This is the second Champions League qualifying round pair. The winning team will play against Yerevan’s „Ararat-Armenia“ or Dublin’s „Shamrock Rovers“ in the third round. To qualify for the Champions League, teams need to overcome four qualifying rounds.
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