Partizan won 2-1 in Belgrade, but Getafe advanced 4-3 on aggregate

Partizan defeated Getafe 2-1 in Belgrade, but the Spanish club advanced 4-3 on aggregate. Zubairu Ibrahim and Milan Kojzek scored for Partizan in front of 28,247 supporters.

Partizan created the first major chance

The home side attacked from the opening minutes. Milan Milic put the ball in the net in the 27th minute, but the goal was disallowed. Sekou Sanogo later struck the post as Partizan searched for the first goal. Getafe protected its lead from the first leg and tried to slow the match. Partizan still reached half-time with pressure around the visiting penalty area. Partizan's opening approach matched the requirement created by the first leg. The Belgrade side needed to attack, but an early concession would have made the task much harder. Milic reached the net in the 27th minute, only for the goal to be disallowed. The decision kept Getafe's advantage intact and forced Partizan to continue searching.

Unal's response in the 70th minute interrupted that momentum. Getafe did not need a long period of possession; one accurate attack restored a more secure position. Partizan now required two goals instead of one. The visitors could defend deeper and protect the middle while the Serbian team sent more players forward. Partizan can take useful evidence from the performance. The side created an early disallowed goal, struck the post and scored twice after the break. It also allowed Getafe to score at the moment when the tie was becoming level. Improving that balance between pressure and protection will matter when domestic matches resume. Milic, Sanogo, Ibrahim and Kojzek were involved in four different threatening moments. Only the last two produced legal goals, but the earlier actions showed sustained pressure. Partizan did not leave the competition without creating opportunities. The missing element was one additional finish after Kojzek scored.

The Belgrade crowd saw a home victory even though Getafe advanced.

Three second-half goals changed the match

Zubairu Ibrahim, listed as Ze in the club report, scored in the 53rd minute. Getafe answered through Enes Unal in the 70th minute. Kojzek restored Partizan's lead six minutes later. The Serbian club then needed one more goal to force extra time, but Getafe protected the centre of its defence during the final period.

Sanogo's effort against the post was another sign that the home side had moved close to a goal. The midfielder beat the immediate pressure but not the frame. Getafe could not treat the score as comfortable, even though the visitors reached half-time without conceding. The chance also kept the crowd involved before the decisive second-half spell.

Kojzek answered six minutes later and gave Partizan the lead on the night. His timing left a final period in which one more home goal would have forced extra time. Getafe kept enough bodies between the ball and its goalkeeper. Partizan continued to attack but could not create the finish that would have levelled the tie. Getafe advanced by managing the last part of the return game. The Spanish club did not win in Belgrade, but Unal's away goal forced Partizan to find an additional response. Kojzek supplied one goal, not the two required after that point. The visitors therefore protected their place through the final minutes.

The European run ended in Belgrade

Partizan won the match but could not overturn the two-goal deficit from Spain. Getafe advanced by a single goal across the two legs. The performance gave the Belgrade crowd a home victory, although it did not change the final outcome of the tie. Partizan will now return its focus to domestic competition. Ibrahim finally provided the legal opening goal in the 53rd minute. Partizan's club report used the short name Ze, which also appears in the match record. His finish reduced the remaining deficit and changed the noise inside the stadium. The home side could now attack for another goal with more than half an hour remaining.

The attendance of 28,247 gave the second leg a strong home setting. Supporters saw Partizan win a European match and respond after Getafe's equaliser. The final whistle still brought elimination because the first-leg deficit remained one goal too large. Both parts of that outcome belong together: a home victory and the end of the campaign. The two teams handled time in opposite ways near the end. Partizan tried to restart quickly and keep the ball near Getafe's area. The visitors slowed safe moments and avoided opening the centre. That contrast is normal when one team needs another goal and the other advances if the score remains unchanged.