Bursaspor makes early exit from Europe |
 Turkey's Bursaspor and Trabzonspor made an early exit from Europe this season by losing to their European rivals in away matches in the second leg in UEFA Europa League play-offs.
Coach Ertuğrul Sağlam's Bursaspor, otherwise known as the Green Crocodiles, was up against Dutch Eredivisie leader FC Twente at the 30,205-capacity De Grolsch Veste Stadium and lost the match 1-4 against the Dutch team. Twente advanced 5-4 on aggregate after extra time to the Europa League group stage.
The Green Crocs dominated the match until early in the second half when the Dutch team scored two goals in a single minute. The Turkish team went into Thursday's game with a commanding 3-1 advantage from the home leg a week ago, but lost to the European team 4-1.
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Referees: Nicola Rizzoli, Luca Maggiani, Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Twente: Mihaylov, Wisgerhof, Schilder, Brama, Fer, Tadic, Janssen (min 59 Gutierrez), Rosales, Douglas, Castaignos (min 118 Landzaat), Bulykin (min 59 Verhoek)
Bursaspor: Carson, Vederson, N-Diaye (min 82 Adem), Sestak, Batalla (min 111 Ferhat), Pinto, Omer, Basser, Ozan (min 40 Hakan), Musa, Ibrahim
Scorers: min 26,117 Fer, min 61 Schilder, min 62 Gutierrez (Twente), min 45+4 Pinto (Bursaspor)
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