The New Saints suffered heartbreak within the Champions League first qualifying spherical, exiting the competitors after conceding a late objective in further time towards Shkendija.
Fabrice Tamba struck to offer the North Macedonian facet the lead however Jordan Williams levelled towards the run of play.
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Saints had been relieved when a penalty resolution was overturned by VAR throughout late in regular time.
However Shkendija lastly settled a decent second leg with Aleksandër Trumçi scoring with 4 minutes of additional time remaining to safe a 2-1 win.
An evenly contested first leg at Park Corridor every week earlier had ended goalless with striker Ben Wilson lacking Saints’ greatest probability.
Craig Harrison made one change from the one which began the primary leg with Kade Craig changing Leo Smith, dominated out for 10 months with a ruptured cruciate ligament.
Shkendija’s facet included 38-year-old Besart Ibraimi who on the identical venue in the identical competitors in 2018.
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Saints had an early let off when Liridon Latifi hit the woodwork contained in the opening three minutes on the Todor Proeski Nationwide Area in Skopje.
Nathan Shepperd made two glorious saves, the second to disclaim the influential Ibraimi because the hosts dominated.
Saints thought they’d taken the lead however Wilson’s effort was dominated offside and it was the who went forward 5 minutes later.
Ibraimi’s low effort throughout the face of objective was palmed away by Shepperd however solely so far as Tamba on the far submit, who fired dwelling,
Captain Ibrahmi chipped an effort that flew previous the submit however Saints settled and towards the run of play they levelled eight minutes earlier than the break.
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Dan Williams’ lengthy vary shot was deflected by Imran Fetai into the trail of Jordan Williams, who scored.
Danny Redmond flashed an extended vary effort vast of the submit after selecting up Ryan Brobbel’s brief nook on the hour mark
The second half was a tighter affair however a nicely labored Saints transfer launched substitute Ben Clark, who couldn’t get the ball below management and hit it over the bar.
Ibrahimi glanced a header vast of the submit from a harmful in-swinging nook as each groups seemed to settle the tie with out the necessity for further time.
With eight minutes remaining the hosts had been awarded a penalty when Imran Fetai fell within the field.
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However VAR dominated that Fetai had been in offside place and the penalty resolution was overturned to the aid of the Welsh facet.
The sport went into further time however not earlier than goalscorer Tamba had a speculative effort in stoppage time.
Saints defender Harrison McGahey made an important contact to divert a harmful cross from Ronaldo Webster in the course of the first interval of additional time.
Shkendija wasted an excellent alternative within the second interval when Vane Krstevski missed the goal from shut vary after a harmful Fiton Ademi cross.
However the hosts made the breakthrough with penalties looming with a Trumçi scoring with a faucet in after Saints didn’t clear.
Shekendija will now face FCSB of Romania – European Cup winners in 1986 – within the second qualifying spherical.
Saints drop into the Convention League and can face Differdange of Luxembourg.