Curious course of the game
After 28 penalty: Malta club in Champions League continues
07/15/2025 – 11:40 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The Hamrun Spartan’s writing a curious chapter of royal class history against Vilnius. The club only comes on after 28 penalty shot.
Maltese champion Hamrun Spartan wrote a curious chapter football history in the first qualification round for the Champions League. The club prevailed against the Lithuanian representative of Zalgiris Vilnius after a record penalty shootout with 28 attempts. In the end it was 11:10, the last pen for Hamrun converted the Montenegrin Jovan Cadjenovic. After extra time it was 2-0, the Spartans made up for the first leg defeat (0: 2).
More penalties have never been needed in a qualification game for the premier class to determine the winner (source: transfermarkt.de). In the second round of the 2010/11 season, it was at 9: 8 of Lech Poznan against FK Keshla 22 attempts, in the first round of the 1993/94 between NK Olimpija and disco Riga (10:11) 24. (13:12) to determine in the third qualification round of the Europa League.
The Hamrun Spartan, for whom the goalkeeper, as well as for Vilnius, met, are repeat offenders: Last season they also prevailed in the first round in the final shootout, but then against the Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar after ten attempts (5: 4).