By Emre Asikci
ISTANBUL (AA) - Chelsea secured a comfortable 5-1 win against Shamrock Rovers on Thursday as Marc Guiu scored a hat-trick.
The 18-year-old striker netted in the 23rd, 34th and 45th minutes, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Marc Cucurella adding goals in the 40th and 58th minutes, respectively, as The Blues sealed a dominant win at Stamford Bridge in London.
Markus Poom scored Shamrock Rovers' only goal in the 26th minute.
Chelsea finished atop the Conference League group with a perfect record of six wins, while Shamrock Rovers placed 10th to advance to the knockout playoffs.
- Into Round of 16:
Chelsea, Lugano, Vitoria S.C., Fiorentina, Rapid Wien, Djurgarden, Legia Warszawa, Cercle Brugge
- Into Knockout Playoffs:
Jagiellonia Białystok, Shamrock Rovers, APOEL Nicosia, Panathinaikos, Olimpija Ljubljana, Real Betis, Heidenheim, Pafos, Gent, FC Copenhagen, Vikingur, Reykjavik, Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Omonia Nicosia, Molde, TSC Bačka Topola.