Egnatia Rrogozhinë vs Petrocub

The tie was effectively settled inside the opening half-hour. Eneo Bitri headed Egnatia ahead inside two minutes from Soumaila Bakayoko's cross, and Alessandro Albanese doubled the lead on 30 minutes with a right-footed finish after Guillem Jaime's assist. Mihail Plătică turned the ball into his own net in first-half stoppage time (44') to make it 3-0 at the break.

Petrocub manager Shota Makharadze made four substitutions at half-time in a desperate attempt to stem the tide, but the damage continued. Brazilian wing-back Andrey Yago scored with a right-footed shot from Fernando Medeiros' pass in the 58th minute to make it 4-0.

Nicolae Rotaru pulled one back for the Moldovan visitors in the 63rd minute with a finish from Ion Jardan's assist, but any hope of a comeback lasted only until the 84th minute. Substitute Ildi Gruda crossed for Soumaila Bakayoko to restore the four-goal cushion, and Gruda himself headed in from Fernando Medeiros' delivery in the 90th minute — sparking a yellow card for excessive celebration.

Bitri's second-minute opener. The early goal forced Petrocub out of the cautious game plan they had carried from the 1-1 first leg, exposing gaps that Egnatia exploited ruthlessly. By the time Albanese made it 2-0 on the half-hour, the aggregate scoreline was already 3-1 and the Albanian side were in full control.

Fernando Medeiros (Egnatia) — Man of the match. The Brazilian midfielder orchestrated proceedings from the centre of the park, providing two assists (Yago 58', Gruda 90') and dictating the tempo throughout. His reading of the game was a level above the opposition.

Eneo Bitri (Egnatia) — Scored the crucial early goal and was solid in the back three before being substituted on 64 minutes. His aerial presence caused Petrocub problems from set pieces.

Soumaila Bakayoko (Egnatia) — A goal (84') and an assist (Bitri 2') capped a relentless display leading the line. The striker was a constant outlet in transition.

Ildi Gruda (Egnatia) — The substitute changed the game after coming on in the 64th minute. Set up Bakayoko's goal and scored the sixth with a header, though his yellow card for excessive celebration showed the emotion of the occasion.

Egnatia's six goals from just over half an hour of sustained pressure (the first 44 minutes) told the story of a tie that was won before the interval. Petrocub's four half-time substitutions conceded the tactical battle — the Moldovan side had no answer to Egnatia's width from wing-backs Jaime and Andrey Yago, who combined for two assists. The home side's five second-half substitutions reflected confidence rather than crisis: Nevil Dede rotated freely with the tie already secured.

Egnatia advance to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round with a 7-2 aggregate scoreline. The Albanian champions, managed by Nevil Dede, will face a step up in quality in the next round. For Petrocub, the European campaign ends at the first hurdle after a respectable 1-1 home draw in the first leg was undone by a second-leg collapse.

A professional, ruthless performance from Egnatia, who took the game away from Petrocub inside the opening half-hour and never looked back. The 6-1 scoreline was no exaggeration — the Albanian side were superior in every department, particularly in transition and from wide areas. Petrocub's tactical disarray at half-time (four changes) betrayed a team that had run out of ideas.