Mariupol's "Illichivets" managed to debut in European competitions with a victory. In the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, "Illichivets" defeated Armenian "Banants" 2:0 at home. Former Shakhtar Donetsk player Serhiy Zakarlyuka scored a brace in this match. Mykola Pavlov's team will play the return match in a week in Armenia.
UEFA Cup. 1st qualifying round. First matches.
"Illichivets" (Ukraine) – "Banants" (Armenia) - 2:0 Goals: Zakarlyuka 54 - from penalty, 83. ILLICHIVETS: Nikitin, Krasnoperov, Yesin, Kryvosheyenko (Hrybanov 76), Hibalyuk (Konyushenko 73), Zakarlyuka, Maltsev, Hai, Boyko, Shyshchenko, Tsykhmeystruk. BANANTS: Haniyev, Hryhoryan, Demirchyan, Simonyan, Arakelyan, Dzhenebyan (Sargsyan 88), Kondrashchenko, Podhayny, Yevlanov, S. Erzrumyan (Minasyan 46), N. Erzrumyan.
"Omonia" (Cyprus) – "Sloga" (Macedonia) – 4:0 Goals: Charalambous 40, Kozley 47, Makris 83, 90
"Partizani" (Albania) – "Birkirkara" (Malta) - 4:2 Goals: Bulku 26, Bylikbashi 28, Alkani 52, Balko 72 - Bračini 33 - own goal, Malia 85.
"Oțelul" (Romania) – "Dinamo" (Albania) – 4:0 Goals: Negru 10, Nanu 21, Iacob 30, Apostol 44
"Sant Julià" (Andorra) – "Modriča" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 0:1 Goal: Vasić 54
"Marsaxlokk" (Malta) – "Primorje" (Slovenia) – 0:1 Goal: Jolić 42
"Sillex" (Macedonia) – "Maribor" (Slovenia) – 0:1 Goal: Kvas 45
"Pennarossa" (San Marino) – "Željezničar" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 1:5 Goals: Košić 1, Raščić 5, 10, Karić 32, Vrsajević 7
"Tbilisi" (Georgia) – "Shamkir" (Azerbaijan) - 1:0 Goal: Chelidze 30.
"Shirak" (Armenia) – "Tiraspol" (Moldova) - 1:2 Goals: Davtyan 70 - from penalty - Josan 6, Barbaros 40 - from penalty.
"Dukla" (Slovakia) – "Qarabağ-Azersun" (Azerbaijan) - 3:0 Goals: Semeník 50, Svitek 64, Pesovský 76
BATE (Belarus) – "Dinamo" Tbilisi (Georgia) - 2:3 Goals: Zhevnov 15, Strakhanovich 18 - from penalty - Kakadze 45, Hancharov 55, Romero 89.
"Nistru" (Moldova) – "Shakhtar" (Belarus) - 1:1 Goals: Groshev 71 - Bespansky 47.
"Ekranas" (Lithuania) – "Dudelange" (Luxembourg) - 1:0 Goal: Gardzijauskas 37.
"Levadia" (Estonia) – "Bohemians" (Ireland) - 0:0
"Haka" (Finland) – "Etzella" (Luxembourg) - 2:1 Goals: Nenonen 2, 19 - Gritnich 25 - from penalty.
"Öster" (Sweden) – "Llanelli" (Wales) – 2:0 Goals: Taylor 77 – own goal, Söderqvist 84
"Vaduz" (Liechtenstein) – "Longford" (Ireland) – 1:0 Goal: Hasler 73
"Portadown" (N. Ireland) – "Žalgiris" (Lithuania) – 2:2 Goals: McCann, 11, 15 – Maksimovičius 66, Steško 77
"B-68 Toftir" (Faroe Islands) – "Ventspils" (Latvia) – 0:3 Goals: Rimkus 16, 24, 67
"B-36 Tórshavn" (Faroe Islands) – "Metalurgs" (Latvia) – 1:3 Goals: Mikkelsen 45 – Solonicin 1, Dobrecovs 3, 68
"ÍA Akranes" (Iceland) - TVMK (Estonia) - 4:2 Goals: Leoson 6, Thordarson 36, Björnsson 53, 90, Skademann 59, 63
"Haverfordwest" (Wales) – "FH Hafnarfjörður" (Iceland) - 0:1 Goal: Borgvard 74
"Glentoran" (N. Ireland) – "Allianssi" (Finland) - 2:2 Goals: Parkhouse 23, Lockhart 88, Solehmainen 52, Adriano 68.