UEFA Champions League·Play-offs · Second Leg

Sabah FA vs 25.08.26 16:455 – 2After ETAgg: 6 – 4Hapoel Beer Sheva — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Sabah FA overwhelm ten-man Hapoel Beer Sheva in extra-time thriller

Sabah FA won 5-2 after extra time against Hapoel Beer Sheva in the UEFA Champions League play-offs at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, a match that swung dramatically once the tie went beyond 90 minutes. The scoreline after regulation stood at 2-2, but Sabah's late surge in extra time and two Hapoel red cards ultimately settled the contest.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Igor Zlatanović put the visitors ahead in the tenth minute, assisted by Zahi Ahmed, before Christian Nwachukwu levelled for Sabah in the 38th to send the sides in level at the break. Guy Mizrahi restored Hapoel's lead early in the second half, only for Umarali Rahmonaliyev, set up by Patrick Mbina, to draw Sabah level again in the 74th minute.

Deep into stoppage time, T. Mutallimov struck with an assist from Tymoteusz Puchacz to put Sabah ahead 3-2 at the death, forcing extra time regardless as the aggregate scoreline required further action. D. T. Diop was sent off for Hapoel in the 100th minute, and Sabah punished the numerical disadvantage as Mbina, assisted by Aleksey Isaev, made it 4-2 moments later. Eliel Peretz then saw red for Hapoel in the 117th minute, and Joy-Lance Mickels completed the rout with a fifth goal, again teed up by Isaev.

Sabah dominated the underlying numbers throughout, controlling 54% of possession and firing 33 shots to Hapoel's 14, with 12 of those on target compared to five for the visitors. The two red cards for Hapoel proved decisive in shaping the extra-time collapse.

Aleksey Isaev set up two of Sabah's late goals in extra time, including strikes from Mbina and Mickels, and finished with a rating of 8.3.

Sabah's 33 shots to Hapoel's 14 underlined their overwhelming control of the match going forward.

Sabah FA beat Hapoel Beer Sheva 5–2 (half-time 1–1).

Sabah FA met Hapoel Beer Sheva in the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 16:45 UTC at Tofiq Bəhramov. Referee: Istvan Kovacs.

Team pages: Sabah FA · Hapoel Beer Sheva · UEFA Champions League

Key moments

10' Goal: Igor Zlatanović (assist: Zahi Ahmed) — 0–1 · Watch Igor Zlatanović's goal video (10')
38' Goal: Christian Nwachukwu — 1–1 · Watch Christian Nwachukwu's goal video (38')
61' Goal: Guy Mizrahi — 1–2 · Watch Guy Mizrahi's goal video (61')
74' Goal: Umarali Rahmonaliyev (assist: Patrick Mbina) — 2–2 · Watch Umarali Rahmonaliyev's goal video (74')
90' Goal: T. Mutallimov (assist: Tymoteusz Puchacz) — 3–2 · Watch T. Mutallimov's goal video (90')
100' Red card: Djibril Diop
101' Goal: Patrick Mbina (assist: Aleksey Isaev) — 4–2 · Watch Patrick Mbina's goal video (101')
115' Goal: Joy-Lance Mickels (assist: Aleksey Isaev) — 5–2 · Watch Joy-Lance Mickels's goal video (115')
117' Red card: Eliel Peretz

Starting line-ups

Sabah FA (4-2-3-1)

Hapoel Beer Sheva (4-3-3)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Sabah FA 31%, the draw 31%, Hapoel Beer Sheva 38%. It finished Sabah FA 3–2 Hapoel Beer Sheva.

Hapoel Beer Sheva's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Hapoel Beer Sheva are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Hapoel Beer Sheva's 38%. The draw at 31% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.

Why Hapoel Beer Sheva at 38%?

Hapoel Beer Sheva sit 161 points higher on our strength rating — 1469 to 1631. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,091 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 30–27–43.

Why only 38%?

No scored evidence points the other way. 38% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and Sabah FA at 31%.

Why is the draw second, level with the Sabah FA win?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,128. The goals environment adds 3.6 points to the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

Sabah FA have 21 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.

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About this match

On this page: the Sabah FA vs Hapoel Beer Sheva final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sabah FA 5–2 Hapoel Beer Sheva. Explore more on the Sabah FA and Hapoel Beer Sheva team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Sabah FA vs Hapoel Beer Sheva?

Sabah FA beat Hapoel Beer Sheva 5–2 (half-time 1–1).

›Who scored in Sabah FA vs Hapoel Beer Sheva?

Igor Zlatanović (10') for Hapoel Beer Sheva; Christian Nwachukwu (38') for Sabah FA; Guy Mizrahi (61') for Hapoel Beer Sheva; Umarali Rahmonaliyev (74') for Sabah FA; T. Mutallimov (90') for Sabah FA; Patrick Mbina (101') for Sabah FA; Joy-Lance Mickels (115') for Sabah FA.

›Where can I watch Sabah FA vs Hapoel Beer Sheva highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Sabah FA 5–2 Hapoel Beer Sheva are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.

›What is the head-to-head record between Sabah FA and Hapoel Beer Sheva?

Sabah FA and Hapoel Beer Sheva have met 1 time — 0 wins for Sabah FA, 1 win for Hapoel Beer Sheva and 0 draws.