Champions League qualifying: Shamrock Rovers recover as Kauno Zalgiris win late on

[p]Of the 10 matches played on Tuesday, only one saw a club overturn a first leg deficit. That came from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shamrock-rovers/KIN6lmnH/"]Shamrock Rovers[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/floriana/hKIRewt8/"]Floriana[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/floriana-hKIRewt8/shamrock-rovers-KIN6lmnH/?mid=rDfORjye"]5-1 at Tallaght Stadium[/a] to complete a 5-3 aggregate win.[/p][p]After losing the opening leg 2-0, The Hoops went to work right away, scoring seven minutes in at home. While the Maltese champions responded less than 10 minutes later, Shamrock showed their composure, netting a second before the half-hour mark, before a three-goal haul after the break saw them past Floriana.[/p][embed guid="505410f8-afc1-4f90-9fd4-54ef58f686bf" url="https://x.com/ShamrockRovers/status/2077135298207609292?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Five different players scored for the Dublin-based side, who are now through to the second qualifying round. It is the third time in their last four appearances in UCL qualifying in which they have prevailed at this stage.[/p][p]Next for Shamrock are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ararat-armenia/xlT9cL89/"]Ararat-Armenia[/a], who saw off an attempted comeback from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/riga-fc/l2DXxTjh/"]Riga FC[/a] to advance 4-3 over the two legs.[/p][p]The Armenians [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ararat-armenia-xlT9cL89/riga-fc-l2DXxTjh/?mid=G0BNLI9c"]lost 3-2 on the road[/a], having seen their 2-0 first leg lead evaporate in the opening quarter of the match. However, they did not panic, and thanks to goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shaghoyan-zhirayr/E5KOXXpa/"]Zhirayr Shaghoyan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sandro-lima/nPTrzUXq/"]Sandro Lima[/a], they were able to fight their way past their Latvian opposition.[/p][p]In what was perhaps the most dramatic game of the day, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kups/nLBbqJDS/"]KuPS Kuopio[/a] overcame [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vardar/4IQgZaVs/"]Vardar[/a] in extra time [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kups-nLBbqJDS/vardar-4IQgZaVs/?mid=MwGG56Ja"]despite a 3-2 home loss[/a]. A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zakaric-goran/CdKM5HEQ/"]Goran Zakaric[/a] penalty in the 91st minute forced extra time as the visitors erased a 2-0 loss from their home leg.[/p][p]The first period of extra time saw the sides trade goals in the space of two minutes before a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parzyszek-piotr/8Kls3hfE/"]Piotr Parzyszek[/a] penalty moments later [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-champions-league-kups-through-in-ucl-despite-throwing-away-hard-earned-lead-against-vardar/QTluUFnm/"]ultimately decided the tie[/a], where the Finnish side prevailed 4-3 overall.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iberia-1999/dhfRkskl/"]Iberia[/a] 1999 advanced from a UCL tie for the second time - seven years on from the previous occasion - after they held off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/flora/zLFV5ykn/"]Flora Tallinn[/a] 5-4 on aggregate. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/flora-zLFV5ykn/iberia-1999-dhfRkskl/?mid=IqjImYcE"]A 2-2 result in the Georgian capital[/a] proved to be enough for the Red Eagles.[/p][p]Also advancing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gyor-4WnsYev9/vikingur-reykjavik-hdKpCN4d/?mid=KULGAh1d"]after a 2-2 draw[/a] were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vikingur-reykjavik/hdKpCN4d/"]Vikingur Reykjavik[/a], who got the better of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gyor/4WnsYev9/"]Gyor[/a] in Hungary. After the hosts levelled the aggregate score going into the break, former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sigurdsson-gylfi/C2SeP04b/"]Gylfi Sigurdsson[/a] grabbed what proved to be the deciding goal 10 minutes into the second half.[/p][p]Next for the Icelandic side are Israel's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/h-beer-sheva/EXAD1YZP/"]Hapoel Be'er Sheva[/a].[/p][h2]Kauno Zalgiris steal late winner as Levski dominate[/h2][p]Lithuania's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fk-kauno-zalgiris/0p17kQla/"]Kauno Zalgiris[/a] provided the late drama in their match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/drita/bwWOjXUP/"]Drita[/a]. With the score tied 3-3 going into stoppage time in Prishtina, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/benchaib-amine/EL4dysSg/"]Amine Benchaib[/a] scored a penalty in the 94th minute to send his side through.[/p][embed guid="31063709-83bf-420e-b079-9f23567dcafe" url="https://x.com/FKKaunoZalgiris/status/2077120115716350103?