3-2 defeat by Brann and elimination for PAOK
PAOK came back from 2-0 to 2-2, but an 86th-minute penalty gave Brann a 4-3 aggregate victory and qualification, leading to PAOK's exit from the competition.
Match progression
The hosts took the lead in the third minute of first-half stoppage time (45'+3') through Noah Holm, following an assist from Niklas Castro. In the 56th minute, Brann doubled their goals with Kristall Mani Ingason, making things difficult for the Greek team.
PAOK's comeback
Despite being 2-0 down, PAOK reacted. In the 63rd minute, Sheriff Diaje reduced the score to 2-1 after a pass from Dimitris Pelkas, bringing PAOK back into the game. Just four minutes later, in the 67th minute, Christos Zafeiris equalized to 2-2 from an assist by Hatsidis, bringing qualification into absolute balance.
Dramatic finale
The turning point of the match came in the 86th minute, when Brann won a penalty, a decision that caused strong reactions for PAOK. Niklas Castro took the penalty and made it the final score of 3-2. In the match statistics, PAOK had 13 total attempts with 7 shots on target and 41.6% possession, but could not avoid defeat.