UEFA Europa Conference League: Drama, Thrillers and a 7-Goal Rout Light Up Qualifiers
The second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League delivered a night packed with drama, upsets, and outright demolitions — even beyond the disappointment for the two Ukrainian sides.
One of the evening’s biggest shocks came from Finland, where Ilves — recently seen battling Shakhtar Donetsk in European competition — pulled off a sensational 4-3 win over Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. The Eredivisie club twice came back to level the score, but the Finns had the final say in an end-to-end thriller that could go down as one of the ties of the round.
Elsewhere, Norway’s Viking FK produced the most dominant display of the night, obliterating Slovenian side Koper with a staggering 7-0 scoreline. It was a statement win and a clear message that the Norwegians are aiming for a deep run in this year’s competition.
The second-leg fixtures are scheduled for July 29 and July 31.
2025-26, Conference League
Day : 2025-07-24
"Žalgiris" - "Linfield FC" 0:0
"Dinamo Minsk" - "Egnatia" 0:2 (0:1)
Goals : Lushkja, 28 (0:1); Bakayoko Sou., 88 (0:2)
"Dundee United" - "UNA Strassen" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Sapsford Zachary, 47 (1:0)
"Larne" - "Prishtina" 0:0
"Vaduz" - "Dungannon Swifts" 0:1 (0:0)
Goals : McAllister S., 53 (0:1)
"Rosenborg BK" - "FK Banga" 5:0 (1:0)
Goals : Islamović, 22 (1:0); Islamović, 60 (2:0); Nordli, 64 (3:0); Islamović, 82 (4:0); Ceide M., 86 (5:0)
"Atlètic Club d`Escaldes" - "Dinamo Tirana" 1:2 (1:0)
Goals : Gemelson, 43 (1:0); Zabergja, 65 (1:1); Qardaku, 86 (1:2)
"Austria Wien" - "FC Spaeri" 2:0 (1:0)
Goals : Fischer M., 8 (1:0); Fitz D., 90 (penalty) (2:0)
"Viking FK" - "FC Koper" 7:0 (1:0)
Goals : Svendsen, 6 (1:0); Bærtelsen, 57 (2:0); Svendsen, 59 (3:0); Tripic, 68 (4:0); Mikaelsson H., 78 (penalty) (5:0); Mikaelsson H., 85 (6:0); Bjorshol, 90 (7:0)
"AEK" - "Hapoel Beer-Sheva" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Relvas, 50 (1:0)
"Pyunik" - "Győri ETO" 2:1 (1:0)
Goals : Noubissi, 22 (penalty) (1:0); Kulikov D., 66 (2:0); Miljkovic, 78 (own goal) (2:1)
"Riga FC" - "Dila" 2:1 (1:0)
Goals : Reginaldo, 45 (1:0); Siqueira, 66 (2:0); Bassinga, 86 (own goal) (2:1)
"Raków" - "MSK Žilina" 3:0 (0:0)
Goals : Repka, 48 (own goal) (1:0); Brunes, 58 (penalty) (2:0); Diaby M.L., 73 (3:0)
"Petrocub" - "Sabah FC" 0:2 (0:0)
Goals : Safranko, 82 (0:1); Parris, 90 (0:2)
"Ararat-Armenia" - "Universitatea Cluj" 0:0
"NK Varaždin" - "Santa Clara" 2:1 (1:0)
Goals : Mamut, 10 (penalty) (1:0); Adriano Firmino dos Santos, 55 (1:1); Dabro, 85 (2:1)
"Kauno Žalgiris" - "Valur" 1:1 (0:0)
