A hat trick from Rene Aufhauser inspired FC Salzburg to a 3-0 triumph at Latvia's Ventspils in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round Wednesday.
The Austrian champions, coached by former Italy manager Giovanni Trapattoni and bankrolled by energy-drink mogul Dietrich Mateschitz, should have little trouble wrapping up the tie in next week's 2nd leg.
A brace from livewire Burkina Faso forward Yssouf Kone and a penalty from former Spurs forward Steffen Iversen also gave Norwegian title holders Rosenborg a healthy 3-1 away win at Kazakhstan's FC Astana.
Dinamo Zagreb beat Slovenian side Domzale 2-1 away however 1991 European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade have more work to do if they are to reached August's 3rd round, which will include big guns such as Liverpool and Lazio.
Serbia winger Ognjen Koroman netted with a swivelling shot from 25 metres after side-stepping a defender to grab the only goal as Red Star beat Estonia's Levadia Tallinn 1-0 at home.
Besiktas also stuttered to a 1-0 triumph over Moldova's Sheriff in Istanbul whilst Slavia Prague were held to a goalless draw over the border at Slovakia's Zilina, who beat Luxembourg's Dudelange 7-5 on aggregate in July's 1st round.
7 other 1st leg ties were played Tuesday with the return legs all taking place next week.
