The Potters, who went into the third round second leg with a 1-0 lead from last week's first leg at the Britannia Stadium, put in an impressively controlled display over 90 minutes, Tony Pulis' players seemingly untroubled by the vociferous home supporters at Stadion Poljud.

And the performance was capped in stoppage time as Milicevic put Dean Whitehead's cross into his own net under pressure from Ryan Shotton to make it 1-0 on the night and seal a 2-0 win on aggregate.

Pulis named another strong side for the match, handing a Stoke debut to summer signing Jonathan Woodgate.

The former Tottenham player came into the heart of the Potters defence with Robert Huth switching to full-back to replace Andy Wilkinson, who was not included in the squad.

Rory Delap had not travelled with the group, so Whitehead took his place in midfield in the only other change to team that had started the first leg.

As anticipated, Stoke received a hostile reception from the raucous crowd as the match got under way and they were soon having to deal with a Hajduk attack.

The hosts' coach Krasimir Balakov had promised his team would be firmly on the offensive and in the fifth minute they looked threatening as Marin Tomasov broke into the box.

Woodgate was on hand to guide the ball out for a corner, which Mario Brkljaca then headed over the bar.

The Potters began to settle, though, and Jon Walters found himself in a good position around the quarter-hour mark but could only lift his shot into the body of Milicevic.

Protests that Milicevic had handled were waved away by Italian referee Andrea De Marco, who gave a similar response moments later as Kenwyne Jones was sent sprawling in the area.

Ivan Vukovic then tried his luck from distance, driving the effort off target.

There was a moment of concern for Stoke in the 30th minute when Walters went down clutching his leg after a late challenge from Milicevic.

De Marco booked the Hajduk player while a stretcher came on to the pitch, but Walters was soon back on his feet.

Huth sent an attempt high and wide soon after and Jermaine Pennant delivered a cross into the box which was just beyond Jones' head.

Matthew Etherington was next to put the ball in the danger zone, but goalkeeper Danijel Subasic was alert to grab it before Jones could pounce.

The Potters seemed to be in the ascendancy and, perhaps as a sign of their frustration, Hajduk picked up another yellow card as Srdan Andric brought down Pennant.

Tomasov fired a shot in towards the end of the first half, but Asmir Begovic caught it comfortably.

Hajduk's fans were growing restless and bottles were thrown from the stands soon after the restart when Huth tackled Vukovic by the touchline.

Glenn Whelan struck the ball into Subasic's arms before Vukovic was challenged again, this time by Ryan Shawcross, and had to be substituted for Ahmad Sharbini.

Moments later Anas Sharbini advanced into the box and got a shot away which Shawcross managed to divert behind for a corner.

Whitehead was shown a yellow card in the 63rd minute after clattering Ahmad Sharbini, and Shawcross then headed wide from Pennant's corner.

At the other end, Dinko Trebotic scuffed an effort wide before being taken off for Nikola Saric.

Tomasov saw a free-kick deflect the wrong side of the post off Whelan and then hoisted a shot well wide.

With a little under 15 minutes to go, Pulis hauled off Jones and introduced Salif Diao.

Brkljaca then appeared fortunate to escape punishment for an apparent dive in the box.

After Begovic smothered a Tomasov shot, it was Pennant who received a booking for time-wasting, Pulis almost immediately substituting the winger for Danny Pugh.

Walters then came off for Shotton, who was marking Milicevic when the Hajduk player inadvertently bundled the ball past Subasic at the death.

Meanwhile, Fulham saw off Hajduk's local rivals RNK Split 2-0 after a goalless first leg, Andrew Johnson with the opener before Danny Murphy made the game safe from the penalty spot.

Palermo were dumped out on away goals in the Europa League third qualifying round by Thun tonight.

The first leg in Italy had been drawn 2-2 and, though Pablo Gonzalez gave the Serie A side the lead, Dario Lezcano's goal saw the Swiss underdogs through.

Bundesliga side Mainz were another high-profile casualty as they lost on penalties to Romania'sGaz Metan.

The two sides had drawn their first leg 1-1 and the same scoreline was repeated tonight, Marcel Risse giving Mainz the lead before Taher Bawab equalised.

Substitute Sami Allagui and Elkin Soto both missed from the spot for Mainz to allow captain Cristian Todea to settle the match in favour of Gaz Metan, for whom Alin Litu had failed to score.

Bursaspor survived a scare to qualify against Belarussian minnows Gomel. The Turkish side led 2-1 from the first leg but Ilya Aleksievich put Gomel ahead on the night and in a position to qualify.

It stayed that way until the 78th minute, when Alfred N'Diaye restored Bursa's lead in the tie, and substitute Federico Insua and Turgay Bahadir then made it 5-2 on aggregate.

Atletico Madrid, who won the competition in 2009-10, will take their place in the play-off round after goals from Adrian Lopez and Jose Antonio Reyes secured a 2-0 win over Stromsgodset tonight, 4-1 on aggregate.

Scotland's Hearts also made it through with ease, beating Paks 4-1 tonight and 5-2 across the two legs, but Irish side St Patrick's were beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Karpaty Lviv after a 3-1 defeat tonight and Sligo Rovers suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Vorskla, condemning them to the exit after a goalless first leg.

Denmark's Brondby suffered a surprise exit, Ried going through on away goals despite a 4-2 defeat in tonight's second leg. Anel Hadzic's 88th-minute goal was the decisive moment.

Victor Montano and Julian Feret scored as Rennes won 2-0 to complete a 7-2 rout of Metalurgi Rustavi, and Dinamo Tbilisi were equally comfortable as they also won 2-0 to beat KR Reykjavik 6-1 in the tie.

Helsingborg overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit to beat Israel'sBnei Yehuda 3-1, Mattias Lindstrom scoring twice and Ardian Gashi with the other goal on the night.

Salzburg won 3-0 at Senica, Leonardo setting them on their way before Alan's brace wrapped up a 4-0 aggregate success.

Compatriots Austria Vienna held their nerve to see off Olimpija Ljubljana 3-2 after a 1-1 first-leg draw. Nacer Barazite had put them in control at 3-1 on aggregate but the Slovenians levelled the tie through Dare Vrsic and Boban Jovic, only for Barazite to complete his hat-trick with a penalty and ensure his side's continued participation in the competition.

AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie comfortably wrapped up a 3-1 aggregate win over Jablonec after drawing their second leg 1-1, Dinamo Bucharest beat Varazdin 2-1 to secure a 4-3 aggregate success and Club Brugge beat Qarabag 4-2 on aggregate despite a 1-0 defeat tonight.

Andrija Kaludjerovic and Cristian Borja scored twice as Red Star Belgrade beat Ventspils 7-0 on the night and 9-1 in total, while Sparta Prague beat Sarajevo 2-0 to wrap up a 7-0 result.

Tel Aviv rivals Maccabi and Hapoel both qualified along with AEK Larnaca, Aalesund, Spartak Trnava, Nacional, Slask Wroclaw, Young Boys, Omonia Nicosia, Olympiacos Volou, Rabotnicki Kometal, PAOK Salonika, Legia Warsaw, Alania Vladikavkaz and Vitoria Guimaraes.