Goal of the evening! Vlad Dragomir “broke the ice” in the Champions League with a “torpedo” in the net
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 22:25 / Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2026 00:52
Vlad Dragomir (26) scored his first Champions League goal with a superb finish from around 25 meters in Paphos' home game with Slavia Prague,, score 4-1 in the last stage of the single group.
Captain of the last match Pafos played at home in this season's Champions League group, Vlad Dragomir opened the goal festival in the 17th minute, with an unstoppable shot from distance directly into the left corner, leaving goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek speechless. Unfortunately, the Cyprus team's chances of qualifying for the play-offs were purely mathematical and although they scored 4 goals, they finished in 26th place.
Vlad Dragomir scored a superb goal in the Champions League, in Paphos – Slavia Prague
It was the first goal scored by the Romanian international in the most important European interclub competition.
Following a corner kick in the 17th minute of the match, the ball was rejected by the Czech defense, but the ball reached Vlad Dragomir. The Romanian international took the ball a little behind and turned to face the goal. He shot unstoppable with his left foot from around 25 yards without being tackled by any opponents.
The starting teams in Paphos – Slavia Prague
Paphos (4-3-3): Gorter – Bruno, Luckassen, David Luiz, Pileas – Orsic, Pepe, Quina – Jaja, Anderson Silva, Vlad Dragomir (capt.)
reserves: Michail, Petrou, Sema, Michael, Langa, Goldar, Dimata, Caldieraro, Bassouamina
Coach: Albert Celades
Slavia Prague (3-4-3): Stanek – Zima, Ogbu, Chaloupek – Doudera, Sadilek, Dorley, Mbodji – Cham, Prekop, Provod
reserves: Boril, Chory, Chytil, Hashioka, Kusev, Markovic, Naskos, Pikolon, Pitak, Rezek, Sanyang, Schran
Coach: Jindrich Trpisovsky
