Europa Conference League: 32 Teams Advance To The Second Qualifying Round

32 games were contested on Thursday as the opening round of qualifying for the Europa Conference League concluded.

At Gibraltar:

Zakaria Beglarishvili's goal in the 65th minute was good enough for FCI Levadia as the Estonian club gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with St. Joseph's and won their series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Felcsut, Hungary:

Anthony Annan (OG-4') and Yoell van Nieff (87') each scored once as Puskas Akademia defeated visiting Inter Turku 2-0 and knocked out the Finnish club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

Adrian Cuculi scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute as Drita defeated Decic 1-0 on the road in game two and won their series with the Montenegrin club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Riga, Latvia:

A 0-0 game two road deadlock with Valmiera was good enough for Suduva as the Lithuanian club knocked out the Latvian club 2-1 on aggregate.

At Serravalle, San Marino:

Luke Montebello scored the series winner at 53 minutes as Birkirkiri gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with La Fiorita and won their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Andorra La Vella, Andorra:

Guillaume Lopez (3'), Xavier Puerto (11'), Aleix Cistro (PK-16'), and Andreu Ramos (90'+2) each scored once as FC Santa Coloma demolished visiting Mons Calpe 4-0 and won their series 5-1 on aggregate.

At Lurgan, Northern Ireland:

Uburatan Brandao (54') and Nemanja Andusic (71') each scored once as Velez Mostar registered a second 2-1 victory over Coleraine, this time on the road and won their series 4-2 on aggregate.

At Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:

Mattias Kait scored the series-winning goal in the 60th minute as NK Domzale gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with Swift Hesperange, good enough for the Slovenian club to win their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Pristina, Kosovo:

Ali Adem's goal in the 78th minute enabled Shkupi go gain a 1-1 game-two road draw with Llapi, good enough for the club from North Macedonia to win their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Batumi, Georgia:

Vamara Sanogo (16'), Giuli Mandzhgaladze (47'), and Flamarion Junior (50') each scored once as Dinamo Batumi dominated visiting Tre Penne 3-0 in game two and finished off their Sammarinese opponents 7-0 on aggregate.

At Orhei, Moldova:

Stenio Junior scored twice (42', 55') as Partizani Tirana defeated Sfintul Gheorghe 3-2 in game two on the road and won their series 8-4 on aggregate.

At Yerevan, Armenia:

After Ardit Deliu's goal in the 60th minute enabled Laci to level their series with visiting Podgorica 1-1 on aggregate after taking game two 1-0 in regulation, Regi Lushkja (93') and Fatmir Pregaj (113') each scored an overtime goal as the Albanian club won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Radu Ginsari scored the only goal of both the match and series in the 19th minute as Milsami Orhei defeated FK Sarajevo 1-0 on the road in game two and took the series by that same score on aggregate.

At Kuopio, Finland:

Urho Nissala opened the scoring in the 13th minute as KuPS overcame their series-opening defeat by destroying visiting Noah 5-0 in game two and ousted the Armenian club 5-1 on aggregate.

At Gori, Georgia:

Despite dropping a 2-1 game-two road contest to Dila Gori, MSK Zilina still won their series with the Georgian club 6-3 on aggregate.

At Sligo, Ireland:

Steven Lennon scored twice (44', PK-49') as FH Hafnarfjordur defeated Sligo Rovers 2-1 on the road in game two and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Wroclaw, Poland:

Patryk Janasik (41') and Victor Garcia (66') each scored once as Slask Wroclaw defeated visiting Paide Linnameeskond 2-0 in game two and knocked out the Estonian club 4-1 on aggregate.

At Klaksvik, Faroe Islands:

At a series that was deadlocked at 5-5 after 180 minutes of regulation play through two games, and with the recent abolition of the away-goals rule, Tomislav Saric scored the overtime series winner in the 108th minute as Rigas knocked off hosts KI 6-5 on aggregate.

At Larne, Northern Ireland:

Ronan Hale scored game two's only goal in the 84th minute as Larne FC registered a second 1-0 victory over Bala Town, this time at home, and dispatched the Welsh club 2-0 on aggregate.

At Gyumm, Armenia:

Dimitrije Pobulic (33') and Dognimani Silue (85') each scored once as Ararat Yerevan blanked visiting Fehevar 2-0 in game two and ousted the Hungarian club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Nikola Janjic scored the series winner in the 51st minute as Sutjeska gained a 1-1 game-two road deadlock with Gagra and won their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Chisinau, Moldova:

Mihai Platica came through for Petroclub Hincesti with his series-winning tally at the death (90'+5) as the Lions From Hincesti defeated visiting Sileks 1-0 in game two and won their series 2-1 on aggregate.

At Skhoder, Albania:

Fahrudin Gjurgjevikj scored twice (48', 72') as Vilzania defeated visiting Siroki Brijeg 3-0 in game two and overcame their Bosnian guests 4-3 on aggregate.

At Dublin, Ireland:

George Kelly scored twice (34', 54') as Bohemians dominated visiting Stjarnan 3-0 in game two and took their series 4-1 on aggregate.

At Oswestry, England:

Declan McManus (PK-26') and Leo Smith (27') each scored a goal a minute apart as The New Saints blanked visiting Glentoran 2-0 in game two and won their series 3-1 on aggregate.

At Ta' Qali, Malta:

After a game-two 1-1 regulation draw with resulted in the series being deadlocked on aggregate by that score, and after 30 scoreless overtime minutes, Maxuell Samurai, Jackson Mendoza, Steve Pisani, Gabriel Mentz, and Steve Borg all converted their spot kicks as Gzira United took the penalty-kick shootout, 5-3, at visiting Sant Julia's expense.

At Marijampole, Lithuania:

Divine Naah (40') and Linas Pilibaitis (54') each scored once as Kauno Zalgiris blanked visiting Europa 2-0 in game two and eliminated the club from Gibraltar by that same score on aggregate.

At Trnava, Slovakia:

Filip Twardzik (16') and Bamidele Isa Yusuf (34') each scored once as Spartak Trnava blanked visiting Mosta 2-0 and ousted the Maltese club 4-3 on aggregate.

At Skopje, North Macedonia:

Dodo scored twice (47', 49') as FK Liepaja dominated Struga 4-1 on the road in game two and won their series 5-2 on aggregate.

At Kopavogur, Iceland:

Jason Svanborsson (50') and Arni Vilhjalmsson (74') each scored once as Breidablik blanked visiting Racing Luxembourg 2-0 in game two and won their series 5-2 on aggregate.

At Toffir, Faroe Islands:

Jean Dongou scored twice (8', 60') as Honka defeated NSI Runavik 3-1 on the road in game two and ousted the Faroese club 3-1 on aggregate.