AZ Alkmaar, Omonia and Beşiktaş Win on Europa League Matchday 2

Three more results from Europa League matchday 2 were confirmed on Thursday, October 15. AZ Alkmaar beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1. Omonia won 3-0 away at Celje. Beşiktaş won 3-2 away at Hoffenheim.

AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Peer Koopmeiners put AZ ahead shortly after half-time. Forson Amankwah levelled for the visitors. Mexx Meerdink then scored from the penalty spot to win it. AZ had 62% of the possession. Hapoel goalkeeper Ofir Marciano made several good saves to keep his side in the game. Hapoel pushed for a late equaliser but could not find it. AZ had lost 1-0 at Sunderland on matchday 1. Hapoel had drawn 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb.

Celje 0-3 Omonia. The Cypriot side made it two wins from two. They had beaten Celta Vigo 1-0 on matchday 1. Celje are playing in the Europa League league phase for the first time in their history. The Slovenian champions lost 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen in their opener. They now have no points from two games. They host Red Bull Salzburg on October 22. Omonia still have matches to come against Benfica, Juventus, Celtic, Rennes, Beşiktaş and NEC.

Hoffenheim 2-3 Beşiktaş. Vincenzo Italiano's side kept up their strong start in Europe. They beat Marseille 4-1 on matchday 1. They have now won seven of their eight European matches this season. Captain Orkun Kökçü and striker Dušan Vlahović came into the game in good form. Winger Václav Černý missed the match through injury. Hoffenheim are still without a point in the league phase. They lost 2-0 at OFI Crete on matchday 1. Christian Ilzer's team came into this game with four defeats in five Bundesliga matches.

The results leave Omonia and Beşiktaş on six points each from two games. AZ Alkmaar have three points from two games. Omonia and Beşiktaş are due to meet later in the league phase. Each team plays eight matches in the Europa League league phase.