Europa qualifying wrap: Penalty heartache for Linfield

Linfield were denied a piece of history in the cruellest fashion possible against Latvian outfit RFS.

David Healy's side were on course to become the first Northern Irish team to qualify for the group stage of a European competition when Kyle McLean's 104th-minute goal put them 3-2 up on aggregate in their Europa Conference League play-off.

But in time added on in the additional period Jimmy Callacher scored an own goal to send it to a penalty shootout.

And there was an inevitability about what happened as Matthew Clarke and Ethan Devine both missed from the spot to hand RFS a 4-2 shootout win.

West Ham rediscovered their goalscoring touch as they booked another European tour with a 3-0 win over Danish side Viborg.

The Hammers, without a point or a goal after three matches in the Premier League, ran out comfortable 6-1 winners on aggregate over the two legs of their qualifying play-off to reach the group stages of the Europa Conference League.

Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca, the £30million signing from Sassuolo, opened the scoring midway through the first half with his second goal in two European appearances.

Said Benrahma and Tomas Soucek also found the net after the break to put the seal on an ultimately comfortable evening in front of 1,000 noisy travelling fans in Denmark.

Hearts suffered Europa League play-off agony at Tynecastle after a red card for Jorge Grant effectively killed off their hopes of overturning FC Zurich's first-leg lead.

The Jambos dominated the first half and, with the backing of a frenzied home support, looked like they might be able to get the goal that would bring the tie level.

However, midfielder Grant was shown a second yellow card in the 54th minute after diving in the box, with the extra-man