Swedish club IFK Gothenburg were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday night following their 2 -1 loss to Slovak side AS Trenč&iacute;n. <br /><br />22&nbsp; - year - old Nigerian striker Fanendo Adi was the hero for AS Trenč&iacute;n , scoring in each half of the encounter . <br /><br />The Swedes scored late on, in the 82nd minute through Philip Haglund to ensure a thrilling closing period.<br /><br />''<span class="null"> It's a great feeling, we have a great young team. We want to play football and that is what we have shown today.<br /><br />'' We played against a very good team, but I am happy we came out victorious.<br /><br />''I&nbsp; am not disappointed at all that I did not score a hat - trick. <br /><br />'' It was a great game tonight,we scored two goals that gave us the qualification for the next round , it is great,<br /><br />'' Even when the scoreline was reading 2 - 1,&nbsp; we did not panic. We were confident of winning because we believed until the end of the game'' says Adi to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com.<br /><br /></b></span>AS Trenč&iacute;n welcome FC Astra Ploieşti in the first leg third qualifying round of the Europa League next week, and Adi is confident the Romanians won't stop their progress.<br /><br />'' Every round is tough, we are looking forward to the game. We need to work and practice very hard.<br /><br />'' We believe&nbsp; in this one family team, so we will go out in the next round with high confidence,'' he concluded.<br />