Sheriff were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League even if they were less than 10 minutes away from qualification. After the 1-0 victory scored in Tiraspol, the team trained by Roberto Bordin lost away to Israel’s Maccabi Haifa 1-4 in overtime, IPN reports.
Moroccan player Talal opened the score in the 20th minute with a penalty. But the hosts took the game into overtime following the goals scored by Chery (33) and Jaber (85). Later, the champion of Israel scored through David (105+2) and Shuranov (107).
Sheriff will now compete in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League where they will meet BATE Borisov.