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The visitors [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/drita-bwWOjXUP/kauno-zalgiris-0p17kQla/?mid=ITBwDlRP"]triumphed 3-2 on the road[/a] to complete a 4-3 victory across the two legs, making it the second straight summer where they will be involved in the third qualifying round of a UEFA club competition.[/p][p]Drita, who reached the UECL knockout stages last term, will have to try and get through three rounds of qualifying in the competition over the next six weeks.[/p][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/levski-sofia/E5OOzgs4/"]Levski Sofia[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/borac-banja-luka-pWGUPhrD/levski-sofia-E5OOzgs4/?mid=I9Lqi746"]enjoyed a 4-0 success[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/borac-banja-luka/pWGUPhrD/"]Borac Banja Luka[/a] at home. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reinaldo/CA1tTq1L/"]Reinaldo[/a] scored a six-minute brace for the Bulgarians, who did their damage in the second half to progress 5-1 on aggregate. They were also the only side to complete a clean sheet in Tuesday's play.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/larne/44wiLnI5/"]Larne[/a] finished off nine-man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tre-fiori/Yq1P1sCB/"]Tre Fiori[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/larne-44wiLnI5/tre-fiori-Yq1P1sCB/?mid=xWJTfk5s"]2-1[/a] to advance 3-1 in total. It was their first time successfully negotiating a UCL tie.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lincoln-red-imps/bHbMply6/"]Lincoln Red Imps[/a] are also through to the second qualifying round for the third year running after beating Andorran side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-escaldes/4CambolL/"]Inter Club d'Escaldes[/a] 4-2 over the two legs. The latter did manage to avoid defeat at home, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-escaldes-4CambolL/lincoln-red-imps-bHbMply6/?mid=0WZetjjl"]earning a 1-1 draw[/a]. As for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a], their maiden UCL run will go on after finishing off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tns/lGMtZWUH/"]The New Saints[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sabah-baku-fNGcxbyr/tns-lGMtZWUH/?mid=tAyCx8kD"]2-1 away[/a], and 4-1 overall.[/p][h2]Egnatia score big win[/h2][p]Wednesday saw the remaining four ties of the round conclude. In Albania, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kf-egnatia/CjYs7BO9/"]Egnatia[/a] scored thrice in each half [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/egnatia-CjYs7BO9/petrocub-b5j3Rktc/?mid=2HHW1OIO"]in a 6-1 drubbing[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/petrocub-hincesti/b5j3Rktc/"]Petrocub[/a]. The home side advanced 7-2 on aggregate as they progressed from a UCL tie for the first time at the third time of asking.[/p][embed guid="44973523-86ec-4d7d-98ca-3f96d8a01a12" url="https://x.com/FSHForg/status/2077496877872808120?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The result was Egnatia's largest ever win in continental football, pushing them one step closer to becoming the second different Albanian team to make the group phase of a UEFA club competition.[/p][p]Petrocub, whose only away win in Europe came in Albania, lost by a five-goal margin for the second time.[/p][p]The other ties on Wednesday saw the sides who triumphed in the first legs do the same in the return matches. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/univ-craiova/bsd9fGaK/"]CS Universitatea Craiova[/a] scored late on to top [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ml-vitebsk/UkzXzc1n/"]ML Vitebsk[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ml-vitebsk-UkzXzc1n/univ-craiova-bsd9fGaK/?mid=dvDwIz9M"]1-0 at home[/a] and 5-1 across the two games. As for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/klaksvik/j9PptHXf/"]KI Klaksvik[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bissen-O4ORhR6N/klaksvik-j9PptHXf/?mid=vH14GNXH"]they won 2-1[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bissen/O4ORhR6N/"]Atert Bissen[/a] for the second week in a row to advance 4-2.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kairat-almaty/CrO7xXpJ/"]Kairat Almaty[/a] were the other winners on Wednesday, getting past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sutjeska/Uw7E96rU/"]Sutjeska[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kairat-almaty-CrO7xXpJ/sutjeska-Uw7E96rU/?mid=OQflK5Yh"]2-0 in Montenegro[/a] to progress 4-1 overall.[/p][p]The losing sides transfer to the Conference League domestic champions path, starting in the second stage of qualification. Exceptionally, Tre Fiori and Inter Club d'Escaldes will enter a round later at the third qualifying round due to rebalancing.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league/"]Follow the UEFA Champions League qualifiers on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]