Friday, September 18, 2020

Europa League: Rossoneri, Djurgarden, Buducnost, Maccabi Haifa, Copenhagen, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Shkendija, Spurs, Malmo, Trond Kids, 'Gers, Wolfsburg, Hajduk Split, Flora, Dinamo Tbilisi Advance

 The second round of the Europa League qualifying continued on Thursday with 42 games.


Champions Path:


At Andorra la Vella, Andorra:


David McMillan scored the game's lone goal in the 14th minute as Dundalk defeated Inter Club d'Escaldes 1-0 on the road.


At Kuopio, Finland:


After a scoreless regulation followed by each club scoring once in overtime, Petteri Pennanen, Aniekpeno Udo, Muno Tomas, and Bismark Adjei-Boateng each converted a spot kick as KuPS won the penalty-kick shootout, 4-3 over visiting Slovan Bratislava.


At Belfast, Northern Ireland:


Matias Garcia scored the only goal of the match in the 10th minute as Floriana knocked off hosts Linfield 1-0.


At Stockholm, Sweden:


Fredrik Ulvestad converted a penalty kick in the 69th minute as Djurgardens IF defeated visiting Europa 2-1.


At Tallinn, Estonia:


Michael Lilander scored the winning goal in the 37th minute as FC Flora Tallinn defeated visiting KR 2-1.


At Skopje, North Macedonia:


Fidan Gerbeshi (PK-49') and Ardiani Limani (81') each scored once as Drita knocked off Sileks 2-0 on the road.


At Almaty, Kazakhstan:


Vasilije Terzic scored the lone goal of the match in the 25th minute as Buducnost Podgorica defeated Astana 1-0 on the road.


At Yerevan, Armenia:


Mailson Lima scored twice in second-half stoppage time (PK-90'+1, PK-90'+4), then Serhiy Vakulenko scored the overtime game winner in the 113th minute as Ararat-Armenia overcame a late second-half two-goal deficit to upend visiting Fola Esch 4-3.


At Wrexham, Wales:


Giorgi Gabedava converted a penalty kick at the death (90'+7) for the goal that sent Dinamo Tbilisi past Connah's Quay Nomads 1-0 on the road.




Main Path:


At Shymkent, Kazakhstan:


Tomas De Vincenti scored twice (15', 90'+3) as APOEL FC dominated Kaisar 4-1 on the road.


At Murska Sobota, Slovenia:


Jan Gorenc (37'), Kevin Zizek (72'), and Amadej Marosa (90'+5) each scored once as Mura dominated visiting AGF 3-0.


At Haifa, Israel:


Nikita Rukavytsya scored the winning goal in the 71st minute as Maccabi Haifa defeated visiting Kairat 2-1.


At Tbilisi, Georgia:


Mamia Gavashelishvili scored the game winner at 76 minutes as Locomotive Tbilisi defeated visiting Dynamo Moscow 2-1.


At Baku, Azerbaijan:


Mbaye Diagne scored twice (19', 63') as Galatasaray knocked off Neftci Baku 3-1 on the road.


At Coleraine, Northern Ireland:


After a 2-2 regulation draw, followed by 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Mark O'Hara, Anthony Watt, and Stephen O'Donnell converted their spot kicks as Motherwell took out hosts Coleraine 3-0 in the penalty-kick shootout.


At Gothenburg, Sweden:


Jonas Wind scored the winning goal in the 85th minute as FC Copenhagen defeated IFK Gothenburg 2-1 on the road.


At Senta, Serbia:


After a 4-4 regulation draw followed by overtime in which each club scored twice (to make it 6-6 after 120 minutes), Olimpiu Morutan, Ovidiu Perianu, Ionut Pantiju, Adrian Petre, and Dennis Man (who scored twice in regulation and once in overtime) each knocked in his spot kick as Steaua Bucharest won the penalty kick shootout 5-4 on the road over TSC Backa Topola.


At Durres, Albania:


Yangel Herrera scored twice (31', 46') as Grenada demolished Teuta 4-0 on the road.


