Kostanay's Tobol defeated Lithuanian side Panevezys 3-2 on penalties in the second qualifying round of the Conference League, after the match ended 1-1 in regular and extra time. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

Second qualifying round. Second leg. July 30

⚽ TOBOL (Kostanay, Kazakhstan) – PANEVEZYS (Lithuania) a.e.t. 1:1 (1:1). Penalties 3:2. First leg 1:1. Goals: Petkevicius 33 (0:1), Talal 45+3 (1:1)

Penalty shootout: Guerra 1:0, Rasimavicius (crossbar), Tsanvic 2:0, Ramanauskas 2:1, Tagybergen 3:1, Kurtsev 3:2, Ndiaye (saved), Keita (saved), Asrankulov (saved), Bachanin (saved)

The draw in Panevezys a week earlier, while leaving the question of the winner open, was more favorable to Tobol. At home, as is known, the walls help. Moreover, the Lithuanian club has been extremely unsuccessful away this season.

Despite pre-match predictions, the guests took the lead after half an hour of play. Ghanaian Isaac Asante made a good cross into the hosts' penalty area, Nauris Petkevicius beat French-Kostanay player Rian Senadji and opened the scoring against Danil Ustimenko.

It cannot be said that Miroslav Romashchenko's team immediately rushed to equalize. Sharp moments at both goals were practically absent. Nevertheless, in stoppage time of the first half, Moroccan Amin Talal, after a cross from Islam Chesnokov from the flank, pushed the ball over the line with his stomach or another body part – 1:1. The aggregate score was again level – 2:2.

After the break, the Kostanay team played more lively, increasingly troubling the hero of the first match, Vytautas Cerniauskas. In the 60th minute, Alexander Zuev, positioned directly in front of goal from about 13 meters, managed to miss the target. In the 76th minute, he hit the post with a shot from outside the box. Cerniauskas barely touched the ball with his fingertips.

Then everything went according to the "Kairat" scenario – extra time with many missed scoring chances (Dauren Zhumat, Luis Guerra, Islam Chesnokov) and a penalty shootout. In which, like Temirlan Anarbekov the day before, Danil Ustimenko saved two shots. And brought victory to the team.

To reach the main stage of the Conference League, the Kostanay team must overcome three qualifying barriers.

After Panevezys, the Kostanay team faces Serbian Partizan. There is no doubt that the Belgrade side will beat Luxembourg's UNO over two legs. In the first match, the "black and whites" won 4:0.

The group stage matches of the third most important European cup will take place from October 15 to December 17. The final of the 2026/27 Conference League will be held on June 2, 2027, at Besiktas Park Stadium in Istanbul.

The day before, Kairat advanced to the third qualifying round of the Champions League, defeating Cypriot Omonia on penalties.

Almaty's next opponent will be Bulgarian champion Levski. The matches will take place on August 4 in Sofia and August 11 in Turkestan.

The transfer of the match to Turkestan Arena is due to the fact that on August 14, a concert by American rapper Kanye West will take place at the Central Stadium in Almaty.