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gspain
13/07/2011, 9:34 AM
I thought both teams were happy with 1-0 in the 2nd half. strange that.
Good result for Rovers still and well deserved. They are the better side and should progress but could have finished it last night. however an away goal could have been a disaster so overall a job well done.
Straightstory
13/07/2011, 9:58 AM
Strange game in ways. Rovers could have won by five, yet if that penalty had gone in 2 minutes before the goal, it could have been very tricky for them. Rovers finishing was awful. Some good approach work, but the final ball was almost always missing. A feature of the game was their astonishing ability to keep giving the ball away from their persistent tactic of taking short corners. At one point, seeing the possibility of another short corner, the crowd reacted in horror, and as a result, it seemed to me, the ball was launched directly into the box.
I think Rovers will probably score in the return, so hope and expect them to get through.
pineapple stu
13/07/2011, 10:44 AM
Didn't see the match, but from here, it sounds a little bit similar to Bohs' 1-0 win over TNS last season? Nice way to be tempting fate!
Cuyahoga
13/07/2011, 11:03 AM
Didn't see the match, but from here, it sounds a little bit similar to Bohs' 1-0 win over TNS last season? Nice way to be tempting fate!
They didnt win 1.0 it was 0.0 in dalymount.
pineapple stu
13/07/2011, 11:09 AM
No, they won 1-0 (http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/3870/).
marinobohs
13/07/2011, 11:10 AM
A win is a win, but a tougher test awaits next week. Have a feeling Tallinn were content with the result and were playing within themselves, as many European teams do away. Another goal or two for us tonight, would have put us more at ease. Tie is still all to play for, so now the attention turns to Friday's draw and see what the prize for winning is. As long as we're away first, that'll do me.
1-0 is a good result in Europe. Score an away goal and its as good as over. Important for shams not to concede early (TNS :() but if they are patient and keep it tight they will get a chance or two to score that vital away goal.
decent result, but would not even look at possible (next) opponents until job is done.
Mario
13/07/2011, 11:45 AM
I thought both teams were happy with 1-0 in the 2nd half. strange that.
Good result for Rovers still and well deserved. They are the better side and should progress but could have finished it last night. however an away goal could have been a disaster so overall a job well done.
Heard from my spies you were first in the door to raid the programme stand last night!
Hope you managed to get one of the commerative European 25 years Celtic game posters from the game too!?
:p
ger121
13/07/2011, 1:15 PM
Good luck to Linfield tonight. I'm sure most of us like to see Irish clubs do well,whether they be north or south of the border.
Good luck to Linfield tonight. I'm sure most of us like to see Irish clubs do well,whether they be north or south of the border.
Not when you are waiting on BATE for an accum!!!
PartySaint
13/07/2011, 1:55 PM
Linfields game against Rosenbourg last year was on Setanta don't think tonight's game is tho:(
No, they won 1-0 (http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/3870/).
But then they went and lost 4-0, so all's well that ended well
TheBoss
13/07/2011, 2:56 PM
Non LOI.
In case some wonder, Bangor v Helsinki is Live on S4C at 18:30, as is Llanelli v Dinamo Tbilisi tomorrow at 18:50.
Charlie Darwin
13/07/2011, 3:46 PM
Not too sure as to why Rovers played five across the middle against a team only interested in sitting back.
It was more of a 4-3-3 with Dennehy and Kelly pushing on, and O'Donnell and Finn sitting in behind. It's about as attacking a formation as Michael O'Neill has put out in an important match.
Réiteoir
13/07/2011, 4:27 PM
Just for reference - Flora Tallinn's European Record:
UEFA Cup / Europa League
P26 W3 D7 L16
Champions League
P11 W1 D2 L8
Overall
P37 W4 D9 L24
If Rovers don't beat Tallinn next week then you'd have to ask serious questions...
Ezeikial
13/07/2011, 4:32 PM
Good luck to Linfield tonight. I'm sure most of us like to see Irish clubs do well,whether they be north or south of the border.
http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=6888
http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=6888
That's quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BteIwbKU_iQ
Just for reference - Flora Tallinn's European Record:
UEFA Cup / Europa League
P26 W3 D7 L16
Champions League
P11 W1 D2 L8
Overall
P37 W4 D9 L24
If Rovers don't beat Tallinn next week then you'd have to ask serious questions...
definitely low in polyunsaturates.
