The UEFA Conference League is the third tier of European club football, and Paide had overcome Bala Town (Wales) 3:2 on aggregate, and then Stjarnen (Iceland) 5:2 on aggregate, to make it this far.

Since Häcken had won 6:1 in the first leg, at home, Paide had an almost insurmountable five-goal deficit to make up and, while they held the visitors to a 1:1 draw, the result didn't chip into that deficit at all.

The first goal of the second leg came rather unfortunately when Häcken's Adam Lundqvist's long-range shot took a strong deflection off left-back Joseph Saliste, leaving the goalkeeper no chance as the ball ricocheted into the net.

The hosts were able to equalize with a consolation goal in the 33rd minute, when winger Robi Saarma, on the receiving end of a through ball from Gambian forward Abdoulie Ceesay, took a shot from outside the box and hit the ball into the corner of the goal.

Häcken face Bundesliga team Heidenheim in the next round.

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