Goals galore has Greek teams hoping in Europa League

Asteras Tripolis and Atromitos went down on the road in contrasting ways on Thursday for the second qualifying round of the Europa League, but will both go through at home in the second leg with a one-goal win next Thursday.

Asteras lost 3-2 to Hibernian in Edinburgh, despite leading 2-0 after the first half.

The Tripoli team had Giorgos Kyriakopoulos score twice, on the 11th and 34th minute, imposing its game on its host that seemed unable to respond.

Yet the Scots did react after half-time, troubling the Greek defense that seemed to grow tired as the game went on.

Therefore Hibs pulled one back via Efe Ambrose on the 64th, after the ball hit the cross bar, and equalized on the 77th through captain David Gray.

Asteras was left with 10 men seven minutes from time when Triantafyllos Pasalidis received his marching orders, and Hibernian made its...