Rosenborg Rallies Past Slovan Liberec as Europa Cup Round of 16 Is Set

Rosenborg overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit against Slovan Liberec, Spartak Myjava became the first Slovak club to reach the last 16 of a UEFA women’s competition and three European newcomers advanced as UEFA Women’s Europa Cup qualifying concluded Wednesday.

Trailing 3-1 from the opening leg, Rosenborg erased the deficit in 21 minutes. Cille Nilsen scored twice inside the first 14 minutes, and Oline Fuglem finished from close range to put the Norwegian club ahead on aggregate. Kateřina Vithová leveled the tie for Slovan three minutes later, and it stayed level until captain Synne Aunehaugen headed in Milena Kokosz’s corner in the 85th minute to seal a 4-1 win and a 5-4 aggregate victory.