Santa-Columa U19 hosted Academy of Pandem U19 in a UEFA Champions League youth quarter-final on Tuesday, September 16th, 2026. The visitors took all three points with a 3-0 victory, moving closer to the final four. It was a match where the younger side showed composure beyond their years.
G. Buchkov opened the scoring in the 57th minute, a moment that shifted the momentum entirely. By then, the hosts had been sitting deep and soaking it up, but the breakthrough changed everything. Buchkov would find the net again later in the game.
Academy of Pandem made several changes throughout the second half. L. Manuel came on at the hour mark, followed by P. Fonseca and V. Oliveira in quick succession. The substitutions kept fresh legs in the game as the hosts tightened things up.
Buchkov doubled his tally in the 80th minute, and shortly after M. Sousa picked up a yellow card for Santa-Columa. The hosts were reduced to chasing shadows, and the visitors worked a short corner to build pressure. G. Buchkov was then substituted off in the 86th minute.
F. Kuleski added a third goal in the 87th minute, closing out the result before the final whistle. Three substitutions were made by the hosts in stoppage time, but it was too little, too late. The visitors had been in control for most of the evening.
On the discipline front, Santa-Columa received one yellow card while Academy of Pandem kept their clean sheet. The statistics don't tell the full story, but the scoreline reflected a comfortable performance from the Macedonian side.
This result means Academy of Pandem advance in the youth Champions League competition. For Santa-Columa, it adds to a difficult run, following heavy defeats against Kalev Tallinn earlier this season. The quarter-final stage is where matches are decided by moments like these.