19-7-19 EUROPA LEAGUE
EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFERS
ROUND 1 LEG 2
RANGERS 6-0 ST JOSEPHS
agg 10-0
DEADLY DEFOE
The entire St Joseph's defence was caught cold as Greg
Docherty slid a cute reverse pass in behind for the former Charlton midfielder
to bury low into the net.
The Ibrox support had turned up expecting a goal-fest but
Gerrard did not look too perturbed as a series of chances went begging, knowing
his men are not yet up to full sharpness.
Stewart looked rusty as failed to finish a close-range
header while Morelos carelessly wandered offside on 27 minutes as he collected
a Docherty pass, with the flag already up by the time Hastie stuck the
Colombian's cross into the net.
Andy Halliday clipped a free-kick just past the far post,
while Hastie got his feet all wrong as he skewed another golden chance wide.
But the second did arrive just before the interval. Hastie
fired a corner to Goldson at the corner of the six-yard box and the defender's
flick fell perfectly for Morelos to head home at the back post.
Morelos scored again from the penalty spot 12 minutes into
the second half after Docherty was bundled over in the box by Daniel Guerrero.
And last season's top scorer notched his fourth of the new
campaign already on 66 minutes as he guided home from yet another teasing
Docherty delivery from the right flank.
MY
OPININ
This is what we expect of Rangers
and how much damage they can do. They can be destructive against the smaller
sides but the next round it will be a much bigger step. They could be a real
force in this completion
SHAMROCK ROVERS 2-1
BRANN agg 4-3
FIN FABULUS
Veton Berisha headed goalkeeper Opdal’s booming clearance
into Bamba’s path and with both Lopes and Grace caught out, the Ivorian striker
scampered free and rounded the out-rushing Alan Mannuss before dispatching to
the net from an angle.
Finn’s through ball to Byrne was expertly executed and so
too was the midfielder’s quick-fire touch and finish from close range to put
the Hoops back in the driving seat.
And more of the same followed in the dying stages as Byrne
teed up sub O’Neill who scored from close range to spark a repeat of the
madness behind that goal.
MY
OPINION
It was a bit of a shock that
they got thorough the tie considering the fact that they are not the second best
in Ireland and a step up could harm them as they go on to play teams with a lot
more experience.
KILMARNOCK 0-2 CARMATH
QUAY agg 2-3
FANTASTIC FINDLY
In the 50th minute Morris fired a header into Jamie
MacDonald’s right-hand corner to give Nomads the lead, and with it, hope.
They pushed on well - and the unthinkable happened on 80
minutes.
Stuart Findlay saw red as he gave away a penalty, and Wilde
calmly slotted home from the spot to put Nomads ahead.
MY
OPINION
This says that there is no
result in any sport that is assured. Kilmarnock would have saw them as easy
prey but they were ready for a fight and won the tie over 2 legs. Anything is
possible if you dare to dream
BALLYMENA 0-4 MALMO agg
0-11
STYLISH SAFARI
Then, on 27 minutes, Safari's 30-yard half-volley left Ross
Glendinning flat-footed as the Swedes picked up where they left off last week
Molins added to his first-leg goal with a neat finish and
Rakip added Malmo's third of the night after another flowing move.
McGinty was unable to provide Ballymena scant consolation
when he missed the target on 74 minutes and United's misery was completed when
referee Oskari Hamalainen awarded a penalty for Cathair Friel's nudge on
Berget.
Gall comfortably slotted home from 12 yards to round off
another impressive win for the Swedes.
MY
OPINION
This can be a learning
experience if they use their time wisely but they have to lea5rn fast as the
new season is approaching and they all have their dreams
NORRKOPING 2-1 ST PATS
agg 4-1
LOVELY LARSSON
. Jordan Larsson right footed shot from the centre of the
box to the top left corner.
Conor Clifford right footed shot from the centre of the box
to the top left corner
Karl Holmberg right footed shot from the centre of the box
to the centre of the goal.
MY
OPINION
This was a disaster for St Pats
as they would have been expected to put in a bit of a fight and I did not
really see too much of that but no one would have expected the Irish team to go
much further anyway. Results like this as the question for a second tier competition
TORSHAVAVAN 2-3
CRUSADORS agg 2-5
HAPPY HEATLEY
Jordan Forsythe scoring an early goal in the Faroe Islands
before Paul Heatley's strike.
