Football: Fenerbahce beat Atromitos by late winner
Header by Fenerbahce's Dutch star van Persie gets Turkish side off the hook right before the final whistle in Athens
ANKARA
Turkish football heavyweights Fenerbahce barely won against Greek team Atromitos 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League play-offs first leg at Peristeri Stadium in Athens on Thursday night.
In the last minute of the regular time, Fenerbahce's Dutch star forward Robin van Persie scored a critical goal for his team by a header, sealing the victory for the Yellow Canaries in the nick of time.
This score gives Fenerbahce a sizable advantage to qualify for the Europa League group stage ahead of the second leg on August 27, Thursday at Fenerbahce's home ground, Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul.
Results of the first legs:
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Salzburg
Astra 3-2 AZ Alkmaar
Qabala 0-0 Panathinaikos
Sparta Prague 3-1 Thun
Zorya 0-1 Legia
Slovan Liberec 1-0 Hajduk Split
Ajax 1-0 Jablonec
Molde 2-0 Standard Liege
PAOK 5-0 Brondby
Krasnodar 5-1 HJK
Milsami 1-1 Saint-Etienne
Rabotnicki 1-1 Rubin Kazan
Young Boys 0-1 Qarabag
Atromitos 0-1 Fenerbahce
Steaua Bucharest 0-3 Rosenborg
Zilina 3-2 Athletic Bilbao
Altach 0-1 Belenenses
Bordeaux 1-0 Kairat
Odd 3-4 Borussia Dortmund
Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Vojvodina
Southampton 1-1 Midtjylland
Lech Poznan 3-0 Videoton
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