Updated at 23.22
CORK CITY HAD to settle for a 1-1 draw at Turner’s Cross against KR Reykjavik in this evening’s Europa League first-round qualifier.
The hosts started well and took the lead on the 20-minute mark, when Alan Bennett headed home Billy Dennehy’s free kick.
Cork’s lead lasted just under five minutes however, as Oskar Oern Hauksson’s header from a corner got the Icelandic team back in the game.
The League of Ireland side took a while to recover from this setback, however they increased the pressure on the visitors’ goal as the game developed, wasting a number of good chances late on.
Nevertheless, John Caulfield’s men were ultimately forced to settle for a 1-1 draw, with the tie all to play for in the second leg.
Meanwhile, UCD secured a highly encouraging 1-0 win over F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg in the Belfield Bowl this evening.
The game was preceded by a respectfully observed minute’s silence for the young people who tragically lost their lives in Berkeley recently.
In front of a crowd of 1,075, Ryan Swan’s goal on the brink of half-time gave the Students a serious boost in the game.
And the First Division side ultimately held on for the victory, putting them in an excellent position ahead of next week’s second leg.
In addition, Diafra Sakho scored twice as West Ham eased to a 3-0 first-leg Europa League win over minnows Lusitans.
The Andorran side managed to frustrate their Premier League opponents until the 40th minute, when the previously profligate Sakho opened the scoring.
The Senegal international doubled his tally before the break and West Ham captain James Tomkins ensured the Londoners began their final season at Upton Park with the anticipated victory.
New West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was introduced to a sell-out crowd before kick-off, but academy boss Terry Westley took charge of a team blending youth and experience on the night – including Reece Oxford, who became the club’s youngest ever player.
Tonight’s Europa League results in full:
Ordabasy 0 – 0 Beitar Jerusalem
Shirak FC 2 – 0 Zrinjski Mostar
Alashkert FC 1 – 0 St Johnstone
Kruoja 0 – 1 Jagiellonia Bialystok
KF Laci 1 – 1 Inter Baku
Aktobe 0 – 1 Nomme Kalju
Atlantas 0 – 2 Beroe Stara Zagora
Dinamo Batumi 1 – 0 Omonia Nicosia
Dinamo Tbilisi 2 – 1 FK Qabala
FC Lahti 2 – 2 IF Elfsborg
FK Jelgava 1 – 1 Litex Lovech
FK Kukës 2 – 0 Torpedo Zhodino
Flora 1 – 0 Rabotnicki
Neftchi Baku 2 – 2 Mladost Podgorica
Olimpic Sarajevo 1 – 1 Spartak Trnava
Sant Julià 0 – 1 Randers FC
SJK 0 – 1 FH Hafnarfjördur
Skonto Riga 2 – 1 St Patrick’s Athletic (report here)
VPS Vaasa 2 – 2 AIK
Debrecen 3 – 0 Sutjeska Niksic
Sillamae Kalev 1 – 1 Hajduk Split
Brøndby IF 9 – 0 Juvenes/Dogana
Differdange 03 3 – 1 Bala Town
FC Botosani 1 – 1 FC Tskhinvali
FC Saxan 0 – 2 Apollon Limassol
Sheriff Tiraspol 0 – 3 Odd
Strømsgodset 3 – 1 Partizani Tirane
Trakai 3 – 0 HB Tórshavn
College Europa 0 – 6 Slovan Bratislava
Airbus UK Broughton 1 – 3 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Go Ahead Eagles 1 – 1 Ferencváros
NK Celje 0 – 1 Slask Wroclaw
NK Domzale 0 – 1 FK Cukaricki
Víkingur Gøta 0 – 2 Rosenborg
Newtown AFC 2 – 1 Valletta FC
Buducnost Podgorica 1 – 3 FK Spartaks Jurmala
La Fiorita 0 – 5 FC Vaduz
MTK Budapest 0 – 0 FK Vojvodina
Birkirkara FC 0 – 0 Ulisses FC
Cork City 1 – 1 KR Reykjavík
Crvena Zvezda 0 – 2 Kairat Almaty
Glenavon 1 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Linfield 2 – 0 NSÍ Runavík
UCD 1 – 0 F91 Dudelange
West Ham 3 – 0 Lusitanos
Glentoran 1 – 4 MSK Zilina
Shkendija 1 – 1 Aberdeen
Vikingur Reykjavík 0 – 1 Luka Koper
