Israeli soccer team Hapoel Beersheba tied Thursday with British Premier League club Southampton, but the 1-1 final score was enough to put the Israeli national league champions into the next round.
After a goalless first half, Beersheba capitalized on a poor pass deep in Southampton territory. Maor Buzaglo rocketed the ball past the goalie in the 79th minute of the UEFA Europa League tournament game to take a 1-0 lead. Southampton’s Virgil Van Dijk equalized in penalty time.
Despite only coming up with a 1-1 draw, Beersheba advances to the knock-out stage of the Europa League. Beersheba finished second in the group stage with two wins and two draws, enough to clinch a spot in the next round.
Beersheba won the national soccer championship in May, breaking the desert town team’s 40-year drought.
Maccabi Tel Aviv, the other Israeli team in the tournament, won 2-1 Wednesday against Irish squad Dundalk FC, but the win wasn’t enough to make it out of Group D.
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Hapoel will find out on Monday which team it will face in the knock-out round.
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The UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden, in 2017.
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