Too little too late for Goteborg as Gent progress in Conference League

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gent-MgkzUx7T/goteborg-UovQtopk/?mid=S0tzaBKa"]KAA Gent 1-1 IFK Goteborg (2-1 on aggregate)[/a][/b][/p][p]For the second round in a row, Goteborg had suffered defeat in the first leg at home, but this time, a comeback on the road looked unlikely from the off, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/benes-laszlo/UsQXxleR/"]Laszlo Benes[/a] twice went close for the hosts in the opening exchanges.[/p][p]A Gent goal looked inevitable, and it arrived with the half-hour mark approaching. [b]A beauty of a cross from the left wing from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/araujo-tiago/KQLy27G9/"]Tiago Araujo[/a] was inch-perfect for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/matties-volckaert/bwmccLgC/"]Matties Volckaert[/a] to attack and head past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersson-viktor-johan/84QSoKSf/"]Viktor Andersson[/a].[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heintz-tobias/txMJ23dg/"]Tobias Heintz[/a] was one of Goteborg's more threatening players in the first half, but his and his side's luck was out when he was forced off before half-time. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsson-sam/tbFXGneF/"]Sam Larsson[/a] tried to put Gent under pressure, but the lead rarely looked in doubt.[/p][embed guid="e1e9601f-28e9-48bd-ae31-a707b249daf9" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2087978826026377227" social-type="twitter" /][p]In the final 15 minutes, saves from Andersson prevented Araujo and then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sonko-momodou/EcmSEHKj/"]Momodou Sonko[/a] from putting the tie to bed, and then, having rarely come close, Goteborg were level on the night five minutes from time, [b]when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ottosson-filip/0S5XT2K0/"]Filip Ottosson[/a]'s corner was headed in at the back post by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alioum-saidou/Eo8UVuoQ/"]Saidou Alioum[/a].[/b][/p][p]But the Swedish side were unable to find another late goal to send the tie to extra time, as their 27-year wait to return to European competitions proper goes on. Gent head to the play-off round, where they will meet Hibernian of Scotland.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/conference-league/"]Review all the UECL qualifers on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]