Zimbru Chisinau qualified dramatically for the second round of the UEFA Europa League. The team trained by Flavius Stoican defeated away the Georgian team Chikhura 3-2, IPN reports.
After scoring a 0-1 victory in Chisinau, Zimbru was led by 1-0 and 2-1 in Georgia, but recovered extraordinarily and scored the qualification goal in the 90th+3rd minute.
Ghiorghi Ivanishvili opened the score in the 13th minute, but Brazilian fullback Emerson tied in the overtime of the first half. Levan Kakubava scored again for the Georgian team, but Zimbru drew through Ion Jardan and the same Emerson scored the victory goal in the last phase of the match
The Turkish team Osmanlispor, which includes Romania’s Raul Rusescu and Gabriel Torje, is Zimbru’s next opponent. The first-leg match is played in Chisinau on July 14, while the return game on July 21.
