James Bogere scored twice to give Aarhus Gymnastikforening a 2-1 victory over Sabah FK in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie on Wednesday, after the Danish side advanced past Lech Poznan in the previous round.
Veljko Simic pulled a goal back for the Azerbaijani visitors at Cepheus Park in Randers, where nearly 9,000 spectators watched a match delayed 40 minutes by traffic problems affecting both team buses. The return leg will be played Tuesday in Baku.
AGF registered 36 players on their UEFA squad list for the tie but were without Kevin Yakob, who has not played since suffering a knee injury against Lech Poznan on July 21. Colin Rösler was included and available to make his debut.