Dinamo Tirana produced one of their best European nights, beating Auda 4-0 and overturning their 1-0 defeat from the first leg. The blue side advanced 4-1 on aggregate and secured a place in the Conference League play-off.
A complete comeback after the first-leg disadvantage
Dinamo came into this tie needing to respond after the narrow defeat in the first meeting and did so in the most convincing way possible. The 4-0 win over Latvia’s Auda gave the Albanian side not only qualification, but also a significant success on the European stage.
With this result, the team coached by Ilir Daja advances to the Conference League play-off stage for the second time in the club’s history.
Qardaku opened the game, Qefalia struck before the break
Dinamo started the match at a high tempo, searching from the outset for the goal that would restore parity across the two legs. The breakthrough came in the 36th minute, when Qardaku scored with a powerful shot from the edge of the area, sending the ball into the corner of the net.
Shortly before the end of the first half, the Albanian side struck again. In the 45th minute, Qefalia scored the second goal after a fine combination with Qardaku, sending Dinamo into the break with a 2-0 lead.
Ayodeji and Fadairo sealed qualification
Dinamo did not lower the tempo after the break either. In the 51st minute, Ayodeji finished off a quick counterattack to score the third goal, a moment that gave the team a clear advantage in the qualification equation.
The fourth goal came in the 79th minute, when Fadairo settled the evening’s outcome for good and sealed a comprehensive victory over Auda.
Now facing Pafos in the play-off round
After this qualification, Dinamo will face Pafos in the Conference League play-off. The Tirana side thus keeps its European journey alive after a match in which the response on the pitch was complete and the result left no room for debate.
For Dinamo, this 4-0 win over Auda means more than an ordinary victory: it is a comeback that brings the club back to another historic threshold in Europe.
On a night when everything worked, the blue side showed it can carry the weight of matches that decide qualification.