Flora Tallinn eliminated from Champions League qualifiers after 2-2 draw with Iberia 1999

Flora Tallinn, the defending Estonian champion, faced Georgian champions Iberia 1999 Tbilisi in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. After losing the first leg 2‑3 in Tallinn, the match in Tbilisi was played in near‑30 °C heat. The teams were level 2‑2, with Flora’s Rauno Sappinen scoring from the penalty spot and another goal confirmed by VAR, while Iberia’s goals came from Vakho Bedoshvili and Nika Sikharulashvili.

The 4‑5 aggregate defeat eliminated Flora from the Champions League path and sent the club to the Europa Conference League group stage, while Iberia progressed to the next qualifying round.