Last-gasp goal for Slovan leaves Mjallby's Champions League hopes on thin ice

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/slovan-bratislava-QRaWdwQf/?mid=rgl8UA3k"]Mjallby 1-2 Slovan Bratislava[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] took to European competition like ducks to water when beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lincoln-red-imps/bHbMply6/"]Lincoln Red Imps[/a] in the previous round, but the Slovak champions were always expected to provide a tougher test.[/p][p]So it was proving in the first half, as only some last-ditch defending prevented [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kukharevych-mykola/htbK4AVC/"]Mykola Kukharevych[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yirajang-alasana/WxUOBLh7/"]Alasana Yirajang[/a] giving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slovan-bratislava/QRaWdwQf/"]Slovan Bratislava[/a] the lead, before the visitors went close again early in the second half, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallinder-robin/6XfvDP2K/"]Robin Wallinder[/a] to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cruz-sandro/lWC37yoO/"]Sandro Cruz[/a]'s sweet strike.[/p][embed guid="7c78a229-92de-4738-bfb0-a91dc613ba0a" url="https://x.com/MjallbyAIFs/status/2084700351412793797" social-type="twitter" /][p]Having soaked up a lot of pressure, Mjallby grew into the game - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kjaer-jeppe/Mke5ibtC/"]Jeppe Kjaer[/a] weaved through the defence before forcing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/takac-dominik/nwNNvupK/"]Dominik Takac[/a] into a fine stop, [b]before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bajric-kenan/Ayl3JBj7/"]Kenan Bajric[/a] handled inside his own area[/b] to give the hosts the chance to take the lead from the penalty spot.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-elliot/4rVMk5Sb/"]Elliot Stroud[/a]'s run up was short, but it didn't matter, as he sent Takac the wrong way to put MAIF ahead[/b] with an hour gone.[/p][p]But things turned sour for Mjallby with 12 minutes to go, as [b]Kukharevych played the ball through to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-suleiman/vwj8fVTt/"]Suleiman Camara[/a], who picked his spot from the edge of the box[/b], striking the ball across Wallinder and into the bottom corner.[/p][embed guid="a46c5ab1-8a8f-45e9-a812-bcb868d1a93f" url="https://x.com/tdradio_/status/2084699018303615086" social-type="twitter" /][p]Karl Marius Aksum's side looked resigned to heading to Slovakia level, but the visitors had other ideas. [b]In the 94th minute, Camara turned provider, squaring across the area to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kianga-manasse/zciCiU6j/"]Manasse Kianga[/a], who held his nerve[/b] to jink past the defender before rolling the ball into the corner to win it for Slovan.[/p][p]It's a first European defeat for Mjallby, who must now get a victory in 90 minutes when the two meet again on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/slovan-bratislava-QRaWdwQf/?mid=U9nGSlY1"]11th August[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league/"]Follow all the UCL qualifiers on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]