Riga, September 24, LETA. Igor Tarasov scored and scored a victory, and his Finnish team Kuopio “Palloseura” (“KuPS”) defeated the Lithuanian team Marijampole “Sūduva” at home in the third round of the UEFA European League qualifying tournament on Thursday, with Valērijs Šabļu and Gļebs and entered the play-off round.
Kuopio “Palloseura” (“KuPS”) beat Marijampole “Sūduva” at home with 2: 0 (1: 0).
Rangel scored the goal in the 31st minute of the match after Tarasov’s pass, but in the 72nd minute Tarasov doubled the lead after the pass of Estonian Arturs Piks.
On several more occasions, the Latvian defender stood out with active activities, being stopped by unauthorized methods.
In the “Play-off” round, the Finnish club will face the match of Stockholm’s “Djurgardens” – the winner of the Cluj-Napoca “CFR Cluj” on October 1. For the Finnish club, the game is intended for guests.
KuPS competition started this season in the Champions League qualification, where they lost 0: 5 to the Norwegian “Molde”.
In the second round of the European League qualifiers, KuPS beat Bratislava’s Slovan team 1: 1 (4: 3 in post-match strokes).
Last season, the club reached the second round of the European League, where Warsaw ‘Legia “lost 0: 1 in the sum of two games.
The Finnish club won the second round of the European League for the only time in the 2012/2013 season, when the Turkish club “Bursaspor” had to capitulate in the third round with a 1: 6 match.
“Sūduva”, in the first round of the Champions League qualification, defeated the “Flora” team in Tallinn with 1: 1 (4: 2 in 11 meters), but in the second round, Telciva’s “Maccabi” gave up 0: 3 in their field.
In the last three seasons, the Lithuanian club has consistently reached the European League “play-off” round, conceding to the Bulgarian clubs “Ludogerets”, “Celtic” and “Ferencvaros” in Razgrad, respectively.
A total of 70 teams will take part in the third qualifying round of the European League, and 37 of them will reach the next round.
The third round of the qualifying game will take place on September 23 and 24. In the event of a tie, the overtime and, if necessary, a series of “pendulums” will be taken.
This season, the teams will play one game in all four qualifying rounds. You must complete four rounds to enter the group tournament.
Last season, Sevilla became the UEFA European League champion, beating Milan Inter 3-2 in the final.
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