Farul U19 was eliminated from the Youth League by Sheriff Tiraspol after losing the penalty shootout 6-7. [1]

Dramatic elimination for Farul U19 from the Youth League: lost on penalties against Sheriff Tiraspol. Bucharest, November 4, 2026 21:15. Written by Leila Bolat. [1]

The winner of the 2025/2026 Youth League, Farul Constanța, failed to advance to the next stage of the continental competition dedicated to the best young footballers. Entering the competition from Round 2 via the Champions Path in the UEFA Youth League 2026/2027, Romania's representative, Farul Constanța, was eliminated by Moldova's champions, Sheriff Tiraspol, following a 2-0 win in the first leg in Ovidiu, a 1-3 defeat, and a 6-7 penalty shootout loss in the return leg played on Wednesday, November 4. [1]

Constanța players opened the scoring after just seven minutes through Andrei Oancea, from a penalty awarded to Minescu. Then, Tripon, Telehoi, Minescu, and Berchez sequentially missed chances, but halftime found both teams level after Egor Ivanov scored on a counterattack in the 40th minute. [1]

In the second half, Sheriff pushed harder, and their efforts were reflected on the scoreboard when Vladimir Cecetchin (72nd minute) and Egor Ivanov (78th minute) equalized the overall score. [1]

The outcome was decided by penalties, where after nine rounds, Sheriff hosts demonstrated more inspiration and secured advancement to the third round of the UEFA Youth League. [1]

Final result of the return leg: Sheriff Tiraspol U19 - Farul U19 3-1 (1-1) - 7-6 on pens. [1]

Goalscorers: Egor Ivanov 40, 78, Vladimir Cecetchin 72 / Andrei Oancea 7-pen. [1]

Penalties: Series 1: miss Tripon (shot wide), 0-1 JEJU Series 2: 1-1 DRAGOMIR, 2-1 BURCĂ Series 3: 2-2 ȘIFIRINGĂ, miss Ivanov (saved by Barbu) Series 4: 3-2 OANCEA, 3-3 FENIN Series 5: 4-3 PODOLEANU, 4-4 PAVLENKO Series 6: 5-4 CARABAȘ, 5-5 AGATIEV Series 7: 6-5 OGLINDĂ, 6-6 CECETCHIN Series 8: miss Rezmiveș (saved by goalkeeper), miss Sorochin (saved by Barbu) Series 9: miss Plugaru (saved by goalkeeper), 6-7 PRODIUS [1]

Yellow cards: Daniil Sorochin 56, Egor Ivanov 61, Vasili Agatiev 79 / Andrei Oancea 9, Răzvan Plugaru 56, Antonio Minescu 69. [1]

Sheriff Tiraspol U19 (coach Andrei Radiola): Grigoriev - Agatiev, Burcă, Pavlenco, Afteni - Ivanov, Jeju, Fenin, Sorochin - Corotcov (46 Prodius), Cecetchin. Unused substitutes: Boico - Akca, Babaev, Gherasimov, Romaniuc, Chirlan, Calasnicov, Dimov. [1]

Farul U19 (coach Stere Banoti): Barbu - Neamțu (86 Carabaș), Plugaru, Filea, Dragomir - Telehoi (74 Rezmiveș), Podoleanu, Oancea - Tripon, Minescu (74 Șifiringă), Berchez (86 Oglindă). Unused substitutes: Taș Baran - Bâtu, Pambuca, Avram, Iordache. [1]

Referees: Antoine Chiaramonti - Carlos Gonçalves, Guillem Dalmau (all from Andorra). [1]

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Sheriff Tiraspol U19 dramatically qualified for round 3 of UEFA Youth League, will face Maccabi Tel Aviv

Sheriff Tiraspol U19 advanced to the third round of the UEFA Youth League, where they will face Maccabi Tel Aviv, after an epic comeback against Farul Constanța. [2]

Ending the penalty shootout with a score of 7-6, Sheriff Tiraspol repelled the visit from Farul Constanța's youth team, who had advanced from the first leg with a 2-0 lead. Although they led overall, the Bucharest-based team failed to maintain their advantage and is eliminated from the Youth League. [2]

The match was decided in the final minutes: Egor Ivanov scored in the 40th and 78th minutes, and Vladimir Cecetchin (72nd minute) brought the score to 3-1 overall, ahead of Andrei Oancea's goal. In the penalty shootout, only goalkeeper Barbu saved a penalty, but the Shepherds remained calm and shot more accurately. [2]

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Complete details of Farul's return match in the Youth League

In the first leg played in Constanța, Farul won 2-0, thanks to goals from Matei Berchez and Andrei Oancea. In the return leg in Tiraspol, Farul increased their overall lead to 3-0 in the 7th minute when Andrei Oancea converted a penalty, seemingly securing qualification. The Constanța team was however equalized in the first half by Egor Ivanov (40th minute) and in the second half by Vladimir Cecetchin (72nd minute) and Egor Ivanov (78th minute), resulting in a 3-1 match score and 3-3 overall. The match was characterized by the spectacular comeback of the Moldovan side. After Oancea's goal, Sheriff equalized through Egor Ivanov and then pulled ahead with Ivanov's double and a goal by Cecetchin. During the penalty shootout, Source 2 confirms the full list of scorers and misses: for Farul, Tripon, Rezmiveș, and Plugaru missed, while for Sheriff, Ivanov and Sorochin missed. The final penalty score is 7-6. [4] [3]

The penalty shootout ended unevenly, with a 7-6 score for Sheriff. Farul missed three shots (Tripon, Rezmiveș, Plugaru), while Sheriff missed only two (Ivanov, Sorochin), but scored on all successful attempts: Jeju, Burcă, Fenin, Pavlenco, Agatiev, Cecetchin, and Prodius. For Farul, D. Dragomir, G. Șifiringă, A. Oancea, I. Podoleanu, D. Carabaș, and A. Oglindă scored. In the next round of the UEFA Youth League, Sheriff Tiraspol will face the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. [4]

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  2. Moldova 1 Sheriff s-a calificat dramatic în turul 3 al Ligii Campionilor pentru tineret
  3. observatornews.ro Farul Constanţa, eliminare dramatică din UEFA Youth League
  4. golazo.ro Farul, out din Europa Constănțenii, eliminați dramatic din UEFA Youth League după 2-0 în tur!