UEFA Cup, preliminary round, first leg (10/8)
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Metalurgs Liepaja (Latvia) - Brann 1-1 (0-1)
Liepaja stadium
Att: 2.500
0-1 Azar Karadas (5)
1-1 Genadijs Solonioins (pen. 79)
Referee: Roland Beck, Liechtenstein.
Yellow card: Egidijus Zukauskas, Rolands Vaineikis, Metalurgs, Martin
Knudsen, Brann.

- Brann started the brightest, and got an early goal. However, as the
  match progressed the Latvians gradually took over, and the equalizer
  was not unexpected. In fact, the home tean had a lot of pressure 
  for more goals, but in the dying seconds Helstad should have given
  Brann the win when he was clear on goal with only the goalkeeper to
  beat.

Glentoran (Northern Ireland) - Lillestrøm 0-3 (0-2)
The Oval
Att: 2.500
0-1 Magnus Powell (21)
0-2 Tommy Berntsen (pen. 38)
0-3 Arild Sundgot (53)
Referee: Jarmentsjuk, Ukraine.
Yellow card: Tommy Berntsen, Lillestrøm.

- An excellent results which practically guarantees LSK a first round
  ticket. Three well taken goals, and a solid performace overall.
  The return leg in a forthnight should be a formality.


UEFA Cup, preliminary round, second leg (24/8)
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Brann - Metalurgs Liepaja (Latvia) 1-0 (0-0), agg. 2-1
Brann stadion
Att: 2276
1-0 Thomas Razanauskas (pen. 69)
Referee: Ante Kulusic, Croatia.
Yellow card: Algimantas Briaunis, Saulius Atmana Vicus, Metalurg
Liepaja. 

- Brann was still recovering from the infection which sidelined
  several players, but did just about enough to knock out Metalurgs
  of Latvia. Lithuanian midfielder Razanauskas scored the winner
  from the spot after Karadas was brought down. However, only
  excellent goalkeeping from Kihlstedt prevented the visitors
  from equalizing in the second half. Now, Brann meet Swiss team 
  Basel in the first round.

Lillestrøm - Glentoran (Northern Ireland) 1-0 (0-0), agg. 4-0
Åråsen stadion
Att: 1046
1-0 Magnus Powell (61)
Referee: Eric Blareau, Belgium.
Yellow card: Rory Hamill, Scott Young, Glentoran, Torjus Hansén,
Lillestrøm.
Red card: Anders Eriksen (90), Lillestrøm.

- LSK was virtually thorugh even before the home leg, and made things
  certain with a well-taken goal from Swede Powell after the break.
  Glentoran had little to offer apart from a brawl involving all players
  at the stroke of full-time after 17 year old debutant Eriksen had 
  viciously tackled a Glentoran player, from which he was rightly sent off
  5 minutes after entering the field. Now, LSK meet Dinamo Moscow in the
  next leg. A difficult draw as Russian teams are good.