Q: In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
Sentence 1:On 27 April 2015 after a 0 -- 0 draw against Aluminium Hormozgan , Mes Kerman secured a spot in the Persian Gulf Pro League promotion play - off . Sentence 2:However , they lost to Esteghlal Khuzestan to miss the qualification .
A:
however