AZ Alkmaar chose to rest star striker Troy Parrott as they failed to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit in their home UEFA Conference League tie with Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Republic Of Ireland striker has scored 15 league goals in 25 appearances this season, making him the Eredivisie's joint-second top scorer. Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda leads all strikers with 23 goals to his name.
Alkmaar side drew 2-2 on the night, losing 5-2 over the two legs. With the second leg goalless at half-time, any faint hopes of a rousing comeback were put to bed when Alisson Santana put the away side 1-0 ahead on the night just before the hour mark.
Danish winger Isak Jensen equalised on the night for the hosts in the 73rd minute before Matej Sin put them 2-1 ahead with 10 mintues remaining.
The Ukranian visitors levelled the game three minutes later through Luca Meirelles.
Alkmaar currently sit sixth in the Dutch top flight with four league games to play. They are three points off fifth-placed Ajax while runaway leaders PSV Eindhoven are already confirmed as champions.
Elsewhere in Conference League action, Crystal Palace completed a great evening for Premier League clubs by holding on to beat Fiorentina 4-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 defeat in Italy.
AEK Athens almost pulled off a dramatic second-leg comeback, winning 3-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano but succumbing 4-3 overall on aggregate.
Perhaps the mozt eye-catching result of the night saw Strasbourg overturn a 2-0 first-leg defeat by beating Mainz 4-0 on the night to progess to the semi-finals.
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