In what was their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Celje actually had to work hard to eliminate the Irish champions, which played the group stage of the second-tier Europa League in the 2016/17 season.

The first goal for the Slovenian champions came only at the end of the first half, with Luka Kerin scoring in the 43th minute.

It was a back-and-forth affair until the 89th minute, when Celje converted on a counter-attack through Dario Vizinger, and only a minute after that Filip Dangubić sealed the deal from close to the goal for the final score 3:0.

Celje has thus advanced in the shortened format of the UEFA Champions League and in the next round the club will host the Norwegian champions Molde at home next Wednesday.