Wisla Krakow knocked out of UEFA Cup

Wisla Krakow will not play in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup. The club's second leg match against Rome's Lazio took place at the stadium in Krakow last night and ended 2:1 in the Romans' favor. The honors at half-time were even at 1:1 after Wisla's Michal Kuzba put the local club ahead just after kick-off fuelling hope among Wisla fans that the club would progress to the quarter finals, but Polish hopes were dashed by an equalising header by Lazio's Fernando Couto in the 21st minute. A 55th minute 18-meter strike by Chiesa sounded the death knell for Polish hopes in the championship as even a draw would have sufficed to see the Krakovians through to the next round. The whole country had UEFA fever prior to yesterday's match as two weeks ago in Italy Wisla drew 3:3 with Lazio having already seen off Italy's Parma and Gelsenkirchen of Germany. (Poland AM) A.C./E.J.