However, Justas Lasickas secured a ticket to the UEFA Conference League qualifying final.
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It was the 28-year-old Lithuanian who scored the equalizer on Thursday in Tampere, and 1:1 (0:0) away against Rijeka saw them advance.
The first leg of this tie last week in Croatia ended with a narrow 1:0 victory for Rijeka.
However, on Thursday in Finland, Ilves pushed forward when Stanislav Baranov scored in the 64th minute.
Such a result would have allowed the Finns to play at least extra time, but the hosts’ hearts were soon broken by J. Lasickas (70 min.).
In the decisive Conference League qualifying round, Rijeka with J. Lasickas will face Herning’s Midtjylland from Denmark or Dublin’s Bohemian from Ireland. The first encounter last week was won 2:0 away by the Danes.
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