The meeting with Shelbourne at Tallaght Stadium in the southwestern outskirts of the Irish capital was not exactly an advertisement for the sport of football.
If you do not get excited about tough close combat on a waterlogged grass pitch, that is. It was mostly what it was about in the wet.
In three weeks, Häcken will host Spanish Rayo Vallecano at home.
Former Elfsborg coach Jimmy Thelin is said to be loosely seated as manager in Aberdeen after a weak season start. Jesper Karlsson did what he could to help his compatriot when he scored the penalty to 1–0, but Shakhtar Donetsk turned the match into a win with 3–2.
National team player Niclas Eliasson made a goal-scoring pass for AEK Athens, but the evening ended with a 1–3 loss away to Celje. Eliasson was substituted after 57 minutes.
In the Europa League, Carl Starfelt and Williot Swedberg started when Celta Vigo beat Paok Saloniki 3–1. U21 national team player Swedberg made a goal-scoring pass before he scored the 3–1 goal.
National team defender Victor Nilsson Lindelöf made a late substitution for Aston Villa, who won the away match against Feyenoord 2–0.
