Qarabag beat Vestri in Europa League qualifying opener

Qarabag have played their first match of the 2026/2027 UEFA Europa League season, Report informs.

The team coached by Gurban Gurbanov hosted Iceland's Vestri in Baku in the first qualifying round of the tournament.

The match at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium ended in a 3-0 victory for the Azerbaijani side.

Zakaria Sawo opened the scoring in the 30th minute, before Abdellah Zoubir doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time. Renaldo Cephas added the third goal in the 86th minute.

The match was refereed by Moldovan FIFA referee Roman Jitari.

The return leg will take place on July 17. The winner of the tie will face the winner of the Glentoran (Northern Ireland) vs RFS (Latvia) tie in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.