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Georgian stumble at home in Europa League openers

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IANS Tbilisi (Georgia)

Georgia's Chikhura Sachkhere football club failed to make the most of its home advantage, only to be forced to a scoreless draw by visiting Vaduz from Liechtenstein in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the 2013-14 Europa League.

In another match also held in Georgia, visitors Zilina from Slovakia pulled off a 1-0 victory against hosts Torpedo Kutaisi, also in the first leg of the opening qualifying rounder of the Europa League, reports Xinhua.

The four clubs are scheduled to play their second-leg matches July 11.

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First Published: Jul 05 2013 | 2:08 PM IST

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