43 games---------count 'em, boys and girls------43----were played on Thursday as the opening round of Europa League qualifying commenced.
At Malmo, Sweden:
Markus Rosenberg produced a hat trick (31', 33', 48') while Erdal Rakip contributed a double (44', 74') as Malmo FF annihilated visiting Ballymena United 7-0 in their series-opening match.
At Rhyl, Wales:
Late goals from Eamponn Brophy (PK-82') and Stuart Findlay (90'+2) carried Kilmarnock to a series-opening 2-1 road win over Conah's Quay Nomads.
At Kuopio, Finland:
Luis Murillo (61') and Lucas Rangel (74') each scored once as KuPS blanked visiting Vitebsk from Belarus 2-0 in the opening contest of their two-game series.
At Kopavogur, Iceland:
Breidablik and visiting FC Vaduz battled to a series-opening 0-0 stalemate.
At Bergen, Norway:
Goals from Amer Ordagic (OG-34') and Roberto Lopes (90'+4) carried Shamrock Rovers to a series-opening 2-2 road draw with SK Brann.
Taijo Teniste (12') and Veton Berisha (PK-36') each scored once for the hosts.
At Shymkent, Kazakhstan:
Temirlan Erlanov scored the game's lone goal in the 67th minute to carry Ordabasy to a series-opening 1-0 home victory over Georgia's Torpedo Kutaisi.
At Gibraltar:
Europa and guests Legia Warsaw battled to a series-opening 0-0 deadlock.
At Tallinn, Estonia:
Mark Anders Lepik (75') and Konstantin Vassiljev (89') each scored once as FC Flora Tallinn blanked visiting Radnicki Nis of Serbia 2-0 in game one.
At Haifa, Israel:
Yuval Ashkenazi (64') and Mohammad Awwad (68') each scored once as Maccabi Haifa opened their series by blanking visiting Mura of Slovenia 2-0.
At Debrecen, Hungary:
Kevin Varga scored twice (77', 83') as Debreceni VSC dominated visiting Kukesi 3-0 in their opening contest.
At Belgrade, Serbia:
Slobodan Tedic scored twice (43', 90'+2) as Cukaricki dominated visiting Benants 3-0 in game one.
At Giurgiu, Romania:
Florin Tanase scored twice (12', 56') in Steaua Bucharest's series-opening 2-0 victory over visiting Milsami Orhei.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Chris Hegarty (33') and Philip Lowry (79') each scored once as Crusaders blanked visiting B36 Torshavn 2-0 in game one of their two-contest series.
At Brondbyvester, Denmark:
Kamil Wilczek scored twice (5', 67') as Brondby IF dominated visiting Inter Turku 4-1 in their series opener.
At Molde, Norway:
Leke James produced a hat trick (7', 31', 41') in Molde FK's series-opening 7-1 frontier-styled fist-beating of visiting KR Reykjavik.
At Cork, Ireland:
Belmin Muratovic (11') and Mayron De Almeida (PK-21') each scored once as Progres Niederkorn blanked Cork City 2-0 on the road in their series-opening match.
At Ruzomberok, Slovakia:
Davide Mariani (36') and Paulinho (51') each scored once as visiting Levksi Sofia blanked Ruzomberok 2-0 in game one.
At Skopje, Macedonia:
Irfan Hadzic (12'), Stanisa Mandic (28'), and Miljan Govedarica (55') each scored once as Zrinjski dominated Akademija Pandev 3-0 on the road in game one.
At Chisinau, Moldova:
Neftci Baku, with goals courtesy of Emin Makhmudov (PK-16'), Steven Joseph-Monrose (36'), and Rahman Hajiyev (76'), dominated Speranta Nisporeni 3-0 on the road in the opening contest of their two-game series.
At Podgorica, Montenegro:
Loic Nego delivered a natural hat trick in the first half-hour (3', 12', 23') as Fehervar demolished Zeta 5-1 on the road in game one.
At Soligorsk, Belarus:
Valeri Gromyko scored the game's lone goal at 69 minutes as Shakhtyor Soligorsk defeated visiting Hibernians 1-0 in game one.
At Ljubljana, Slovenia:
Tin Vukmanic's stoppage-time game winner (90'+3) carried RFS to a 3-2 game-one road victory over Olimpija Ljubljana.
