Stormy was the Aston Villa… The “villagers” defeated him 4-0 Ajax and thus they solemnly qualified for the quarter-finals of the Conference League. The ticket was taken with them by Bruges who defeated 3-0 Molde overturning the 2-1 defeat from their first game but also the Lil which drew 1-1 with Sturm Graz but she had 3-0 on her side from the first match.
THE Aston Villa she showed from the first moment that she wants the match more than Ayandas but also that she was capable of getting it. Thus, in the 25th minute of the match, Watkins opened the scoring and gave the lead for the qualification. In the second 45 minutes, however, everything became easier. In the 60th Bailey made it 2-0, bringing the ticket even closer. In the 66th minute Manswerk was sent off with a second yellow card, with the English scoring twice more, in the 75th minute through Duran and in the 81st minute through Diaby.
In Belgium the Bruges had Skov Olsen on a pretty good day. The Belgian ace scored in the first minute of stoppage time in the first 45 minutes, and in the 48th minute, overturning the score of the first leg, 2-1 in favor of Molde. In the 71st minute Skoras made it 3-1 which sealed the ticket to Bruges.
In the other match, Lil 3-0 up from the first leg, he opened the scoring in the 43rd minute against Santos and saw Sturm Graz draw 1-1 with Bireth in the second minute of stoppage time.
The games:
Aston Villa – Ajax 4-0 (0-0)
(25′ Watkins, 60′ Bailey, 75′ Duran, 81′ Diaby – 66′ Manswerk sent off
Bruges – Molde 3-0 (1-2)
(45+1, 48 Skov Olsen, 71′ Score
Lille – Sturm Graz 1-1 (3-0)
(43′ Santos – 45+2 Bireth)
Source: Sport Fm
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