International Football
Oscar Santis and Dinamo Tbilisi miss out on the Conference League
The Guatemalan footballer was unable to prevent his team, Dinamo Tbilisi, from falling in the preliminary rounds of the UEFA Conference League.
Oscar Santis’ Dinamo Tbilisi fell just short of continuing their dream of playing in the UEFA Conference League. (Photo Prensa Libre: AFP)
This is where Dinamo Tbilisi’s adventure ended in its first season.attempt to qualify for the final phase of the UEFA Conference League, Europe’s third-largest club competition.
The Guatemalan footballer fought as hard as the Dinamo Tbilisi coach allowed him in the return match once morest FK Mornar of Montenegro, but despite his efforts he was unable to reverse the 2-1 defeat in the first leg and said goodbye to his first participation in a European club qualifying round.
Dinamo arrived in a conditioned state for the match at the Mikheil Meskhi I Stadium following losing 1-2 in the first duel, So in the return leg, in which they would play at home, they were obliged to reverse the score.
It looked like progress to the second knockout round was within reach when Vakhtang Salia put Dinamo ahead in the 33rd minute to level the aggregate score at 2-2.
With this, they were forcing extra time, but the premature expulsion of Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze put them on the ropes as Darko Zorić scored the 1-1 (2-3).
With one man less, Dynamo’s efforts were not enough and they bowed out in the first of two knockout rounds on the way to the UEFA Conference League group stage.
Óscar Santis, for his part, provided the assist for Dinamo’s goal in the first leg and played 57 minutes in the return leg.
To date, Santis is the third footballer to have represented Guatemala in a club competition organised by UEFA following Carlos Ruiz (Europa League) and Matan Peleg (Europa League preliminary phase).
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