HJK Helsinki 3-0 Connah's Quay (Agg: 3-1)

Helsinki are eight points clear at the top of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish Premier Division, and have scored 37 goals in 16 games.

Connah's Quay Nomads failed to protect a slender first-leg advantage as Helsinki secured their passage into the Europa League second qualifying round.

Nomads took a shock 1-0 win to Finland, but Helsinki levelled the tie after just 11 minutes when Moshtagh Yaghoubi scored directly from a free-kick.

Akseli Pelvas gave the home side an aggregate lead just before the break.

And his second 10 minutes into the second half wrapped up a comfortable victory for the Finnish league leaders.

Helsinki will now face Macedonian side Shkendija in the second qualifying round.

• Line-ups

Line-ups

HJK Helsinki

• 21Dähne
• 8Scapini de Almeida
• 9Savage
• 4Patronen
• 6Pirinen
• 16Halme
• 7Yaghoubi
• 14DahlstromSubstituted forOnovoat 81'minutes
• 31PelvasSubstituted forLingmanat 90+2'minutes
• 22Annan
• 17JallowSubstituted forMensahat 86'minutes

Substitutes

• 15Jalasto
• 19Lingman
• 20Onovo
• 29Uusitalo
• 32Obilor
• 34Lappalainen
• 77Mensah

Gap Connah's Quay

• 1Danby
• 6HarrisonBooked at 27mins
• 2PearsonBooked at 52mins
• 3EdwardsBooked at 41mins
• 8MorrisSubstituted forWilliamsat 83'minutes
• 16OwenSubstituted forPhillipsat 71'minutes
• 9WildeBooked at 13mins
• 5Horan
• 11Woolfe
• 12PooleSubstituted forWignallat 60'minutes
• 15Smith

Substitutes

• 7Wignall
• 10Williams
• 14Owen
• 18Heath
• 19Phillips
• 28Rushton
• 66Harwood

Referee:

Furkat Atazhanov

Attendance:

6,103