Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Roster Filled For Champions League 2nd Quilifying Round

The first round of qualifying for the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League concluded on Wednesday. The first round winners advanced to second round, which would take place starting on July 25/26 with the second game, or leg, of each of the respective two-game, total-goals sets, or ties, to be played on August 1/2.

FHK Liepajas Metalurgs (Latvia) advanced by winning the two-game, total-goals set with FC Aktobe-Lento (Kazakhstan) by an aggregate of 2-1, after the Latvian side drew with their opponents 1-1.

MyPa (Finland), also known as Myllykosken Pallo -47, advanced as well, by taking out The New Saints (Wales) by an aggregate of 2-0 (after back to back 1-0 wins).

Cork City (Republic of Ireland) advanced on an aggregate of 2-1, after a second match 1-1 draw with Apollon Limassol (Cyprus).

NK Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia and Herzegovina) advanced on the stregnth of back-to-back 1-0 shutouts against Shakhtyor (Belarus).

B36 Torshavn (Faroe Islands) advanced on an aggregate of 5-2 after drawing 2-2 in game two against Birkirkara (Malta).

ND Gorica (Slovenia) moved on to the second qualifying round by an aggregate of 5-3, after drawing 2-2 in game two versus Linfield (Northern Ireland).

FH Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) also advanced. They outscored TVMK Tallinn (Estonia) for two games by a total of 4-3. This after two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in game two.

Here are the second qualifying round matchups:

ND Gorica vs. Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Sioni Bolnisi (Georgia)
FC Zurich (Switzerland) vs. Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Djurgarden (Sweden) vs. Ruzomberok (Slovakia)
Debrecen (Hungary) vs. FK Rabotnicki (Macedonia)
Cork City vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Fenerbache (Turkey) vs. B36
Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) vs. Valerenga (Norway)
Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldolva) vs. Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Liepajas Metalurgs vs. Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
FH Hafnarfjordur vs. MyPa
Ekranas (Lithuania) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Hearts (Scotland) vs. Siroki Brijeg



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