Hugin Samuelsen pulled one back with a back-post finish
before the break and Lukasz Cieslewicz stabbed in to level.
Heatley calmly slotted home the winner and a visit to
Molineux awaits.
MY
OPINION
This is an amazing result for
the cup holders but it does now allow them to dream of the big ties they would
always want. This result can do as much for Northern Irish soccer as when they
qualified for euro 2016
PROGRES NIEDERKON 1-2
CORK agg 3-2
BANG IN BA
But you could certainly hear the tiny Rebel Army after only
three minutes as Karl Sheppard’s clever header back from a Colm Horgan cross
into the box was met with a magnificent left-foot volley by Garry Buckley,
Sebastian Flauss left helpless in the Niederkorn goal as the ball arrowed into
the top corner of the net.
With his customary tenacity, Conor McCormack won a free just inside the opposition half. Horgan then cleverly played a cross-field ball to O’Connor who was unmarked out on the left and, as defenders tried to close him down, he lofted in a deep cross which Conor McCarthy headed home off the inside of the post.
With his customary tenacity, Conor McCormack won a free just inside the opposition half. Horgan then cleverly played a cross-field ball to O’Connor who was unmarked out on the left and, as defenders tried to close him down, he lofted in a deep cross which Conor McCarthy headed home off the inside of the post.
But, as we know, games can change in an instant and, to the
huge relief of the locals, that’s exactly what happened in the 68th minute as
substitute Issa Bah, who was barely on the pitch, reacted quickest in the box
to a parry by McNulty who appeared to have pushed the ball to safety, the
winger somehow finding the roof of the net with a fierce shot from the tightest
of angles.
MY
OPINION
Another disappointment by Cork
as they had control of the match and ready to move forward when they lost
control of the match with a badly conceded goal. Cork would have been my bet to
go forward but it does loo0k like they are going backwards at this time
HAUGESUD 5-1
CLIFTONVILLE agg 6-1
VEROCIOUS VELDE
Kristoffer Velde fired home from distance to give Haugesund
the lead after five minutes.
But the visitors' hopes were briefly restored when Joe
Gormley broke down the right wing and found the onrushing McMenamin in the box,
who made no mistake from six yards.
However, the striker could only curl his effort wide and his
frustration was compounded when the home side pulled further clear after the
referee judged Ibrahima Kone's shot to have crossed the line.
Bruno Leite added a fourth seven minutes after the restart
before Velde cut inside from the left and curled another unstoppable effort
beyond Brush to wrap up a comprehensive win for the Scandinavians.
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MY
OPINION
Bit of a disaster result but
they can pick themselves up and learn from the experience what needs to be
learned and use it as a friendly
ROVANIEMI 1-2 ABERDEEN
agg 2-4
FERGUSON FLIES
Just 70 seconds were on the clock when the Finns levelled on
aggregate. Scott McKenna failed to deal with a long ball under pressure from
Aleksandr Kokko and the defender's weak clearance was pounced upon by Kada, whose
curling 25-yard strike took a nick off Ash Taylor to fly into the far corner of
the net.
Former Kilmarnock player Mahamdou Sissoko clattered Ferguson
for a stonewall spot-kick and Cosgrove coolly tucked the ball into goalkeeper
Antonio Reguero's left-hand corner.
But McInnes' side were indebted to Lewis for a vital save in
the closing stages, rushing out to foil Youness Rahimi, before Ferguson lifted
in the decisive goal on the counter.
MY
OPINION
This is a good win for Aberdeen and
I they look to be on the right track to challenge the top 2 and this might be
their season to finish second. I think that a good run in Europe can help them
go forward
EUROPEAN
DRAWS
CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE ROUND 2 draw
The New Saints19:00FC
Copenhagen tue
Celtic19:45Nomme
Kalju
Dundalk19:45FK
Qarabag
EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW
HB Tórshavn16:45Linfield tue
Rangers19:45Progrès Niederkorn
Chikhura Sachkhere17:00Aberdeen
Wolverhampton Wanderers19:45Crusaders
Shamrock Rovers20:00Apollon
Limassol
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