Hapoel Beer Sheva defeated Vikingur 2-0 (3-2 on aggregate) in UEFA Champions League second round qualifying to advance to the third round where Red Star Belgrade will be waiting, The southern Reds had a tough time breaking through the Icelandic defense but finally did so in the second half when Zahi Ahmed and Amir Ganah both scored late goals to see Ron Kozuk through to the next round of qualifying.

With the victory, Hapoel Beer Sheva guaranteed European play this season as they will at worst case participate in the Conference League league stage should they lose in their next two ties in the third round of Champions League qualifying and the playoff round of the Europa League. However, after taking out Vikingur the sky’s the limit for the squad and can still advance to either the Champions League or Europa League league phase.

Kings Kangwa played his final game with Beer Sheva and will now head to Panathinaikos where he will sign a multi-year deal pending medicals, but the club brought in a few million Euros for making it through the second round of the Champions League qualifiers. Along with the transfer funds, Head Coach Ron Kozuk will be looking to fill the Zambians place in earnest.