National midfielder Tomáš Souček contributed a goal and an assist to West Ham’s 3-0 victory in the play-off rematch at Viborg Stadium and promotion to the European Conference League group.
West Ham already has a 3:1 lead from the home match and has also confirmed the position of favorite in Denmark. In the 22nd minute, Souček sent a low cross into the goal area, which summer signing Scamacca used.
Shortly after the change of sides, Bin Rahm added a second goal, and in the 63rd minute Souček made the breakthrough. The captain of the Czech national team scored in his usual way after a corner kick and scored his first goal of the season. Midfielder Jan Žambůrek played the last half hour for the home side.
Unlike the first match, Václav Černý did not make an impact and Twente lost to Fiorentina after a goalless home draw due to a 1:2 away draw.
Michael Lüftner watched from the bench Hungarian team MOL Fehérvár’s home defeat 0:3 against Cologne. His team did not follow up the 2:1 victory from last week and will not play in the main stage of the competition.
Goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík saved Olympiakos Piraeus from advancing to the Europa League in a penalty shootout. The Greek champions also drew 1:1 with Apollon Limassol in the playoff rematch, but won 3:1 on penalties. He beat the Czech goalkeeper from just four attempts in the Pittas’ second series.
Omonia Nicosia defender and captain Jan Lecjaks helped his team to a 2-0 win over Gent and progress to the Europa League group stage. Omonia won 2:0 a week ago in Belgium, today Kakullis and Charalampus decided in the first half. Lecjaks played the entire game as a left midfielder.
Matěj Chaluš from Malmö is also in the main stage of the competition. The Czech defender did not interfere in the match.
After a 4:1 home victory against Austria, Vienna also advanced to Fenerbahce, defender Filip Novák remained on the bench for the entire match.
Rematch of the 4th preliminary round of the European Conference League:
Viborg – West Ham 0:3 (0:1) – Souček’s goal, first match 1:3, West Ham advanced; Basel – CSKA Sofia 2:0 (0:0), first leg 0:1, Basel advanced; Twente Enschede – Fiorentina 0-0, first leg 1-2, Fiorentina advanced; Viking Stavanger – FCSB 1:3 (1:1), first leg 2:1, advance to FSCB; Fehérvár – Cologne 0:3 (0:1), first match 2:1, Cologne advanced; Wolfsberg – Molde 0:4 (0:2), first match 1:0, Molde advanced; Beer Ševa – Universitatea Craiova 1:1 after extra time (1:1; 0:0), in the pen. 4:3, first match 1:1, Beer Sheva advances; Hamrun Spartans – Partizan Belgrade 3:3 (1:1), first leg 1:4, Partizan advanced; Anderlecht – Young Boys Bern 0:1 after extra time (0:1, 0:1), in the pen. 3-1, 1-0 in the first leg, Anderlecht advanced; Nice – Maccabi Tel Aviv 2:0 after extra time. (1:0, 1:0), first match 0:1, Nice advanced; Antwerp – Basaksehir 1:3 (0:1), first match 1:1, Basaksehir advanced; Gil Vicente – Alkmaar 1:2 (0:0), first leg 0:4, Alkmaar advanced; Rapid Vienna – Vaduz 0:1 (0:1), first match 1:1, Vaduz advances; Hajduk Split – Villarreal 0:2 (0:1), first leg 2:4, Villarreal advanced; Cluj – Maribor 1:0 (0:0), first match 0:0, Cluj advanced; Ballkani – Škupi 1:0 (0:0), first match 2:1, Ballkani advanced; Dudelange – Poznań 1:1 (1:0), first match 0:2, Poznań advanced; Slovan Bratislava – Zrinjski Mostar 2:1 after extra time. (1:0, 0:0), in pen. 6:5 first match 0:1, Slovan advanced; Linfield – RFS Riga 1:1 after extra time (0:0, 0:0), in the pen. 2-4, first leg 2-2, RFS advanced.
Rematch of the 4th preliminary round of the European Football League:
Olympiakos Piraeus – Apollon Limassol 1:1 after extra time (1:1, 1:0), in the pen. 3-1, first leg 1-1, Olympiakos advances; AEK Larnaca – Dnipro 3:0 (2:0), first leg 2:1, Larnaca advanced; Žalgiris Vilnius – Ludogorets Razgrad 3:3 after extra time. (3:2, 2:1), first match 0:1, Ludogorets advance; Silkeborg – HJK Helsinki 1:1 (0:1), first leg 0:1, advance to HJK; Fenerbahce Istanbul – Austria Vienna 4:1 (2:1), first leg 2:0, Fenerbahce advanced; Omonia Nicosia – Ghent 2-0 (2-0), first leg 2-0, Omonia advanced; Sivasspor – Malmö 0:2 (0:0), first match 1:3, Malmö advanced; Sheriff Tiraspol – Pjunik Yerevan 0:0 after extra time, in pen. 3:2, first match 0:0, Sheriff advanced; Heart of Midlothian – FC Zurich 0:1 (0:0), first leg 1:2, Zurich advanced; Shamrock Rovers – Ferencváros Budapest 1:0 (0:0), first leg 0:4, Ferencváros promoted.