Europa Conference League

Europa Conference League group-stage play resumed on Thursday with 16 games.

GROUP A:

At Riga, Latvia:

Lawrence Shankland (PK-43') and Alan Forrest (90'+3) each scored once as Heart of Midlothian blanked RFS 2-0 on the road.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Serdar Gurler scored twice (57', 71') as Istanbul Basaksehir dominated visiting Fiorentina 3-0.

The Italian Violets concluded the match on ten men.

Group A Standings:

1. Istanbul Basaksehir (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)

2. Heart of Midlothian (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

3. RFS (GP: 2; GD; -2; PTS: 1)

4. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

GROUP B:

At Bucharest, Romania:

FCSB and guests RSC Anderlecht to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Silkeborg, Denmark:

Craig Dawson scored the winning goal in the 38th minute as West Ham United held off hosts Silkeborg 3-2.

Group B Standings:

1. West Ham United (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

2. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)

3. FCSB (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

4. Silkeborg (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

GROUP C:

At Beersheba, Israel:

Alex Baena scored the game winner in the 67th minute as Villarreal defeated hosts Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1.

At Poznan, Poland:

Kristoffer Velde scored twice (76', 90') as Lech Poznan dominated visiting Austria Vienna 4-1.

Group C Standings:

1. Villarreal (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)

2. Lech Poznan (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)

3. Hapoel Be'er Sheva (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4. Austria Vienna (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

GROUP D:

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Fousseni Diabete's equalizer in the 60th minute lifted Partizan Belgrade to a 1-1 home draw with OGC Nice.

Joseph Bryan scored for the French club in the second minute.

At Cologne, Germany:

Dejan Ljubicic scored twice (PK-65', 74') as FC Cologne doubled up visiting Slovacko 4-2.

Group D Standngs:

1. FC Cologne (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)

2. Partizan Belgrade (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)

3. OGC Nice (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)

4. Slovacko (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

GROUP E:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Artem Dovbyk scored twice (28', 45') as Dnipro-1 knocked off Apollon Limassol 2-1 on the road.

At Alkmaar, Nertherlands:

Yusef Barasi (19'), Sam Beukema (81'), Yukinari Sugawara (90'+2), and Dani de Wit (90'+5) each scored once as AZ Alkmaar dominated visiting FC Vaduz 4-1.

Group E Standings:

1. AZ Alkmaar (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)

2. Dnipro-1 (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)

3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4. FC Vaduz (GP: 1; GD:-3; PTS: 1)

GROUP F:

At Stockholm, Sweden:

Joel Asoro scored the stoppage-time game winner (90'+1) as Djurgarden defeated visiting, ten-man Molde FK 3-2.

At Ghent, Belgium:

Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe scored twice (18', 65') as KAA Gent dominated visiting Shamrock Rovers 3-0.

Group F Standings:

1. KAA Gent (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)'

2. Djurgandens IF (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)

3. Molde FK (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4. Shamrock Rovers (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

GROUP G:

At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

Max-Alain Gradel's successfully converted penalty kick at 29 minutes lifted Sivasspor to a 1-0 road victory over CFR Cluj.

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Lukas Masopust scored the game winner at 41 minutes as Slavia Prague upended visiting Ballkani 3-2 in a contest in which all five goals were scored in the opening half.

Group G Standings:

1. Slavia Prague (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)

2. Sivasspor (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)

3. CFR Cluj (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4. Ballkani (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTES:  Slavia Prague have scored more goals than Sivasspor (4-2).

GROUP H:

At Vilnius, Lithuania:

Andi Zeqiri scored the only goal of FC Basel's 1-0 road win over Zirgiris in the 62nd minute.

At Yerevan, Armenia:

Artak Dashyan (35') and Yusuf Otubanjo (37') each scored an opening-half two minutes apart as Pyunik blanked visiting Slovan Bratislava 2-0.

Group H Standings:

1. FC Basel (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

2. Pyunik (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

3. Zalgiris (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4. FC Slovan Bratislava (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)