Updated at 23.22

CORK CITY HAD to settle for a 1-1 draw at Turner’s Cross against KR Reykjavik in this evening’s Europa League first-round qualifier.

The hosts started well and took the lead on the 20-minute mark, when Alan Bennett headed home Billy Dennehy’s free kick.

Cork’s lead lasted just under five minutes however, as Oskar Oern Hauksson’s header from a corner got the Icelandic team back in the game.

The League of Ireland side took a while to recover from this setback, however they increased the pressure on the visitors’ goal as the game developed, wasting a number of good chances late on.

Nevertheless, John Caulfield’s men were ultimately forced to settle for a 1-1 draw, with the tie all to play for in the second leg.

Meanwhile, UCD secured a highly encouraging 1-0 win over F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg in the Belfield Bowl this evening.

The game was preceded by a respectfully observed minute’s silence for the young people who tragically lost their lives in Berkeley recently.

In front of a crowd of 1,075, Ryan Swan’s goal on the brink of half-time gave the Students a serious boost in the game.

And the First Division side ultimately held on for the victory, putting them in an excellent position ahead of next week’s second leg.

In addition, Diafra Sakho scored twice as West Ham eased to a 3-0 first-leg Europa League win over minnows Lusitans.

The Andorran side managed to frustrate their Premier League opponents until the 40th minute, when the previously profligate Sakho opened the scoring.

The Senegal international doubled his tally before the break and West Ham captain James Tomkins ensured the Londoners began their final season at Upton Park with the anticipated victory.

New West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was introduced to a sell-out crowd before kick-off, but academy boss Terry Westley took charge of a team blending youth and experience on the night – including Reece Oxford, who became the club’s youngest ever player.

Tonight’s Europa League results in full:

Ordabasy 0 – 0 Beitar Jerusalem

Shirak FC 2 – 0 Zrinjski Mostar

Alashkert FC 1 – 0 St Johnstone

Kruoja 0 – 1 Jagiellonia Bialystok

KF Laci 1 – 1 Inter Baku

Aktobe 0 – 1 Nomme Kalju

Atlantas 0 – 2 Beroe Stara Zagora

Dinamo Batumi 1 – 0 Omonia Nicosia

Dinamo Tbilisi 2 – 1 FK Qabala

FC Lahti 2 – 2 IF Elfsborg

FK Jelgava 1 – 1 Litex Lovech

FK Kukës 2 – 0 Torpedo Zhodino

Flora 1 – 0 Rabotnicki

Neftchi Baku 2 – 2 Mladost Podgorica

Olimpic Sarajevo 1 – 1 Spartak Trnava

Sant Julià 0 – 1 Randers FC

SJK 0 – 1 FH Hafnarfjördur

Skonto Riga 2 – 1 St Patrick’s Athletic (report here)

VPS Vaasa 2 – 2 AIK

Debrecen 3 – 0 Sutjeska Niksic

Sillamae Kalev 1 – 1 Hajduk Split

Brøndby IF 9 – 0 Juvenes/Dogana

Differdange 03 3 – 1 Bala Town

FC Botosani 1 – 1 FC Tskhinvali

FC Saxan 0 – 2 Apollon Limassol

Sheriff Tiraspol 0 – 3 Odd

Strømsgodset 3 – 1 Partizani Tirane

Trakai 3 – 0 HB Tórshavn

College Europa 0 – 6 Slovan Bratislava

Airbus UK Broughton 1 – 3 Lokomotiva Zagreb

Go Ahead Eagles 1 – 1 Ferencváros

NK Celje 0 – 1 Slask Wroclaw

NK Domzale 0 – 1 FK Cukaricki

Víkingur Gøta 0 – 2 Rosenborg

Newtown AFC 2 – 1 Valletta FC

Buducnost Podgorica 1 – 3 FK Spartaks Jurmala

La Fiorita 0 – 5 FC Vaduz

MTK Budapest 0 – 0 FK Vojvodina

Birkirkara FC 0 – 0 Ulisses FC

Cork City 1 – 1 KR Reykjavík

Crvena Zvezda 0 – 2 Kairat Almaty

Glenavon 1 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Linfield 2 – 0 NSÍ Runavík

UCD 1 – 0 F91 Dudelange

West Ham 3 – 0 Lusitanos

Glentoran 1 – 4 MSK Zilina

Shkendija 1 – 1 Aberdeen

Vikingur Reykjavík 0 – 1 Luka Koper

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