Qualification of the conference league: Larne Edge Auda on penalties, HJK is unthinkable

Wednesday and Thursday had remarkable matches in the UEFA conference league while the first qualification decision -makers took place. Two dozen sides saw their European trip end.

The first team eliminated from the continental game was confirmed on Wednesday, while Auda took the lead against Larne, but failed to keep. After 90 minutes of football, it ended 2-2 in the night as well as the total.

The match would finally go to sanctions, where the Northern Ireland team, which included in the league phase the last mandate, held its nerve. Rohan Ferguson stopped the first kick, before Ousmane Kamara puts the fourth kick from Auda. It was enough for Larne to advance, winning the 4-2 shooting.

Thursday had the 23 games remaining for the Tour. The first major upheaval of the day came to Andorra, while FC Santa Coloma managed to retain the 16 participants Borac Banja Luka. Although the hosts played the last 21 minutes down a man, they managed to stand firm. They lost 2-0 at home against Bosnian outfit, but increased 4-3 on aggregate. The FCSC has now successfully negotiated this tour in each of their three appearances.

HJK has succeeded in the most remarkable feedback from their confrontation with the Faouais side NSI. After losing the leg outside 4-0, the regulars of the Finland group phase stormed, finding a level of 94th minute from Giorgos Antzoulas. The Runavik team, playing a man since the 15th minute, could not finish the work, and they were made to pay.

Three minutes after the time, Santeri Hostikka put the winner to send HJK to 5-4 on both legs. Having taken 60 shots within two hours, the local team escaped from a delicate situation.

It was not all negative things for Football fans of the Farooes, because Ki Klaksvik beat SJK 2-0 at home to win 4-1 on the aggregates. Meanwhile, Vikingur Reykjavik did not hold their 8-0 in Maliseva, throwing the side of Kosovo 9-0 on the aggregates, Nikolaj Hansen marked a hat-trick in the first semester, sending the team at home on the next round.

St. Joseph de Gibraltar has also progressed dramatically. After a first step of 2-2 at home against Cliftonville, it was more the same thing in solitude. Like the inverted match, the Northern Irish Club went down a man. This did not prevent them from scoring and taking the lead in the second half. Nevertheless, the saints held their nerve, forcing an additional time, before Hugo Jesslen gave his team the winner within two minutes. The final final score finished 5-4 in favor of visitors.

Some of the other results of the conference league include Torpedo Zhodino Edged Ordabasy 5-4 on both legs, the ATLETIC club of Escaldes Avenge F91 to eliminate them last year with a global victory of 5-2, and Sutjeska hitting the 89th minute to remove Dynamo Brest 3-2.

The 24 winning teams of the first qualification round will be joined by 56 new teams in the second round, as well as the eight losing clubs of the first qualification round of the Europa League. These links will take place over the next two weeks.

Follow the eliminations of the UEFA conference league on Flashscore.