The captain of the national football team of Moldova Alexandru Epureanu helped his club team to qualify for the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League. The Turks of Istanbul Bashakshehir eliminated Rijeka after drawing 2-2 in Croatia, IPN reports.

Epureanu played throughout the game, as he did in the first first-leg match that ended 0-0. Bosnian footballer Edin Visca was the hero of the game with two goals scored.

The Moldovan fullback has played for two years in the championship of Turkey. Alexandru Epureanu also competed in the European cups for Sheriff, FC Moscow and Anji. He played 73 games for the national football team of Moldova and needs two more matches to become the most popular footballer in the history of the national squad.