UEFA Cup Qualifying Concludes

The second and final qualifying round for the 2008-09 UEFA Cup concluded Thursday:

SOUTHERN-MEDITERRANEAN REGION:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

A 2-2 home draw in game two of their two-match set against AEK Athens enabled AC Omonia to win their set 3-2 on aggregate. Klodian Duro scored both goals for the hosts.

At Split, Croatia:

Riki and Joan Verdu (with his late penalty kick) provided the scoring as Spain's Deportivo La Coruna blanked HNK Hajduk Split in game two on the road 2-0 to capture their two-match set 2-0 on aggregate.

For those achin' for info on the other matches in this region, lookie here.

CENTRAL-EAST REGION:

At Gyor, Hungary:

Mario Gomez' double helped VfB Stuttgart rack up a 4-1 road win over Gyori ETO FC, enabling the German club to win their two-match set 6-2 on aggregate.

Right here, you will find a roundup of the other ten contests from this region.

NORTHERN REGION:

At Herning, Denmark:

Ched Evans' glancing header deflected off Danny Califf for an own goal in the final minute of regulation time forced what would be a scoreless 30 minutes of overtime. In the penalty kick shootout, Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart saved two FC Midtjylland shots to help the Citizens win the shootout 4-2 on the road after the two-match set had been deadlocked 1-1 after 210 minutes.

At Rennes, France:

Thanks to Jerome Leroy's double, Rennes overturned their 2-1 road defeat as they defeated visiting Stabaek IF (Norway) 2-0 to capture their two-game series 3-2 on aggregate.

For scores and details from other Thursday contests from this region, look here.