St Patrick's triumph as Europa League kicks off

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The opening Europa League qualifying matches took place on Tuesday, with only one of the four fixtures providing a winner.

St Patrick's were the only winners as the Europa League got under way with the opening set of first qualifying round fixtures on Tuesday, securing a 1-0 victory over Jeunesse Esch in Dublin.

Christy Fagan's 10th-minute goal ensured Liam Buckley's side will head to Luxembourg next Tuesday with a first-leg lead to protect.

The other three matches ended in draws, with Slovan Bratislava – who claimed the 1969 Cup Winners' Cup – held 0-0 by Partizani in Albania, while Kapaz against Dacia also ended scoreless.

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Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro led at Rabotnicki through Velizar Janketic, but Eljif Elmas levelled for the Macedonians with 10 minutes remaining as it ended 1-1.