Slavia Prague keeps Europa League hopes alive

In football, Slavia Prague have moved through to the final pre-qualifying round of the Europa League after an away 1:1 draw against Portuguese team Ria Ave. The Czechs go through on away goals after a 0:0 draw at home. Josef Hušbauer put Slavia ahead in the 22nd minute. Down to 10-men, the home team drew level in the 57th minute but were held to the final whistle. In other action, Mladá Boleslav won 1:0 against Macedonian outfit Tetovo, but that was not enough to overcome the away 0:2 defeat.

Author: Chris Johnstone