After the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday, Hajduk moves to the 3rd round, and Basel eliminates Osijek.
Hajduk is in the third qualifying round of the Europa League after defeating Macedonian club Reneova in Skopje on Thursday. A goal by Mijo Caktas in the 4th minute was enough to give Hajduk the win and advance them to the next round.
Hajduk missed a number of great chances in the first half, and fortunately, just one goal was enough to pass.
In the second half, Renova was much better and more dangerous. Hajduk lost their momentum, panicked, and found themselves playing defense against a much more modest host.
In the third qualifying round, Hajduk will play against Turkish club Galatasaray, who defeated Neftchi on Thursday.
Osijek, on the other hand, has completed their European journey for the third season in a row with a defeat in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.
Two years ago, they lost to the Rangers, and last year, to CSKA Sofia. However, their victory against Rijeka in coach Nenad Bjelica's debut on the bench last week gave Osijek the optimism to break their Europa League curse. Unfortunately, Osijek did not succeed this time either, losing to Basel 1:2 at City Garden Stadium.
Thus, Osijek's first European match this season, unfortunately, was their last.
The famous Swiss club, who reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League last season, celebrated in Osijek, although the second half could have gone either way.
While Basel was up 2:0 at half time, Osijek played much tighter in the second half, but only managed to reduce the score by one goal.
The scorers for Basel were Arthur Cabral (18) and Valentin Stocker (44), while Ante Majstorovic (84) scored for Osijek.
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