Hajduk Split finished what they started one week ago in Croatia. After a 1-0 defeat of Levski Sofia from Dugopolje in the Europa League 2nd qualifying round, Hajduk came from behind Thursday night in Bulgaria to cap a 3-1 aggregate win. Levski would find their much needed equalizer in the 69th minute of play but two late Hajduk goals inside the final 10 minutes would cap off the two-legged affair. Frank Ohandza would sneak in a deflected shot before Ante Erceg put the nail in the coffin with a whistler from 19 yards out.
Hajduk will now face Danish club Brondby in the 3rd qualifying round. The bad news: it will be behind closed doors at Poljud. Hajduk were fined 55,000 Euros for fans chanting “ubij Srbina-kill Serbs” during their first leg match against Levski last week in Dugopolje. The first leg takes place July 27th in Denmark with the closed door game at Poljud August 3rd.
Hajduk-Levski Match Highlights
NK Osijek protected their 2-0 first leg victory in Croatia against Swiss club Luzern, but it wasn’t easy. Luzern’s Tomi Juric scored twice on the day and leveled the aggregate score 2-2 in the 62nd to put Osijek on the ropes but Muzafer Ejupi would score the all important away goal for Osijek in 72nd minute to put the Croatians in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round. Osijek have an incredible test ahead of them as they will now face Dutch team PSV Eindhoven in the next round. Dinamo Zagreb will enter European play in the 3rd Round and they will face Norwegian club Odd.
Ejupi goal puts Osijek through
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