Ipswich, Red Star qualify

Scotland’s Aberdeen and Livingston both edged into the first round, but Swedes IFK Gothenburg, who won the UEFA Cup twice in the 1980s, were dumped out by Zimbru Chisinau of Moldova.

The place to be for goals was Portman Road, where Ipswich demolished their Luxembourg opponents with a hat-trick from Spanish striker Pablo Counago and two from Tommy Miller.

Darren Ambrose, John McGreal and Wayne Brown also got on the scoresheet for the first division club, while Gregory Molitor headed Beggen’s consolation goal.

Comparing Thursday to their first leg performance, Ipswich manager George Burley said: “We created a lot more space, we passed it better and we got the ball to the strikers’ feet more.

Ipswich, UEFA Cup winners in 1981 and whose run to the third round last season was ended by Inter Milan, completed a 9-1 aggregate win after their 1-0 away victory.

Red Star, European Cup winners in 1991 and who held a 2-0 lead from the first leg in Kazakhstan, were 1-0 up on the night when Kairat had Ali Aliev red-carded in the 43rd minute.

The Belgrade side went on to score two more for a 5-0 aggregate win.

Hapoel returned to the European stage after building on their 1-0 victory in the first leg with a late flurry in the second against 10-man Partizani.

Hapoel, who knocked out Chelsea on their way to the last eight, also celebrated a famous 1-0 win over five-times champions Milan last season before going down 2-0 in the second leg at the San Siro.

Beaten 3-1 away in the first leg, IFK Gothenburg bowed out after a 2-2 draw with Zimbru Chisinau, despite their opponents losing Ilie Balasa to an eighth minute red card for a scything tackle on Gothenburg defender Magnus Erlingmark. (Reuters)