Romania’s FC Steaua Moves On To Europa League Play-offs

Midfielder Ross Forbes scored the first goal for Motherwell, 17 minutes into the game and Steaua’s defender Petre Marin levelled the score from a penalty shot in the 55th minute. Striker Bogdan Stancu scored twice for Steaua, in the 64th and 84th minute.

Motherwell: Ruddy – Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Reynolds – Coke, Murphy – O’Brien, Forbes, Slane – Sutton. Coach: Jim Gannon.

Steaua: Zapata – Ninu, Baciu, Ghionea, Marin – Onicas – Nicolita, Ionescu, Grzelak – Stancu, Bibishkov. Coach: Cristiano Bergodi.

Yellow cards: Forbes / Andrei Ionescu, Ninu.

Steaua won the first-leg meeting of the third preliminary round last week with the score 3-0.

In the second qualifying round, Steaua had won both matches against Hungary’s Ujpest FC.

The draw for the play-off round will take place in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday.