Egnatia turned Wednesday 15 July, 21:00 CEST into a one-sided night at Stadiumi Egnatia Rrogogzhine, beating CS Petrocub 6-1 in UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 1. The scoreline was decisive before half-time and stayed that way through the finish, with Egnatia leading 3-0 at the break and then adding three more after the interval. For readers in Andorra, the match delivered a clear result and a clear shape to the tie, with the home side in control from the opening minutes and never letting CS Petrocub settle into the contest.
The first blow arrived in the 2nd minute, when Egnatia went ahead through a Goal. They doubled the advantage in the 31st minute with another Goal, then reached 3-0 before the interval after an Own goal in the 44th minute. That first-half control mattered because it pushed CS Petrocub into a chase they could not sustain, even after the away side found a reply later in the evening. Egnatia's 3-5-2 and Leonid Pascaru's 5-3-2 set the tactical picture, but the game was shaped more by tempo and execution than by formation alone.
After the restart, Egnatia kept the pressure on. A Goal in the 59th minute restored the three-goal cushion, and CS Petrocub's only answer came in the 64th minute. Egnatia then struck again in the 84th minute and completed the scoring in the 90th minute, closing a match that had already been decided by the time the final stages arrived. The final 6-1 score was matched by the ordinaryTime score and the score shown at full time, while the aggregateScore finished 7-2. For Andorra fans checking the result through the local viewing context, the evening was shaped by Egnatia's ability to turn early territory into a wide margin.
- Egnatia were 3-0 up at half-time and 6-1 ahead by the final whistle, so the result never moved away from their control.
- The goals arrived in a steady sequence at 2, 31, 44, 59, 64, 84 and 90, showing how Egnatia kept finding openings across both halves.
- CS Petrocub's only goal came in the 64th minute, but it did not halt the home side's momentum or change the outcome.
- The match was played at Stadiumi Egnatia Rrogogzhine in UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 1, with the Andorra kickoff listed at Wednesday 15 July, 21:00 CEST and Movistar+ among the viewing options.
Cards also reflected the course of the game. CS Petrocub picked up yellow cards in the 33rd and 89th minutes, while Egnatia were booked in the 83rd, 86th and 90th minutes. Those late cautions underlined a match that remained intense even after the result had long been settled. With the home side already 3-0 up before half-time and the aggregate score moving to 7-2, the discipline figures sat alongside the scoreline rather than changing it. Nevil Dede's side had enough control to absorb the stops in play, and the away side could not build a second phase of pressure from them.
For Andorra readers, the practical takeaway is straightforward: Egnatia protected home advantage in UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 1 and did so with a margin that leaves little doubt about the evening's balance. CS Petrocub never recovered from the early 2nd-minute setback, and the 44th-minute own goal before the break made the gap even harder to bridge. The final 6-1 result, the 3-0 half-time lead and the 7-2 aggregate score all point in the same direction. Anyone following in Andorra through local rights should note how quickly the tie was tilted and how firmly Egnatia finished it.
