Roberts Veips (4) celebrates his goal (Photo: Twitter.com/ValmieraFC)
It could be said that he was the Latvian Valmiera already decided the promotion in the first match, when he won 3-0 in San Marino Three Pens as its guest, but what happened in the first 12 minutes of the second leg, maybe even the Baltics didn’t necessarily think about it. The hosts already scored their fourth goal in the 12th trial, moreover, with only three shots on goal: Maksims Tonisevs, Roberts Veips and Fraj Kayramani’s shots all ended up in the goal of Mattia Mignani, who was also scored in the 6th minute, still 1-0 , Giacomo Nigretti also joked when he found his own net. In the second half, Tonisevs was effective again, and with this, the Latvian club scored as many goals in this one match as in the total of the seven international cup matches preceding the duel. A quarter of an hour before the end, the team exceeded this number, Alioune Ndoye scored the sixth goal, and Alvis Jaunzems made it 7-0 with a great free kick goal in the 93rd minute.
For the first time in its existence, Valmiera won a duel in a European cup series and entered the next round with an easy double victory, where the Albanian side Partizani Tirana awaits them.
The Belarusian Pleasant Grodno after the 2-0 victory achieved in the first match, the Maltese sought safety Balzan at home, and finally finished the ninety minutes without a goal, so he can prepare for the next round, where he will meet the winner of the match between Celje and Vitória Guimaraes.
Attilat Szalai has been on sale for over a week Fenerbahce after the 5-0 success at home, the Moldovans Bison Chisinau he also confidently won at home, even though it didn’t start that way. No goals were scored in the first half – Fener had 85 percent of the ball, but the home team defended very well, the Turks registered only three shots that hit the goal. In the second half, the home team doubled their possession and recorded their only shot on goal, but they did not go far with it, as the Istanbul defense started to score well: Dusan Tadics opened the scoring in the third minute of the second half, and after eleven minutes it was already 3-0. The scoreboard showed a guest advantage after Michy Batshuayi doubled. The 4-0 final result was then set by Ismail Yüksek at the beginning of the half-time in the 77th minute. Fenerbahce advanced with a double win, and in the 3rd round, the winner of the duel between Luxembourg’s Differdange and Slovenia’s Maribor awaits them.
The Luxembourgish Swift Hesperange after a 1-1 draw in the first match, the Welsh took the lead in the second minute The New Saintset received which equalized from the penalty spot midway through the half through Declan McManus. The duel seemed to be decided after the first quarter of an hour of the second period, when Davis Spruds distributed two assists within four minutes, but another four minutes later, McManus converted a penalty again, so the match remained open until the last moment. However, no more goals were scored, so the Luxembourgers can prepare against FK Sztruga in the 3rd round.
The Albanian champion Partizani won 1-0 in the first leg at Atletic’s home in Andorra, and easily enforced the paper form in the second leg as well. The two-time Albanian national team striker, Tedi Cara, doubled in the first half, and in the second half he distributed a goal assist to his compatriot Arinaldo Rrapaj, also a two-time national team player. In the 94th minute, the visitors made it even better with a penalty kick, but the home team quickly restored the three-goal difference, i.e. they won 4-1 and can prepare against Valmiera.
The most exciting match of the day was left to the end: FK Struga from North Macedonia, who won the first match at home 1-0, was able to beat Buducnost from Montenegro at home in Podgorica in a match full of twists and turns and goals. The home team eliminated the deficit after only seven minutes through Miomir Djurickovics, but the guests reversed the score with Marjan Radeszki’s double. His second goal came in the third minute of extra time, but the sides went into the break with a score of 2-2: Vaszilje Adzic equalized in the ninth minute of extra time in the first half. In the middle of the second half, Beszart Ibraimi increased the visitors’ advantage, then Radeszki completed his hat-trick, and although the home team got closer with Petar Szekulovics’ goal in the 82nd minute, they were only two goals behind. The opponent of FK Sztruga, who advanced with a double win, will be Luxemburg’s Swift Hesperange in the continuation.
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE LEAGUE
QUALIFIER, ROUND 2
REMATCH
Valmiera (Latvian)–Tre Penne (San Marino) 7–0
In the first game: 3–0
Forwarding: a Valmiera 10-0 overall.
Balzan (Maltese)–Nyeman Grodno (Belarus) 0-0
In the first game: 0–2
Forwarding: a Pleasant Grodno 2-0 on aggregate.
Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova)–Fenerbahce (Turkey) 0-4
In the first game: 0-5
Forwarding: a Fenerbahce 9–0 on aggregate.
Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg)–The New Saints (walesi) 3–2
In the first match: 1-1
Forwarding: a Swift Hesperange 4-3 overall.
Partizani Tirana (Albanian)– Athletic Club d’Escaldes (Andorra) 4–1
In the first match: 1–0
Forwarding: a Partizani Tirana 5–1 on aggregate.
Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro)–FK Struga (North Macedonia) 3–4
In the first match: 0–1
Forwarding: the FK Struga 5–3 on aggregate.
2023-08-01 20:43:02
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