At Heraklion, Greece:


Attila Szalai scored the lone goal of the match in the 50th minute as Apollon Limassol knocked off OFI 1-0 on the road.


At Stavanger, Norway:


Ross McCrorie (45') and Ryan Hedges (78') each scored once as Aberdeen blanked Viking 2-0 on the road.


At Liege, Belgium:


Felipe Avenatti (PK-19') and Selim Amallah (54') each scored once as Standard Liege held off visiting Bala Town 2-0.


At Chisinau, Moldova:


Bibras Natkho converted a penalty kick in overtime for the game's lone goal (104') as Partizan Belgrade defeated Sfantul Gheorghe 1-0 on the road.


At Sofia, Bulgaria:


Ali Sowe (44') and Graham Carey (90'+5) provided the scoring as CSKA Sofia blanked visiting FC BATE Borisov 2-0.


At Botosani, Romania:


Besart Ibraimi's goal in the second minute held up as Skhendija defeated Botosani 1-0 on the road.


At Plovdiv, Bulgaria:


Harry Kane (PK-80') and Tanguy Ndombele (85') scored late as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to upend Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-1 on the road.


At Elbasan, Albania:


Second-half stoppage-time goals from Jonathan Agudelo (90'+1) and Gaetan Varenne (90'+3) enabled Hapoel Be'er Sheva to come from behind to shock Laci 2-1 on the road.


At Thessaloniki, Greece:


Denys Antyukh scored the game winner in the 62nd minute as Kolos Kovalivka defeated Aris 2-1 on the road.


At Budapest, Hungary:


Nils Toivonen (43') and Arnor Truastason (86') each scored once as Malmo FF blanked Budapest Honved FC 2-0 on the road.


At Ventspils, Latvia:


Dino Islamovic scored twice (PK-19', 45+3) as Rosenborg demolished Ventspils 5-1 on the road.


At Vilnius, Lithuania:


Five different goal scorers tallied once apiece as Slovan Liberec demolished Riteriai 5-1 on the road.


At Gibraltar:


Alfredo Morelos scored twice (67', 88') as Rangers destroyed Lincoln Red Imps 5-0 on the road.


At Geneva, Switzerland:


Valon Berisha scored the game's only goal in the fourth minute as Stade Reims defeated Servette 1-0 on the road.


At Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina:


Tarantina (90') and Nikola Jambor (90'+6) each scored a late goal to propel Rio Ave to a 2-0 road win over Borac Banja Luka.


At Skopje, North Macedonia:


Mijo Caktas' goal in the fourth minute proved to be enough for Hajduk Split as the Croatian club defeated Renova 1-0 on the road.


At Ljubljana, Slovenia:


Nemanja Bilbija scored twice (52', 85') and Josip Ivancic scored the overtime game winner in the 93rd minute as Zrinjski Mostar overcame two one-goal deficits to knock off Olimpija Ljubljana 3-2 on the road.


At Tirane, Albania:


Wout Weghorst scored twice (21', 74') as VfL Wolfsburg demolished Kukesi 4-0 on the road.


At Dunajska Streda, Slovakia:


Marko Divkovic (6', 65') and Ion Nicolaescu (85', 96') each scored twice as DAC Dunajska Streda defeated visiting Jablonec 5-3 in overtime.


At Gliwice, Poland:


Michal Zyro scored the winning goal in the 84th minute as Piast Gliwice defeated visiting Hartberg 3-2.


At Osijek, Croatia:


Valentin Stocker scored the game winner at 44 minutes as FC Basel defeated Osijek 2-1 on the road.


At Dublin, Ireland:


Zlantan Ibrahimovic (23') and Hakan Calhanoglu (67') each scored once as AC Milan blanked Shamrock Rovers 2-0 on the road.


At Ta' Qali, Malta:


Boban Nikolov scored the lone goal of Fehervar's 1-0 road win over Hibernians in the 61st minute.


At Bodo, Norway:


Victor Boniface scored the winning goal in the 32nd minute as Bodo/Glimt defeated visiting Zalgiris 3-1.











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