Spartans roar back to ease past Alashkert for stunning qualification

ĦAMRUN SPARTANS   4

Prsa 55; Guillaumier 63
Jonny 73; Dodo 75

ALASHKERT      1
Yedigaryan 47

(Ħamrun Spartans win 4-2 on aggregate)

ĦAMRUN SPARTANS


H. Bonello, S. Borg, E. Marcelina, O. Bjelicic (79 R. Callegari), J. Corbalan, R. Prsa, M. Guillaumier (83 M. Fedele), R. Camenzuli, Jonny, E. Mashike (56 I. Nedljkovic), Dodo (78 Ederson).

ALASHKERT

O. Cancarevic, D. Kadio, T. Cameta, T. Voskanyan, James, D. Khurtsidze, A. Yedigaryan (76 F. Burbano), T. Galvao (76 A. Karapetyan), A. Grigoryan, B. Diaz (46 I. Fofana), B. Hovhannisyan.
Referee: Milos Savovic (Montenegro).

Yellow cards Khurtsidze, Voskanyan, Jonny.

Ħamrun Spartans capped their return to European club football in some style when they came from a goal down to see off Alashkert, of Armenia, 4-1 at the Centenary Stadium to book their place into the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

It was a remarkable performance from the Spartans who, trailing 1-0 after last week’s first leg, looked down and out when Artak Yedigaryan put the Armenians ahead to double their lead on aggregate.

But it was here that the Spartans' character came to the fore when they produced a stunning comeback which saw them...