Jibril Diop's Costly Yellow Card Leads to Red and Sabah's Dramatic Champions League Comeback
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Jibril Diop's second yellow card in the 100th minute led to his sending off, enabling Sabah to complete a dramatic 5-2 aggregate comeback over Hapoel Be'er Sheva and qualify for the Champions League.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Jibril Diop received a second yellow card in the 100th minute, leading to his red card.
- Sabah overturned a 1-2 deficit to win 5-2 on aggregate against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
- Diop's first yellow came for kicking the ball away in the 89th minute to waste time.
- One minute after Diop's dismissal, Sabah scored the winning goal through Ambina.
- The match secured Sabah's historic qualification to the Champions League.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva played with ten men after Diop's red card, impacting the final result.
On August 25, 2026, Jibril Diop's critical mistake led to his sending off during a dramatic Champions League qualifier between Sabah and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Sabah overturned a 1-2 deficit to win 5-2 on aggregate, securing a historic qualification to the Champions League. The turning point came late in the match when Diop, who had replaced Vitor, received a second yellow card in the 100th minute after a disputed foul, reducing Hapoel Be'er Sheva to ten men.
The second yellow followed an earlier caution in the 89th minute when Diop deliberately kicked the ball away to waste time while his team was still leading. Although this action did not significantly delay the game, it earned him a yellow card that ultimately contributed to his dismissal. One minute after Diop's red card, Sabah scored the decisive goal through Ambina, completing the comeback.
Diop contested the second yellow card, claiming the foul never occurred, but the referee's decision stood. This sequence of events dramatically shifted the match's momentum, allowing Sabah to celebrate a historic advancement to the Champions League at the expense of the reigning Israeli champions coached by Ran Kuzuch.
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