Nine Men, Three Extra-Time Goals and a Historic Debut
Sabah looked out of the tie with seconds left on the clock in Baku, still trailing 4-2 on aggregate after Guy Mizrahi’s strike put Hapoel Beer-Sheva in control. Then substitute Tellur Mutallimov struck in the last minute of stoppage time to force extra time and completely flip the tie on its head.
Sabah never let up once the extra 30 minutes began. Gabon striker Orphe Mbina headed the hosts in front in the 101st minute, and Joy-Lance Mickels added a fifth in the 115th to complete a 5-2 win on the night — 6-4 on aggregate. Hapoel Beer-Sheva finished the match with nine men after defender Djibril Diop and midfielder Eliel Peretz were both shown second yellow cards in extra time, compounding a collapse that will sting after they led for most of the tie.
The result sends Sabah — a club founded in September 2017 — into the Champions League league phase for the first time in their history, while Hapoel Beer-Sheva drop into the Europa League league phase as one of the playoff round’s biggest fallen favourites.
Grading Our 1st Leg Prediction
Our 1st leg preview called Hapoel Beer-Sheva -1 Asian Handicap as the best bet (57% confidence). Hapoel did win the 1st leg 2-1, but only by the odd goal — not enough to cover a -1 line, so the headline pick was a push rather than a clean winner. No cherry-picking here: we’re logging it as a marginal miss.
The secondary picks fared much better. Over 2.5 Goals (59% confidence) landed as the 1st leg produced three goals, Both Teams To Score (Yes) landed too, and our exact correct score call of 2-1 matched the final 1st-leg scoreline precisely. Across the full tie, Sabah’s extra-time turnaround was the kind of late swing no model fully prices in — a reminder that these previews are pre-match probability reads, not guarantees.
Related Predictions & Analysis
Sabah now join the 2026/27 Champions League league phase draw alongside Europe’s giants, while Hapoel Beer-Sheva regroup in the Europa League league phase. For more on how the AI model graded this tie and what’s next, visit the AiProPrediction homepage, check the Champions League hub, or browse today’s match predictions.
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