Fulham beat Russian side Amkar Perm 3-1 at Craven Cottage with Andy Johnson scoring the opener after just three minutes.

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Meanwhile, Fulham lost 1-0 at Russian side Amkar Perm, for whom Martin Kushev headed home a late winner, but they still progressed 3-2 on aggregate.

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It all started nine months ago on a scorching summer's day in Lithuania, where the Cottagers beat FK Vetra in the third qualifying round, before moving on to west-central Russia for the qualifying play-off second leg against Amkar Perm.

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