Sikan's goal helped Anderlecht pass PAOK in the Europa League qualifiers

In the return match of the third qualifying round of the Europa League, the Belgian Anderlecht beat the Greek PAOK at home with a score of 3:2 after a 1:0 away victory. The Belgian team took the lead midway through the first half when Leo Petro scored a goal in the 19th minute, but Andrija Zhivkovic equalized the scores in the 34th minute. At the start of the second half, Lukash Abros put the Belgians ahead again, and eight minutes later, Ukrainian forward Danylo Sikan scored a goal. 🚨🏆 | GOAL: WHAT A SPECTACULAR GOAL BY DANYLO SIKAN! Anderlecht 3-1 PAOK. pic.twitter.com/wzczD2WAEZ — TheGoalsZone (@TheGoalsZone) August 13, 2026 For the 25-year-old Ukrainian, it was the fifth match and the third goal of this season. The Greeks were able to respond with a goal by Alexander Eremeyeff from the penalty spot in the 88th minute. After that, PAOK received two red cards - first, in the 89th minute, Zhivkovich was sent off, and four minutes later, Yeremeyeff. In this way, Anderlecht eliminated the offender Dynamo Kyiv from the Europa League and will play against Kairat in the next qualifying round.