Goals : Jansonas, 58 (1:0); Haraldsson, 88 (1:1)
"Paksi FC" - "Maribor" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Windecker, 52 (1:0)
"Vllaznia" - "Vikingur" 2:1 (0:1)
Goals : Gunnarsson K-F., 10 (0:1); Bajrami Me., 67 (1:1); Mala, 75 (2:1)
"Hammarby" - "Charleroi" 0:0
"FK Radnički 1923" - "Klaksvik" 0:0
"FK Novi Pazar" - "Jagiellonia" 1:2 (1:1)
Goals : Rallis, 9 (0:1); Opara, 19 (1:1); Pululu, 90 (1:2)
"Polissya" - "Santa Coloma" 1:2 (1:2)
Goals : Hutsuliak, 21 (1:0); Remolins, 27 (1:1); Crespo, 44 (1:2)
Yellow Cards : Babenko 77 -
"Vardar" - "Lausanne-Sport" 2:1 (1:0)
Goals : Mato, 45 (1:0); Diakite G., 58 (1:1); Omeragikj, 77 (2:1)
"HB Torshavn" - "Brøndby IF" 1:1 (0:0)
Goals : Bundgaard F., 62 (0:1); Thomsen, 88 (1:1)
"FC Oleksandriya" - "Partizan" 0:2 (0:1)
Goals : Kostić B., 14 (0:1); Ugresic, 56 (0:2)
Yellow Cards : Shostak De. 45; Vashchenko 71 -
"Hibernians" - "Spartak Trnava" 1:2 (0:1)
Goals : Holík L., 27 (0:1); Charleston, 79 (1:1); Procházka R., 84 (penalty) (1:2)
"St Patrick`s Athletic" - "Nomme Kalju" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Forrester, 90 (1:0)
"Paide" - "AIK" 0:2 (0:1)
Goals : Celina, 7 (0:1); Csongvai, 68 (0:2)
"FK Sarajevo" - "Universitatea Craiova" 2:1 (2:0)
Goals : Kyeremeh, 10 (1:0); Guliashvili, 20 (2:0); Romanchuk O.B., 69 (2:1)
"Aris Limassol" - "Puskás Akadémia" 3:2 (2:0)
Goals : Montnor, 6 (1:0); Kvilitaia, 16 (penalty) (2:0); Colley, 77 (2:1); Colley, 81 (2:2); Edi Semedo, 87 (3:2)
"St Joseph" - "Shamrock Rovers" 0:4 (0:1)
Goals : Gaffney, 13 (0:1); Mândroiu, 67 (0:2); McGovern, 73 (0:3); Byrne J., 75 (0:4)
"Ilves" - "AZ Alkmaar" 4:3 (2:1)
Goals : Riski Ro., 8 (1:0); Parrott, 16 (1:1); Riski Ro., 45 (2:1); Mijnans, 61 (2:2); Akinyemi, 68 (3:2); Soderback, 70 (4:2); Meerdink, 90 (4:3)
"Arda" - "HJK" 0:0
"Aktobe" - "Sparta Prague" 2:1 (1:0)
Goals : Sosah D., 29 (1:0); Omirtayev, 83 (2:0); Birmancevic, 90 (penalty) (2:1)
"Astana" - "Zimbru" 1:1 (0:1)
Goals : Dahan, 45 (0:1); Bašić І., 56 (1:1)
"Dečić" - "Rapid Wien" 0:2 (0:2)
Goals : Horn J., 16 (0:1); Seidl M., 40 (penalty) (0:2)
"Torpedo-BelAZ" - "Maccabi H" 1:1 (0:1)
Goals : Seck A., 45 (0:1); Premudrov, 48 (1:1)
"Araz" - "Aris" 2:1 (0:0)
Goals : Moron Loren, 66 (0:1); Felipe Santos, 75 (1:1); Andrade P., 78 (2:1)
"Omonia" - "Torpedo Kutaisi" 1:0 (1:0)
Goals : Jovetic S., 20 (1:0)
"Cherno More" - "Istanbul Basaksehir" 0:1 (0:0)
Goals : Şahiner, 52 (0:1)
"Sutjeska" - "Beitar Jerusalem" 1:2 (1:1)
Goals : Toskovic, 28 (1:0); Shua, 34 (1:1); Atzili, 87 (1:2)
"Košice" - "Neman" 2:3 (2:0)
Goals : Miljanic, 8 (1:0); Čerepkai, 16 (2:0); Savitski, 55 (2:1); Savitski, 65 (2:2); Kravtsov M., 79 (penalty) (2:3)
