St Patrick's win on Europa League opening night
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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St Patrick's were the sole winners on the first evening of action in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League as the opening four ties got under way in the first qualifying round.
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Irish club St Patrick Athletic's earned the sole victory on the first night of action in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League with a 1-0 home success against Jeunesse Esch. The other three first qualifying round matches ended all square, with Budućnost Podgorica grabbing an away goal at Rabotnicki.
Partizani (ALB) 0-0 Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Rabotnicki (MKD) 1-1 Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Käpäz (AZE) 0-0 Dacia (MDA)
St Patrick's (IRL) 1-0 Jeunesse Esch (LUX)
The first qualifying round continues on Thursday, with the remaining 44 first legs. The second legs take place next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.