Article by Romeo Ene – Published Friday, October 24, 2025, 09:39 / Updated Friday, October 24, 2025 09:39
Little Lincoln, a band from Gibraltar, wrote history and became the first band from this country to achieve a victory in European cups. On Thursday, they beat Polish champions Lech Poznan 2-1 at home in the Conference League main group stage 2.
Gibraltara British territory with around 40,000 inhabitants, is by far the smallest of the 55 member states in terms of area.
More jokingly more seriously, the entire population of Gibraltar would fit in the Lech Poznan stadium!
PHOTO. Historic shame for Lech Poznan. Huge win for Gibraltar based Lincoln
Lincoln, the champion from Gibraltar, started from the first preliminary round of the Champions League. Eliminated Vikingur (Faroe Islands) but was eliminated by Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade.
It “degraded” in the third preliminary round of the Europa League, where it eliminated Noah, Thursday's opponent of Craiova in the Conference League. Lincoln reached the Europa League play-offs, where they were eliminated by Braga.
It qualified for the main group of the Conference League, and the start was as poor as can be. It lost on the field of Zrinjski, score 0-5. The bookmakers were offering odds of 10 for a Lincoln success!
On Thursday at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, Lincoln opened the scoring in the 33rd minute through Kike Gomez. Lech equalized at the end, following the penalty converted by Mikael Ishak, and the hosts struck in the 88th minute, through Oliva Christian Rutjens.
Gibraltar is a British territory located in the extreme south of the Iberian Peninsula, on the border with Spain. It has an area of only 6.8 km² and a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants.
Africa can be seen from its shores as Morocco is only about 14 kilometers across the strait.
Lincoln has the lot evaluated by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 7.5 million euros. The most valuable player is right back Dexter Lembikisa, rated at 1.3 million euros.
In comparison, Lech Poznan have the lot valued at around €43 million.
Up-to-date standings from the main group of the Conference League
