Unisport cruises past Doukas

The tone is set right from the start. After just 70 seconds, Mihran Dermenjyan beats Gerolymos and sets up Unisport perfectly. Doukas have no time to react: in the 4th minute, Vitinho finds Elisandro, who doubles the lead. The yellows dominate possession and pile on the corners, while the Greeks struggle to break through the first line.

The same duo strikes again in the 14th minute. Vitinho again serves Elisandro, who claims a brace (3-0). The match then gets tougher, and Galstyan picks up the first caution of the game. Just before the break, Garegin Mashumyan finishes off a set piece struck by Melkonyan. Unisport head to the locker room with a comfortable 4-0.

A Greek surge quickly snuffed out

Doukas come back out with different intentions. Apostolos Gkaifyllias's side push forward and manage to pull one back in the 27th minute, through their own goalkeeper Marios Gerolymos. The hope lasts only 17 seconds. Captain Margaryan sets up Putrus Vasilev, who restores the four-goal lead for his side (5-1).

The Greeks do not give up. Their captain Vinicious takes advantage of a strong spell from Unisport, who had even brought on their goalkeeper Rhuan Casillas as an extra player, to score the second goal (5-2, 31st minute). But the Margaryan-Vasilev connection makes itself heard again in the 33rd minute: 6-2, and the match is settled. The closing stages are more disjointed. Mashumyan, then Araujo Barreira De Souza for Doukas, are cautioned. The last attempts from Ramba and Vitinho go wide.

An undisputed dominance

The numbers reflect Unisport's control: 28 shots to 17 and twice as many corners (10 to 5). Beyond the scorers, Vitinho and Margaryan were the great playmakers of the evening, with two assists each.

Differdange supporters

For the second part of the day, FC Differdange will no longer be able to secure qualification, yet a result against the Lithuanian champions would hand that qualification to Unisport.