At Budapest, Hungary:
Bence Bano-Szabo (32'), David N'Gog (55'), and Daniel Gazdag (PK-69') each scored once as Bucharest Honved FC defeated visiting Zalgiris 3-1 in their series opener.
At Yerevan, Armenia:
Danilo Sekulic scored the game winner in the 66th minute as Alashkert held off visiting Makedonija GP 3-1 in their series opener.
At Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Radnik Bijeljina, with goals courtesy of Nedim Mekic (34') and Velibor Djuric (48'), blanked visiting Spartak Trnava 2-0 in their series-opening contest.
At Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg:
Giorgi Koripadze's successfully-converted penalty kick in the 86th minute carried Georgia's Chikhura Sachkhere to a 2-1 series-opening road win over Fola Esch.
At Tbilisi, Georgia:
Giorgi Kukhianidze scored twice (21', 71') as Dinamo Tbilisi destroyed visiting Engordany 7-0 in the opening match of their two-game series.
At Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Aderinsola Eseola scored twice (29', 58') as Kairat knocked off NK Siroki Brijeg 2-1 on the road in their series opener.
At Dunajska Streda, Slovakia:
Marko Divkovic's goal in the 44th minute enabled DAC Dunajska Streda to salvage a series-opening 1-1 home draw in their series opener with Cracovia.
DAC's Dominik Kruzliak's own goal in the 40th minute may prove to be a precious road goal for the Polish club.
At Marijampole, Lithuania:
Iaonnis Pittas (14') and Emilio Zelaya (PK-90') each scored once as Apollon Limassol opened their series by blanking Kauno Zalgiris 2-0 on the road.
At Ventspils, Latvia:
Mykhailo Serhiichuk (6'), Daniils Ulimbasevs (78'), and Aiyegun Tosin (88') each scored once as Ventspils dominated visiting Teuta 3-0 in the opening contest of their series.
At Gardabaer, Iceland:
Porsteinn Mar Ragnarsson scored twice (15', 74') as Stjarnan held off visiting FCI Levadia 2-1 in their series opener.
At Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Christian Grindheim's goal in the 42nd minute carried Haugesund to a series-opening 1-0 road victory over Cliftonville.
At Vilnius, Lithuania:
Jakub Andreasen's equalizer in the 56th minute carried KI to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Riteriai.
Valdemar Borovskij scored for the hosts in the 46th minute.
At Dublin, Ireland:
Simon Thern (55') and Lee Desmond (OG-85') each scored once as IFK Norrkoping blanked St. Patrick's Athletic 2-0 on the road in their series-opening contest.
At Aberdeen, Scotland:
Niall McGinn (36') and Sam Cosgrove (48') each scored once as Aberdeen held off visiting RoPS 2-1 in game one.
At Ta' Qali, Malta:
Matej Podlogar scored the winning goal in the 76th minute as Domzale knocked off Balzan 3-2 on the road in their series opener.
At Lac, Albania:
Gal Levi's equalizer in the 78th minute lifted Hapoel Be'er Sheva to a series-opening 1-1 draw with KF Laci.
Kyrian Nwabueze scored in the third minute for the Albanian club.
At Rakvere, Estonia:
Igon Ivanovic (12') and Milos Mijic (88') each scored once as Buducnost Podgorica blanked Narva Trans 2-0 on the road in their series opener.
At Baku, Azerbaijan:
Mihai Roman scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as Universitatea Craiova of Romania upended Sabail 3-2 on the road in their series-opening contest.
At Gyumri, Armenia:
Erik Vardanyan (PK-4'), Maksim Zhestokov (80'), and Edgar Manucharyan (85') each scored once as Pyunik came back from two goals down to gain a series-opening 3-3 draw with visiting Shkupi.
Muharem Bajrami scored twice (26', 60') and Darko Ilieski once (43') for the Macedonian club.
At Larnaca, Cyprus:
Hector Hevel's goal in the fourth minute provided all the game-one scoring as AEK Larnaca defeated visiting Petroclub Hincesti 1-0.
At Liepaja, Latvia:
Nikita Kaplenko's 88th-minute equalizer carried Dinamo Minsk to a series-opening 1-1 road deadlock with FK Liepaja.
Janis Ikaunieks converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute for the hosts' goal.
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