Europa League: First Qualifying Round Ends

34 games were played on Thursday as the opening qualifying round for the Europa League concluded.

At Pavlodar, Kazakhstan:

Kamoliddin Murzoev (6') and Ulugbek Bakayev (PK-13) each delivered a goal in the first quarter-hour as Irtysh Pavlodar defeated visiting Levski Sofia 2-0, both in game two and in the two-match series on aggregate.

At Ventspils, Latvia:

A 0-0 game-two home draw with Airbus UK Broughton was good enough for FK Ventspils as the Latvian club, with the series' aggregate score at 1-1, advanced on away goals.

At Sundsvall, Sweden:

Johan Oremo scored twice (47', 90'+1) as Gefle IF easily manhandled visiting Narva Trans 5-1 in game two and eliminated the Estonian club 8-1 on aggregate.

At Yerevan, Armenia:

Viulen Ayvazyan scored the only goal of the match in second-half stoppage time (90'+3) as Pyunik FC defeated visiting Teteks 1-0 in game two and won their two-match series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Lankaran, Azerbaijan:

Rahid Amirguliyev scored the only goal of the match in the 29th minute as Khazar Lankaran defeated visiting Sliema Wanderers 1-0 in game two and took out the Maltese club 2-1 on aggregate.

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

A successful penalty kick by Ivan Knezevic (90'+2) proved to be the series-winning goal as Mladost Podgorica defeated visiting Videoton FC 1-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 2-2, advanced to the second qualifying round on away goals.

At Zilina, Slovakia:

Robert Pich scored twice as MSK Zilina gained a 3-3 game-two home draw with Torpedo Kutaisi and won their two-game series 6-3 on aggregate.

At Andorra la Vella, Andorra:

A 0-0 game-two stalemate on the road was more than good enough for Breidablik as the Icelandic club finished off FC Santa Coloma 4-0 on aggregate.

At Skopje, Macedonia:

After a scoreless opening contest in Lithuania, home-standing FK Turnovo battled FK Suduva Marijampole to a 2-2 draw in game two, enabling the series to be squared at 4-4 on aggregate. Following 30 minutes of scoreless overtime, Zoran Baldovliev , Dejan Blazevski (whose stoppage-time penalty kick [90'+7] forced overtime), Bojan Najdenov, Mitko Mavrov, and Gjorgji Stoilov converted their spot kicks as the Macedonian club won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 to advance.

At Aktobe, Kazakhstan:

Timur Kapadze scored twice (2', 54') as FC Aktobe posted a second 2-1 win over Gandzasar, this time at home, and won their two-game series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Turku, Finland:

Hanus Jacobsen's successful penalty kick in the 78th minute proved decisive as Vikingur won game two on the road 1-0 and eliminated Inter Turku 2-1 on aggregate.

At Dudelange, Luxembourg:

A 0-0 game-two deadlock on the road against F91 Dudelange proved good enough for FC Milsami Orhei as the Moldovan club won their series 1-0 on aggregate.

At Baku, Azerbaijan:

Leroy George scored the only goal of the match as FK Qarabag defeated visiting FK Metalurg Skopje 1-0 in game two and won their series 2-0 on aggregate.

At Liepaja, Latvia:

After Neil Gibson's goal in second-half stoppage time (90'+1) enabled Prestatyn Town to take game two of their series with FK Liepajas Metalurgs 2-1 on the road, squaring the series at 3-3 on aggregate, 30 scoreless minutes of overtime were played.  Then, that same Neil Gibson, along with Ross Stephens, Sean Hessey, and Andy Parkinson, converted their spot kicks as the Welsh club won the penalty-kick shootout 4-3 to advance.

At Riga, Latvia:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two decision at home to  FC Tiraspol, Skonto FC, with Valerijs Sabala, Juris Laizans, Aleksandrs Fertovs, and Artjoms Osipoys all converting their spot kicks (this after 30 minutes of scoreless overtime), won the penalty-kick shootout 4-2 to advance.

