Fenerbahçe's emphatic double in Belgium (3-0 St. Gilois) and Fiorentina's surprising upset, which defeated Maccabi Haifa 4-3 on the “Bozsik Area” in Budapest, “marked” the second… plate of the primary of matches for the “16” of the Europa Convention League.
“Fener” had been absolute… bosses at Anderlecht's “Lotto Park” within the match in opposition to St. Gilois, taking the lead from the twentieth minute with Batshuayi's aim. The Belgians didn’t present themselves able to hitting the Turkish workforce, who discovered two extra targets within the final quarter with Ostervolde (84') and Tadic (90'+3' penalty), “locking” qualification for the quarter-finals of the primary match.
A robust lead with… a buzzer beater aim by Barak at 90'+5' was additionally taken by Fiorentina, who beat Maccabi Haifa 4-3 in Budapest after a sensational sport. The Israelis took the lead thrice with Sek (12'), Kinda (29'), Halaili (67'), however the “violas” continually discovered… solutions. Enzola (2'), Beltran (59') and Madragora (79') scored the equalizing targets for the Italians, earlier than Barak's closing strike.
The detailed outcomes and scorers of the primary matches within the spherical of 16 of the Europa Convention League are as follows:
Ajax (Netherlands)-Aston Villa (England) 0-0
Molde (Norway)-Bruges (Belgium) 2-1
(43' Stevenik, 90'+2' Gulbrandsen – 84' pen. De Kuyper)
Sturm Graz (Austria)-Lille (France) 0-3
(28', 51' David, 71' Zegrova)
OLYMPIACOS (GREECE)-Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) 1-4
(13' El Kaabi – 4', 30' Zahavi, 9' Sahar, 74' Peretz)
Servette (Switzerland)-Victoria Plzen (Czech Republic) 0-0
St. Gilois (Belgium)-Fenerbahce (Turkey) 0-3
(20' Batshuayi, 84' Osterwolde, 90'+3' pen. Tadic)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)-PAOK (GREECE) 2-0
(37', 71' Petkovic)
Maccabi Haifa (Israel)-Fiorentina (Italy) 3-4
(12' Sec, 29' Kinda, 67' Halaili – 2' Enzola, 59' Beltran, 79' Madragora, 90'+5' Barak)
