Fuente: © UEFA (English)
http://www.uefa.com/

INTERTOTO CUP: Intertoto reckoning moves closer

/noticias.info/ The UEFA Intertoto Cup third round lineup will be completed this weekend with the likes of RC Deportivo La Coruña, SSC Napoli and Aston Villa FC awaiting the results of the 14 second legs.

Home sides ahead
Several teams are in strong positions to progress through the second round after last week's first games, with their potential opponents for the next stage already decided. Russia's FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast are perhaps already thinking of meeting VfB Stuttgart for a UEFA Cup second qualifying round berth as they travel to Luxembourg 7-0 to the good against FC Etzella Ettelbrück after a spectucular result in their first European tie. Budapest Honvéd FC welcome FK Teplice already holding a 3-1 lead while Rosenborg BK can feel confident, having won by the same score against FK Ekranas in Lithuania. Other teams leading ahead of home ties include Sweden's IF Elfsborg, 2-0 up against Hibernian FC, Israeli team Bnei Sakhnin FC, who triumped 2-1 in F.Y.R. Macedonia against FK Renova, and 2006 winners Odense BK, who will defend a 2-1 advantage against Finland's FC TPS Turku as they attempt to earn a tie against Villa.

Close ties
On the other hand, the task is tougher for last year's UEFA Cup group stage entrants Panionios NFC, who are 1-0 down ahead of the visit of OFK Beograd. Also aiming to defend leads on their travels are Grasshopper-Club, 2-1 up against Albanian team KS Besa, SK Sturm Graz thanks to their 2-0 win against FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in Belarus last week and FK Rīga, 1-0 to the good as they go to Dublin's Bohemian FC. Four ties are currently level – Sivasspor drew their first UEFA competition tie at Montenegro's OFK Grbalj 2-2, PFC Chernomorets Burgas and KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen are at home to NK Gorica and PFC Neftçi respectively with the scores at 1-1 while it is goalless between SC Tavriya Simferopol and FC Tiraspol. That second leg in Ukraine is played on Sunday along with the games at Etzella, Shakhtyor, Sivasspor, Tavriya, Rosenborg, Panionios and OB. The other ties conclude on Saturday.

2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
First leg score is indicated, team named first at home in second leg
Games played Saturday unless marked * (played Sunday)
Match Fixture
A NK Gorica (SVN) 1-1 FC Chernomorets Burgas (BUL)
B Sivasspor (TUR)* 2-2
OFK Grbalj (MNE)
C KS Besa (ALB)
1-2
Grasshopper-Club (SUI0
D Bnei Sakhnin FC (ISR) 2-1
FK Renova (MKD)
E Panionios GSS (GRE)* 0-1
OFK Beograd (SRB)
F PFC Neftçi (AZE) 1-1
KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (BEL)
G FC Etzella Ettelbrück (LUX)* 0-7
FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (RUS)
H SC Tavriya Simferopol (UKR)* 0-0
FC Tiraspol (MDA)
I FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)* 0-2
SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
J Budapest Honvéd FC (HUN) 3-1 FK Teplice (CZE)
K Odense BK (DEN)* 2-1
FC TPS Turku (FIN)
L IF Elfsborg (SWE)
2-0
Hibernian FC (SCO)
M Rosenborg BK (NOR)* 3-1
FK Ekranas (LTU)
N Bohemian FC (IRL)
0-1
FK Rīga (LVA)

2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round
First leg: 19/20 July (team named first at home)
Second leg: 26/27 July
Winners enter UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Winners match D v RC Deportivo La Coruña (ESP)
Winners match E v SSC Napoli (ITA)
Winners match B v SC Braga (POR)
Winners match C v Winners match A
Winners match G v VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Winners match F v SC Vaslui (ROU)
Stade Rennais FC (FRA) v Winners match H
Winners match I v Winners match J
NAC Breda (NED) v Winners match M
Winners match K v Aston Villa FC (ENG)
Winners match L v Winners match N notas_de_prensa_archivo