At Tallinn, Estonia:

Rimo Hunt delivered a natural hat trick (6', 21', 50') as Levadia Tallinn overcame their opening 1-0 road defeat and defeated visiting Bala Town 1-0 in game two and won their series with the Welsh club 3-2 on aggregate.

At Minsk, Belarus:

Dmitri Sychev scored twice (16, 17') as Dinamo Minsk demolished visiting Kruoja Pakruojis 5-0 in game two and completed their two-game frontier-styled fist-beating of the Lithuanian club 8-0 on aggregate.

At Ta' Qali, Malta:

Ian Zammit's penalty kick (90') provided the lone score of Valletta FC's 1-0 game-two home win over La Fiorita, enabling the Maltese club to win their series 4-0 on aggregate.

At Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Velibor Duric scored the game's lone goal in the 76th minute as HSK Zrinjski Mostar defeated visiting UE Santa Coloma 1-0 in game two and took out the Andorran club 4-1 on aggregate.

At Vaduz, Liechtenstein:

Jambul Jigauri's goal in the second minute proved to be enough as Chikhura Sachkhere gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with FC Vaduz, and with the aggregate score at 1-1, advanced on away goals.

At Malmo, Sweden:

Emil Forsberg (45') and Simon Kroon (90'+4) provided the scoring as Malmo FF defeated visiting Drogheda United 2-0, both in game two and on aggregate for the two-match series.

At Mariehamm, Finland:

Bachana Tskhadadaze (PK-21') and Vagif Javadov (86') delivered the goals as Inter Baku defeated IFK Mariehamm 2-0 on the road in game two and won the series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Celje, Slovenia:

Magnus Andersen (4') and Morten Moldskred (16') each scored a goal as Tromso IL overcame their series-opening home defeat with a 2-0 road win over NK Celje in game two and a 3-2 series aggregate victory.

At Trondheim, Norway:

John Chibuike scored twice (35', 51') as Rosenborg blasted visiting Crusaders 7-2 in game two and won their two-game series with the club from Northern Ireland 9-3 on aggregate.

At Chisinau, Moldova:

Marian Stoleru (14') and Vasili Pavlov (75') provided the goals as Dacia Chisinau took game two of their series 2-0 at home over Teuta Durres and, with the aggregate score at 3-3, advanced on away goals.

At Tirana, Albania:

Despite being held to a 0-0 home draw in game two by FC Flora Tallinn, FK Kukesi still won their two-match series 1-0 on aggregate.

At Burgas, Bulgaria:

Todor Nedelev scored twice (58', 75') as Botev Plovdiv demolished visiting FC Astana 5-0 in game two and won their two-match series going away 6-0 on aggregate.

At Bucharest, Romania:

Nejc Vidmar (OG-50') and Sadat Bukari (62') provided the scoring as FC Astra Giurgiu blanked visiting NK Domzale 2-0 in game two and took their two-match series 3-0 on aggregate.

At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:

Arnar Bergsson scored the only goal of the match on his successful penalty kick in the 90th minute as IBV defeated HB 1-0 on the road in game two and won their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Jonas Saevarsson scored twice (65', 90'+2) as KR Reykjavik knocked off Glentoran 3-0 on the road in game two and won their series 3-0 on aggregate.

At Novi Sad, Serbia:

Petar Skuletic scored twice (62', 67') as Vojvodina defeated visiting Hibernians 3-2 in game two and ousted the Maltese club 7-3 on aggregate.

At Budapest, Hungary:

Emanuele Testardi delivered a second-half hat trick (PK-66', 75', 87') as Budapest Honved FC destroyed visiting Celik Niksic 9-0 in game two and completed their two-match annihilation of the Montenegrin club 13-1 on aggregate.

At Dublin, Ireland:

Mantas Kuklys (45'+1) and Kamil Bilinski (52') each scored a goal as Zalgiris Vilnius defeated St. Patrick's Athletic 2-1 on the road in the second match and won their two-game series 4-3 on aggregate.

At Serravalle, San Marino:

Anes Haurdic (2') and Ognjen Todorovic (45'+1) provided the scoring punch that lifted FK Sarajevo to a 2-1 game-two road win over AC Libertas and a 3-1 series aggregate victory.