UEFA Cup, first round, first leg (12+14/9)
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Basel (Switzerland) - Brann 3-2 (1-0)
Hardturm stadium
Att: 3250
1-0 Feliciano Magro (7)
1-1 Per-Ove Ludvigsen (47)
2-1 Jean-Michel Tchouga (53)
2-2 Thorstein Helstad (72)
3-2 Oliver Kreuzer (pen. 86)
Referee: Igor Ishsjenko, Ukraine.
Yellow card: Feliciano Magro, Basel, Harri Ylönen, Azar Karadas,
Brann.

- Two important away goals for Brann maked the return leg a very
  interesting affair. Although, the Swiss team were clearly the
  better side in the game.

Lillestrøm - Dinamo Moscow (Russia) 3-1 (2-1)
Åråsen stadion
Att: 1172
1-0 Runar Kristinsson (8)
2-0 Kristinsson (14)
2-1 Maksim Romatsjenko (43)
3-1 Magnus Kihlberg (68)
Referee: Luc Huyghe, Belgium.
Yellow card: Sveinung Fjeldstad, Lillestrøm, Deividas Semberas, Dinamo
Moscow.

- A very good game from LSK, who takes a two-goal lead to Moscow.
  Unfortunately, the Russians scored an important away goal on an
  unnecessary goalkeeping error by Midsund. Still, Kristinsson with two 
  goals and Kihlberg with a third settled the game.

Molde - Rayo Vallecano (Spain) 0-1 (0-1)
Molde stadion
Att: 3348
0-1 Juan Alonso (15)
Referee: Zoran Arsic, Yugoslavia.
Yellow card: Petter Chr. Singsaas, Bernt Hulsker, Molde, Mauro Juncal,
Sergio Ballesteros, Gerhard Poschner, Rayo Vallecano.

- A difficult first leg for Molde. despite having most of the posession
  the Spaniards won the game on a soft penalty. Now, qualifying for the
  second leg will be very difficult.


UEFA Cup, first round, second leg (28/9)
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Dinamo Moscow (Russia) - Lillestrøm 2-1 (2-0), agg. 3-4
Dinamo stadium
Att: 5000
1-0 Maksim Romasjtsjenko (25)
2-0 Siarhej Sjtaniuk (44)
2-1 Arild Sundgot (70)
Referee: Michal Benes, Czech Republic.
Yellow card: Ansar Aioupov, Siarhej Sjtaniuk, Dinamo Moscow, Runar
Kristinsson, Magnus Kihlberg, Peter Werni, Lillestrøm.

- LSK qualified for the second leg after a very strong performance in
  Moscow. Despite being out at half time, Sundgot scored the all-important
  away goal after the break. LSK then hold out with ease, and faces Spanish 
  Alaves in the second round.

Brann - Basel (Switzerland) 4-4 (4-1), agg. 6-7
Brann stadion
Att: 4176
1-0 Azar Karadas (4)
2-0 Geirmund Brendesæther (9)
2-1 Jean-Michel Tchouga (20)
3-1 Sergej Terehhov (31)
4-1 Karadas (40)
4-2 Roy Wassberg (o.g. 59)
4-3 Oliver Kreuzer (pen. 61)
4-4 André Muff (90)
Referee: Dani Koren, Israel.
Yellow card: Geirmund Brendesæther, Brann, Carlos Varela, Mario
Cantaluppi, Basel.

- At half time things looked very good for Brann. They had a 4-1 lead and
  looked like cruising into the second round. Then, inexplicably, it all
  changed completely after the break. The visitors scored two early goals
  and then added a third when Brann pressed forward for the aggregate
  winner in the last minutes.

Rayo Vallecano (Spain) - Molde 1-1 (1-0), agg. 2-1
Estadio Teresa Rivero
Att: 5.290
1-0 Michel (pen. 37)
1-1 Bernt Hulsker (74)
Referee: Vladimir Hrinac, Slovakia.
Yellow card: Quevedo, Rayo Vallecano, Petter Christian Singsaas, Molde.

- A good performance for Molde, but it wasn't enough to qualify for the
  second round. Another soft penalty put the Spaniards ahead, and
  Hulsker's late equaliser raised the hopes of the Norwegians, but
  despite some pressure in the last quarter, Rayo held out.