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Your support makes all the difference.The Uefa Cup holders Feyenoord took a step toward a Champions' League place last night with a 1-0 victory over Turkey's Fenerbahce thanks to Shinji Ono's goal in a third qualifying round first-leg match.
Ono, a Japanese World Cup player, struck in the 65th minute with a low left-foot shot beyond the reach of the goalkeeper Rustu Recber, following a sharp one-two with the former Nottingham Forest striker Pierre van Hooijdonk.
Despite Feyenoord's territorial dominance, dour midfield play produced 65 minutes devoid of serious goal threats. Fenerbahce came to defend, with the Brazilian Washington isolated up front.
In Cyprus, Vassilis Borbokis scored two goals and Demis Nikolaidis netted an injury time winner as AEK Athens won 3-2 away to Apoel Nicosia. Costas Malekos scored a 90th-minute penalty equaliser for Apoel, but Nikolaidis scored from close range three minutes into added time to give the Greeks the advantage heading into the second leg in Athens.
In Portugal, Djibril Cissé scored with a powerful low drive in the 70th minute to give Auxerre a 1-0 win at Boavista, putting the French outfit in a strong position for the return leg. The striker's blistering solo break and ruthless finish broke the deadlock in a mostly uneventful game.
In Belgium, Racing Genk scored a couple of first-half goals – through Bernd Thys in the 32nd minute and Mirsad Beslija eight minutes later – to beat Sparta Prague 2-0.
On neutral ground in Sofia, Bulgaria, Yakubu Ayegbeni scored twice to give Israel's Maccabi Haifa a 2-0 victory over Sturm Graz of Austria.
Fewer than 100 fans from Israel, and some 50 from Austria, were among the 1,000 who watched the game at the CSKA Sofia stadium. Nearly 100 police officers in riot gear were positioned inside and outside the stadium.
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