A quick summary of action around the second legs of the UEFA playoff semifinals on WED 29-THU 30 OCT 2014. Series aggregate results are shown below.

• Ukraine 03-04 Italy: After falling 2-1 in the first leg, Ukraine claimed the advantage through two goals by Vira DYATEL. But Melania GABBIADINI responded just eight minutes later, and with eleven minutes to play, Patrizia PANICO scored the winner to keep alive the Azzurre’s hopes of reaching their first Women’s World Cup since 1999.
• Netherlands 04-01 Scotland: The same two goalscorers as in the first leg, Lieke MARTENS and Manon MELIS, gave the Dutch women a 2-0 second leg win and a chance to face Italy – against whom they have never played a competitive match – for their first qualification.