Israelis continue their winning ways

Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv, conquerors of Chelsea in the previous round, take a 2-1 first-leg lead to Russia after a UEFA Cup third…

Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv, conquerors of Chelsea in the previous round, take a 2-1 first-leg lead to Russia after a UEFA Cup third round win over Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow.

Milan Osterc gave the Israelis the lead three minutes before the break and Asi Domb came up with an 89th-minute winner after Marat Ismailov had pulled one back for Lokomotiv nine minutes after the restart.

Tel Aviv ousted Chelsea 3-1 on aggregate after winning the first leg in Israel 2-0 when Chelsea had fielded a weakened side after six key players declined to travel to the Middle East because of security fears.

In yesterday's other match French side Bordeaux beat Dutch outfit Roda JC Kerkrade 1-0 at home, with Brazilian forward Miranda heading the only goal from a David Jemmali cross five minutes into the second period.

Garba Lawal might have snatched a shock equaliser in the closing stages but Bordeaux's Ulrich Rame made an alert stop.

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