Trabzonspor advance to UEFA Conference League playoffs

Turkish club to face Italy's Roma in playoff round on Aug. 19

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Trabzonspor eliminated Molde from Norway on Thursday to qualify for the UEFA Conference League playoffs.

The Turkish team broke the deadlock in the 57th minute when Portuguese defender Edgar Ié scored from close range at Molde Stadion.

Molde leveled the match with a late goal from Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson in the 97th minute.

Regular time ended 1-1.

Neither team could score during the 30 minutes of extra time, so the match was decided on penalty kicks.

Trabzonspor won 4-3 on penalties to move to the playoff round.

The first leg ended in a 3-3 draw at the Senol Gunes Spor Complex in Trabzon.

The Black Sea Storm will face Italy's Roma in the playoffs on Aug. 19.

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