Europea League - Vllaznia 1 Sligo 1 (Vllaznia win 3-2 on aggregate):Brave Sligo Rovers slipped out of the Europa League at the first qualifying round stage in Albania tonight despite forcing a gutsy 1-1 draw against Vllaznia.
Trailing 2-1 from last week’s first leg in Ireland, the visitors fell further behind when Ndricim Shtubina scored for Vllaznia two minutes before the break.
But Vioresin Sinani’s 79th minute sending-off prompted a late rally by the visitors, who reduced the aggregate deficit through Alan Keane five minutes from time.
Despite late chances for Keane and Danny Ventre to force extra-time, Vllaznia held on for a narrow aggregate win. Conor O’Grady was dismissed deep into injury time.
Elsewhere John Sutton's first-half double sent Motherwell into the second round as they avoided a giant-killing against Welsh minnows Llanelli with a 3-0 victory.
Sutton's second-leg brace and Jamie Murphy's effort ensured there would be no European humiliation as the Scottish Premier League outfit turned around a one goal first-leg deficit to clinch a deserved win at the Parc Y Scarlets.
Motherwell, who will now face Albanian side KS Flamurtari, came through a tricky test as they brushed aside their part-time hosts.
Jimmy Brown's call for his Lisburn Distillery players to improve on their first leg drubbing at the hands of Zestafoni fell on deaf ears as they suffered a heavy defeat in Georgia.
Trailing 5-1 from the first leg in Lurgan a week ago, Lisburn lasted only five minutes before Jaba Dvali struck what would prove to be the first of a hat-trick as the home side ran out 6-0 winners.
Dvali grabbed both his second and third before half-time and Nikoloz Gelashvili scored on the stroke of the interval. An improved second half show by Lisburn ended when Aleks Benashvili struck a late double for an 11-1 aggregate win.
Linfield were defeated 2-0 on the night, 6-0 on aggregate against Randers FC.
Europa League First Qualifying Round Second Leg – Selected Results
Vllaznia Shkoder 1 Sligo 1
(Vllaznia won 3-2 on aggregate)
Linfield 0 Randers FC 2
(Randers won 6-0 on aggregate)
FC Zestafoni 6 Lisburn Distillery 0
(FC Zestafoni won 11-1 on aggregate)
Llanelli 0 Motherwell 3
(Motherwell won 3-1 on aggregate)
