Already-qualified West Ham dominate Europa Conference League group

News Express |4th Nov 2022 | 279
Already-qualified West Ham dominate Europa Conference League group

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Already assured a last 16 berth in the third-tier UEFA Europa Conference League, West Ham United have won all six of their matches in Group B to display an emphatic performance.

The Hammers beat Romania's FCSB 3-0 Thursday in Bucharest to win their group with 18 points.

Pablo Fornals, a West Ham midfielder, scored twice against FCSB.

Home team defender Joyskim Dawa scored an own goal.

FCSB, who came last in Group B, have been eliminated.

Belgium's Anderlecht beat Danish opponents Silkeborg 2-0 in the same group to end the stage as the runners-up.

Anderlecht had eight points and the Belgians advanced to the knockout round playoff.

Silkeborg had six points to be eliminated from the tournament.

Basaksehir win Group A

Medipol Basaksehir won Europa Conference League Group A to qualify for the last 16.

The Turkish club beat Scotland's Hearts 3-1 in Istanbul.

The best two clubs in Group A, Basaksehir and Italy's Fiorentina, had 13 points each.

Hearts and RFS from Latvia had less points to be eliminated.

Group winners, runners-up

Medipol Basaksehir, West Ham United, Villarreal, Nice, AZ Alkmaar, Djurgarden, Demir Grup Sivasspor and Slovan Bratislava each won their groups in the Europa Conference League.

They will play in the last 16.

Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Lech Poznan, Partizan, Dnipro, Gent, Cluj and Basel came second to be in the playoff round prior to the Round of 16.

These clubs will be paired with third-placed sides in the second-tier Europa League.

AEK Larnaca, Bodo/Glimt, Braga, Lazio, Ludogorets, Qarabag, Sheriff and Trabzonspor will enter the playoff draw.

The winners will reach the last 16.

Hearts, RFS, Silkeborg, FCSB, H. Beer-Sheva, Austria Vienna, Koln, Slovacko, Apollon, Vaduz, Molde, Shamrock Rovers, Slavia Prague, Ballkani, Pyunik and Zalgiris were eliminated from the Europa Conference League.

Thursday's results:

RFS - Fiorentina: 0-3

Medipol Basaksehir - Hearts: 3-1

Slavia Prague - Demir Grup Sivasspor: 1-1

Cluj - Ballkani: 1-0

Djurgarden - Shamrock Rovers: 1-0

Gent - Molde: 4-0

Zalgiris - Slovan Bratislava: 1-2

Pyunik - Basel: 1-2

Apollon - Vaduz: 1-0

AZ Alkmaar - Dnipro: 2-1

Lech Poznan - Villarreal: 3-0

H. Beer-Sheva - Austria Vienna: 4-0

FCSB - West Ham United: 0-3

Silkeborg - Anderlecht: 0-2

Partizan - Slovacko: 1-1

Koln - Nice: 2-2

(Anadolu Agency)

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