Legwinski and Hayles send Fulham through

Second-half goals from Sylvain Legwinski and Barry Hayes eased Fulham's passage into the Intertoto Cup final round last night as they won 2-0 away to Sochaux.

After surviving a spirited first-half effort from the French side, Fulham – leading 1-0 from the first leg – secured a meeting with the Italian club Bologna to contest a place in the Uefa Cup.

Legwinski broke the deadlock in the 64th minute, beating Jean-Baptiste Daguet with a great header from a Sean Davis free-kick.

Hayles had a header cleared off the line in the 69th minute but he made sure of the win with a rasping left-footed drive three minutes later.

Sochaux were made to regret a controlled but blunt performance in the first half. The French side almost took the lead in the 14th minute but Sylvain Monsoreau saw his volley cleared off the line by Alain Goma.

The second half was a different story, with Fulham quickly establishing the upper hand. A volley from Steve Marlet skimmed past the post before Legwinski put the visitors ahead, sending a looping header over Daguet.

Sochaux wasted a good chance to get back into the tie just a minute later but Hayles killed the game off, setting off on a surging run that took him past two defenders before thumping the the ball home.