The first matches of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League are being played today. Azerbaijan's Neftchi and Turkey's Besiktas met in one of them. Recall, the winner of this pair will play the winner of the pair Aris - Dynamo (Kyiv) in the next round.
Conference League, 3rd qualifying round. First match
"NEFTCHI (Baku, Azerbaijan) -BESHIKTAŞ(Istanbul, Turkey) - 1:3 (0:2)
Goals: Lebon (79) - Abubakar (14), Muleka (23), Uchan (62)
"Neftchi": Brkic, Salahli (Olanare, 46), Tamas, Yuri Matias, Zulfugarli (Koffi, 46), Makhmudov, Sayef, Jaber, Yusifli (Ozobic, 46), Lebon (Gadzhiev, 90), Shinyashiki.
"Beşiktaş": Gunok, Bulut, Kolli, Amarti, Meras (Onana, 64), Rozier, Uçan (Rebic, 77), Hadziahmetovic (Tıknaz, 77), Zedson Fernandes, Abubakar (Kılıçsoy, 77), Muleka (Akgün, 89).
The teams will play the return match next Thursday, 17 August, in Istanbul.
