TSC clinch historic European victory against Lugano

BACKA TOPOLA - Serbian side TSC Backa Topola beat Lugano 4-1 at home in a UEFA Conference League Match Day 3 game on Thursday evening, clinching a historic, first-ever win in a group stage of a European football competition.

TSC are now 23rd in the Conference League table with three points from three matches.

Petar Stanic (5, 62 min) and Milos Pantovic (59, 83 min) scored for TSC and Mohamed Belhadj scored for Lugano in the 61st minute.

Lugano, who knocked out Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers third round in August, finished the game with ten men after Mattia Bottani picked up a straight red card one minute into second half injury time.

TSC next face St Gallen away on November 28.