ROME, Italy (Reuters) -Artem Dovbyk’s first-half penalty earned AS Roma a 1-0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv in an uneventful Europa League match on Thursday.
Dovbyk gave Roma the lead in the 23rd minute, converting a penalty after Taras Mykhavko was penalised for pulling Tommaso Baldanzi’s shirt.
The visitors went close to equalising on several occasions, missing multiple opportunities, and had a goal disallowed just before the break for offside.
Roma took control in the second half and continued to push forward in search of a second goal, controlling the majority of possession.
The hosts nearly found the net when Eldor Shomurodov fired a shot wide from a tight angle in the closing minutes.
Ajax Amsterdam eased to a 3-0 win over Qarabag, who had two players sent off, to move provisionally to the top of the standings thanks to goals from Kenneth Taylor, Chuba Akpom and a Wout Weghorst penalty.
Qarabag midfielder Julio Romao received an early red card for a foul on Mika Godts, while Elvin Jafarguliyev was sent off for a second booking just before the end.
Real Sociedad beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 in Belgrade thanks to goals from Jon Pacheco and Sergio Gomez. Striker Dor Turgeman grabbed a late consolation for the hosts nine minutes from time before teammate Osher Davida was sent off for a second booking just before fulltime.
Eintracht Frankfurt overcame a surprisingly tricky challenge to secure a 1-0 home victory against Latvia’s FK RFS, with midfielder Hugo Larsson scoring the decisive goal in the 79th minute.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk and Angelica Medina in Mexico CityEditing by Toby Davis)
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