Serbian side Ekonomac oust Luparense at the last
Saturday, October 4, 2014
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Daniel scored in the final seconds as Serbian side KMF Ekonomac Kragujevac snatched a place in the UEFA Futsal Cup elite round from Luparense C/5's grasp.
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KMF Ekonomac Kragujevac joined UEFA Futsal Cup main round Group 5 winners Baku United FC in reaching the elite round after a last-gasp win against Luparense C/5 on Saturday.
Group 5 final standings
Luparense C/5 2-3 KMF Ekonomac Kragujevac
• In the match for second place, Serbian hosts Ekonomac needed to beat 2010 semi-finalists Luparense and they did it the hard way. Twice they took the lead, twice Luparense equalised but the Italian side had no answer to Daniel's last-minute strike.
Baku United FC 2-0 Athina '90
• London club Baku, the first English side to make the elite round having beaten Luparense and Ekonomac, ended their time in Serbia with a 2-0 victory to finish with a perfect record. Paulinho and Keny scored the goals for Baku.
Through to elite round:
Group 1: Sporting Clube de Paris (FRA)*, FK EP Chrudim (CZE)
Group 2: FK Nikars Riga (LVA)* , 1 tbc
Group 3: ISK Dina Moskva (RUS), Futsal Team Charleroi (BEL)
Group 4: 2 tbc
Group 5: Baku United FC (ENG)*, KMF Ekonomac Kragujevac (SRB)
Group 6: 2 tbc
Byes: FC Barcelona (ESP, holders), Kairat Almaty (KAZ), Araz Naxçivan (AZE), Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
*Confirmed group winners
The last five places will be settled when Groups 2, 3, 4 and 6 conclude the main round on Sunday.
Draw: 17 October
Matches: 18–23 November
Four-team finals: late April