ANKARA
Turkish clubs Trabzonspor and Kardemir Karabukspor both claimed victory in the first leg UEFA Europe League playoff matches on Thursday night.
Trabzonspor beat Russian team Rostov 2-0 at home with goals from Algerian defender Carl Medjani tapping in the opener, his first goal for the club, on 37 minutes. New signing Oscar Cardozo doubled the lead in 73rd minute when he intercepted the ball outside the penalty area and chipped the ball over Rostov's Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa.
Kardemir Karabukspor managed a slender one goal victory over French opponents Saint-Etienne 1-0 at home. Congolese forward Domi Kumbela got the solitary goal in the 60th minute with a vicious drive that clipped the post on the way in.
UEFA Europa League playoff round first leg results:
Aktobe - Legia Warsaw: 0-1
Astana - Villarreal: 0-3
Dinamo Moscow - Omonia: 2-2
Ruch - Metalist Kharkiv: 0-0
Qarabag - Twente: 0-0
HJK Helsinki - Rapid Wien: 2-1
AEL Limassol - Tottenham Hotspur: 1-2
PSV Eindhoven - Shakhtyor: 1-0
Kardemir Karabukspor - Saint-Etienne: 1-0
Elfsborg - Rio Ave: 2-1
Dinamo Minsk - Nacional: 2-0
Petrolul - Dinamo Zagreb: 1-3
Apollon Limassol - Lokomotiv Moscow: 1-1
Young Boys - Debrecen: 3-1
Zorya - Feyenoord: 1-1
Panathinaikos - Midtjylland: 4-1
Trabzonspor - Rostov: 2-0
Zwolle - Sparta Prague: 1-1
Zimbru - PAOK: 1-0
Partizan - Neftci: 3-2
Grasshopper - Club Brugge: 1-2
Spartak Trnava - Zurich: 1-3
Asteras - Maccabi Tel-Aviv: 2-0
Real Sociedad - Krasnodar: 1-0
Olympique Lyon - Astra: 1-2
Lokeren - Hull City: 1-0
RNK Split - Torino: 0-0
Sarajevo - Borussia Monchengladbach: 2-3
Rijeka - Sherrif: 1-0
Return fixtures will kick off August 28.
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