The New Saints 1-2 Sabah: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Champions League · Tuesday 14 July 2026 · Park Hall Stadium, Oswestry · referee M. Busquets Ferrer · full time
Full time: The New Saints 1-2 Sabah
Sabah won 2-1 away at The New Saints in Champions League on Tuesday 14 July 2026. The goals: Joy-Lance Mickels 28', Rahman Dashdamirov 42', Joshua Lock 89'.
How Sabah won it
Joy-Lance Mickels put Sabah ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Aaron Malouda. Rahman Dashdamirov made it 0-2 to Sabah in the 42nd minute, set up by Tymoteusz Puchacz. Joshua Lock made it 1-2 to The New Saints in the 89th minute.
It was 0-2 at half-time.
The referee, M. Busquets Ferrer, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to The New Saints and 1 to Sabah.
The New Saints: C. Harrison, 4-4-2 · Sabah: V. Dambrauskas, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
The New Saints had 4 shots on target, Sabah 6.
Sabah had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
The New Saints came into it with 2 Champions League matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 2.0 a match, and had won 0% of their matches.
Sabah came into it with 9 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and – against, and had won 67% of their matches.
The New Saints vs Sabah: the match in numbers
| The New Saints | Match statistics | Sabah |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Ball possession | 54% |
| 10 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah), rated 6.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
The New Saints
- Joshua Lock 6.7 1 goal
- Ben Clark 6.5
- Danny Davies 6.5
- Zach Nolan 6.5
- Isaac Jefferies 6.5
Sabah
- Joy-Lance Mickels 6.9 1 goal
- Aaron Malouda 6.6 1 assist
- Aleksey Isayev 6.5
- Veljko Simic 6.5
- Younes Lachaab 6.5
The lowest-rated starter was Nathan Shepperd at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sabah: Sabah vs Slavia Praha Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Champions League
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Questions about The New Saints vs Sabah
What was the score in The New Saints vs Sabah?
The New Saints 1-2 Sabah (half-time 0-2), Champions League, Tuesday 14 July 2026.
Who scored in The New Saints vs Sabah?
Joy-Lance Mickels 28', Rahman Dashdamirov 42', Joshua Lock 89'.
Did Moneyball predict The New Saints vs Sabah correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in The New Saints vs Sabah?
Joy-Lance Mickels, rated 6.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed The New Saints vs Sabah?
M. Busquets Ferrer.
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