Tonight’s action for the Conference League started with very interesting matches, with the teams of the first four groups throwing themselves into the battle of the second matchday!
Bruges, Ghent and Zoria celebrated their first victories, while the Besiktas suffered a home defeat in a crazy upset by the Swiss Luganowhich despite finding itself losing 2-0, scored three times from the 81st minute and then for the final 2-3!
THE Lil “stuck” in the Faroe Islands and its headquarters Claxwickstaying tied 0-0, while for the 4th group, h Dinamo Zagreb failed to follow up on its impressive debut (it had won 5-1 against Astana), knowing an unexpected defeat with 2-0 against Balkan in Kosovo!
1st GROUP
He did not make it in the Faroe Islands and the home of “Cinderella” in a European event, Claxwickthe Lilstaying tied 0-0, although he had the initiative throughout the match. The French didn’t have a single final effort on target, with the hosts withstanding the pressure and taking their first point.
On the other hand, Slovan Bratislava he made it 2/2, already making a significant qualification step! The Slovakian champions left with the double (1-0) from Slovenia and its headquarters Olympia of Ljubljana, although Weiss missed a penalty in the 28th minute. The referee of the match also gave a second penalty in the 55th minute, with Tsavric taking over the execution and hitting the target for the final 0-1!
The 2nd matchday:
Olympia Ljubljana – Slovan Bratislava 0-1
(55′ pen. Tsavric)
Klaksvik – Lille 0-0
Next matchday:
Lille-Slovan Bratislava
Klaksvik-Olympia Ljubljana
The standings of the 1st group:
2nd GROUP
Her first victory in the 2nd group was celebrated by Zoriaprevailing 1-0 her Breidblick in Iceland! The Ukrainians were more effective and took the lead in the 35th minute with Gorbach’s goal, then withstood the home team’s pressure and took the three points.
She also got her first three points Ghentprevailing 2-0 her Maccabi Tel Aviv. Protagonist for the winners was Tisundali, who after opening the scoring in the 39th minute, also put the icing on the cake for his team, taking a well-timed penalty in the 90th + 2nd minute, “sealing” the victory.
The 2nd matchday:
Breidablik-Zorya Luhansk 0-1
(35′ Gorbach)
Ghent-Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0
(39′, 90’+2 pen. Tisundali)
Next matchday:
Ghent-Breidablick
Maccabi Tel Aviv-Zorya Luhansk
The score of the 2nd group:
3rd GROUP
In the game that started earlier than the rest, the Victoria Plzen defeated 2-1 with a twist in her away clash with Astana, making it 2/2 in the 3rd group. Tomasov opened the scoring for the Kazakhs in the 51st minute, but the Czechs’ reaction was immediate, turning the match around with goals from Tsori and Kalvach within two minutes (54′, 56′).
Thus, Plzen is alone in the first place, since the Dinamo Zagreb suffered a shock defeat in Kosovo by Balkan. Unrecognizable compared to the impressive 5-1 win over Astana in the opener, Dinamo found themselves behind in the 44th minute when Krieziu opened the scoring with an elusive shot, while the final 2-0 set up by Hamidi, in the 83rd minute.
The 2nd matchday:
Astana-Victoria Plzen 1-2
(51′ Tomasov – 54′ Tsori, 56′ Kalvach)
Balkan-Dinamo Zagreb 2-0
(Krieziuk 44′, Hamidi 83′)
Next matchday:
Balkan-Astana
Dinamo Zagreb-Victoria Plzen
The score of the 3rd group:
4th GROUP
Although he found himself leading 2-0 in the 52nd minute of the home match against Lugano thanks to two goals by Abubakar (38′, 52′), finally the Besiktas defeated with 3-2, conceding three goals from the 81st minute onwards! Decisive in the development of the match was the red card received by Rosier in the 61st minute. From that point on in the match, Lugano ramped up and pulled off the epic upset with goals from Alizeda (81′), Vladi (86′) and an own goal from Bailly (90′).
Her first victory in the group was celebrated by Brugesprevailing 1-0 her Bodo/Glimt in Norway. Vanaken was the golden scorer for the Belgians, who scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute, spotting a cross from Zinkernagel.
The 2nd matchday:
Bodo Glimt-Bridge 0-1
(20′ Vanaken)
Besiktas-Lugano 2-3
(38′, 52′ Abubakar – 81′ Alizeda, 86′ Vladi, 90′ auto. Baigi)
Next matchday:
Lugano-Bruges
Bodo Glimt-Besiktas
The standings of the 4th group:
Source: Sport Fm
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