Azerbaijan’s football club Sabah Baku progressed to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Israel’s Maccabi Haifa.

Despite a commanding 3-0 win in Israel, Sabah conceded six goals in the return match while scoring another three, resulting in a 6-6 aggregate score and forcing the game into penalties.

Sabah’s goals came from Pavol Šafranko, Kaheem Parris, and Joy-Lance Mickels.

A standout performance by Sabah goalkeeper Yusif Imanov, including a crucial penalty save, helped secure the win.

FC Sabah will next face Ireland’s St Patrick’s Athletic on August 8 and 15.