Luxol St Andrews Fight Back to Beat Mad Max 5-3 in Futsal Champions League

Luxol St Andrews produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Finnish champions Mad Max 5-3 in their second UEFA Futsal Champions League Main Round Group 7 encounter on Thursday in Leini, Italy.

The Finnish side opened the scoring through Sergei Korsunov before Luiz Murad equalised for Luxol, sending both teams into the interval level at 1-1.

Celino Alves put the Maltese champions ahead early in the second half, but Mad Max responded through Victor Do Nascimento Ribeiro Tadeu and Eeli Niemelä to establish a 3-2 advantage.

However, Luxol demonstrated tremendous character, scoring three goals in the final four minutes to complete a dramatic turnaround.

Leanderson restored parity before Vevé put the Maltese side ahead. Alves then completed his brace to seal an impressive 5-3 victory.

The result followed Luxol's opening 4-2 triumph over Danish side Hjørring, giving the Maltese champions maximum points from their opening two matches.

Luxol now face Italian hosts L84 Torino in their final group encounter on Saturday, with qualification for the next stage at stake.

The victory highlighted Luxol's determination and attacking quality as they continued their impressive European campaign, keeping alive their hopes of progressing further in the prestigious continental competition.

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