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December 18, 2009, Friday
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BOBBY Zamora and Bjorn Helge Riise twice combined to set Fulham on its way to a 3-2 win at snowy Basel on Wednesday, sealing the London club's berth in the final 32 of the Europa League.
Hertha Berlin, in last place in the Bundesliga, scraped through thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Group D winner Sporting and Panathinaikos of Greece secured second place in Group F when Djibril Cisse scored two in a 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest.
The biggest drama of the night came in Belgium, when Ivan Perisic netted the winner in added time to beat visiting Toulouse 1-0 and send Club Bruges through from Group J at the expense of the French side.
Werder Bremen scored three without reply at Athletic Bilbao to secure top spot in Group L, with the Basque club and the Germans already through, and FC Copenhagen coped better with the wintry conditions in Prague to defeat Sparta 3-0 and eliminate the Czechs from Group K.
Amid the snow flurries in Basel, Zamora swept in his first goal from Riise's center after 41 minutes of the Group E clash and he doubled Fulham's lead four minutes later when he rose unmarked to nod in another fine cross from the Norwegian.
Alex Frei pulled back a goal for the home side from the penalty spot after Aaron Hughes handled in the area before Zoltan Gera netted Fulham's third on 77.
Marco Streller gave Basel hope when he headed home from a corner with three minutes remaining but Fulham held on.
"It's not normal for Fulham to be in Europe, having qualified through our League position, so I'm really pleased for them and the players too," Fulham coach Roy Hodgson said.
"Already we've done more than we perhaps set out to do, so it's been a bonus to get so far and it would be an even bigger bonus in the future," he added.
AS Roma topped the group on 13 points after Alessio Cerci's double and a goal from teenager Filippo Scardina gave the Italians a 3-0 success at eliminated CSKA Sofia. Fulham was second with 11 and Basel third on nine.
Bulgarian police arrested eight Italian fans before the match in Sofia after around 60 caused trouble in a bar and clashed with officers.
Hertha Berlin, in last place in the Bundesliga, scraped through thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Group D winner Sporting and Panathinaikos of Greece secured second place in Group F when Djibril Cisse scored two in a 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest.
The biggest drama of the night came in Belgium, when Ivan Perisic netted the winner in added time to beat visiting Toulouse 1-0 and send Club Bruges through from Group J at the expense of the French side.
Werder Bremen scored three without reply at Athletic Bilbao to secure top spot in Group L, with the Basque club and the Germans already through, and FC Copenhagen coped better with the wintry conditions in Prague to defeat Sparta 3-0 and eliminate the Czechs from Group K.
Amid the snow flurries in Basel, Zamora swept in his first goal from Riise's center after 41 minutes of the Group E clash and he doubled Fulham's lead four minutes later when he rose unmarked to nod in another fine cross from the Norwegian.
Alex Frei pulled back a goal for the home side from the penalty spot after Aaron Hughes handled in the area before Zoltan Gera netted Fulham's third on 77.
Marco Streller gave Basel hope when he headed home from a corner with three minutes remaining but Fulham held on.
"It's not normal for Fulham to be in Europe, having qualified through our League position, so I'm really pleased for them and the players too," Fulham coach Roy Hodgson said.
"Already we've done more than we perhaps set out to do, so it's been a bonus to get so far and it would be an even bigger bonus in the future," he added.
AS Roma topped the group on 13 points after Alessio Cerci's double and a goal from teenager Filippo Scardina gave the Italians a 3-0 success at eliminated CSKA Sofia. Fulham was second with 11 and Basel third on nine.
Bulgarian police arrested eight Italian fans before the match in Sofia after around 60 caused trouble in a bar and clashed with officers.
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