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Hapoel Be'er Sheva Star's Disallowed Goal Confuses Icelandic Opponent in Champions League Qualifier

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First reported by N12 · 10 hours ago

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva lost 2-1 to Iceland's Vikingur in the first leg of the Champions League second qualifying round, with a disputed disallowed goal by Niv Yehoshua. Vikingur's Gilfi Sigurdsson expressed confusion over the referee's call. The tie remains open ahead of the second leg in Hungary, where Be'er Sheva must win to advance.

01Hapoel Be'er Sheva lost 2-1 away to Vikingur in the Champions League qualifier first leg.
02Niv Yehoshua's goal was controversially disallowed, confusing even Vikingur's Gilfi Sigurdsson.
03Sigurdsson admitted he did not understand the referee's decision during the match.
04The second leg will be played in Hungary, serving as Be'er Sheva's European home ground.
05Be'er Sheva must win the return leg to progress to the next qualifying round.
06They are likely to face Red Star Belgrade if they advance, or the loser of Dinamo Zagreb-Thun if eliminated.

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