SwanVsDalton
13/07/2011, 4:43 PM
That's quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
And the cat's in the cradle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NswpCTliqxo
the theory behind Turners performance and goal yesterday as espoused by one of our mb posters :D :D ;)
Turner was obviously much more at ease surrounded by blonde haired, blue eyed people - it meant he could just concentrate on his game rather than abuse opponents
MeathDrog
13/07/2011, 5:19 PM
http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=6888
Well isn't that nice...
born2bwild
13/07/2011, 5:30 PM
Strange game in ways. Rovers could have won by five, yet if that penalty had gone in 2 minutes before the goal, it could have been very tricky for them. Rovers finishing was awful. Some good approach work, but the final ball was almost always missing. A feature of the game was their astonishing ability to keep giving the ball away from their persistent tactic of taking short corners. At one point, seeing the possibility of another short corner, the crowd reacted in horror, and as a result, it seemed to me, the ball was launched directly into the box.
I think Rovers will probably score in the return, so hope and expect them to get through.
On two or three occasions they had Oman and Sives up from the back for corners and yet the played them short. That was pointless. I don't know Estonian football but I know Ukrainian football and they are terrified of direct corners. Oman and Sives are a real threat and besides they're not that mobile at the best of times so wasting their efforts in that way is unforgivable.
Rovers' main weakness was in playing O'Donnell in the holding mid and leaving Twigg effectively on his own up front. Flora were there for a 4 or 5 goal hiding: you could see they were outclassed on most one-on- one situations.
placid casual
13/07/2011, 5:54 PM
Just for reference - Flora Tallinn's European Record:
UEFA Cup / Europa League
P26 W3 D7 L16
Champions League
P11 W1 D2 L8
Overall
P37 W4 D9 L24
If Rovers don't beat Tallinn next week then you'd have to ask serious questions...
who is that your referring to.
cos if its you, your opinion doesnt count .
your opinion has no relevance whatsoever.
just in case you were in any doubt....:cyclops:
Jicked
13/07/2011, 6:18 PM
who is that your referring to.
cos if its you, your opinion doesnt count .
your opinion has no relevance whatsoever.
just in case you were in any doubt....:cyclops:
God knows what questions they raise. That the manager every Sligo and Bohs fan considers to be terrible mightn't be great in Europe? That would be despite his winning last year in Europe, and the incredible failure of an apparently highly rated manager in Europe last year in similar circumstances.
What he means is that he thinks we'll knock out Flora, so if we do its not a very good achievement and he can dismiss it, but if we don't, despite Irish sides poor European performances, its a sign that we're some sort of crisis club and he'll take gleeful delight in it, having tried to write off Flora before hand.
DannyInvincible
13/07/2011, 6:27 PM
http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=6888
Do Dundalk send best wishes to all clubs on the island competing in Europe generally or just Linfield?
Red4Eva
13/07/2011, 6:29 PM
Is there a deadline for when the clubs have to decide if they will swap home and away legs? Would like to book everything ASAP on Friday
Ezeikial
13/07/2011, 6:31 PM
Just for reference - Flora Tallinn's European Record:
UEFA Cup / Europa League
P26 W3 D7 L16
Champions League
P11 W1 D2 L8
Overall
P37 W4 D9 L24
If Rovers don't beat Tallinn next week then you'd have to ask serious questions...
On the face of it that is a very poor record. But then the European records of most LoI clubs would make for poor reading too.
I have no doubt that Reiteoir can speak for himself, but perhaps the point is that if Rovers get knocked out next week many (especially Hoops fans) will question Rovers' inability to press home an obvious advantage last night.
I think it's 4pm our time on Friday (ie 5pm Swiss time)
Sligo can announce it as final before that obviously
If Rovers don't beat Tallinn next week then you'd have to ask serious questions...
Like...
How Flora'll get on in the next round?
What's the travelling cost from Tallinn to their next opponents?
At what time will Rovers land back in Dublin?
What time is the last ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki?
Where's the nearest taxi rank from Le Coq Arena to the old town?
Ezeikial
13/07/2011, 6:33 PM
Do Dundalk send best wishes to all clubs on the island competing in Europe generally or just Linfield?
Parity of esteem is soo out of date
Ezeikial
13/07/2011, 6:38 PM
Is there a deadline for when the clubs have to decide if they will swap home and away legs? Would like to book everything ASAP on Friday
Apparently there is no longer a facilty for clubs to swap home and way legs. UEFA, with input from the national associations, make the decisions.
Last season Dundalk were drawn to play at home in the first leg against Grevenmacher. Because both Luxembourg teams were due to be at home at the same time, our fixtures got reversed.
At the time it was stated by UEFA that any reversals would be confirmed by them on their website within hours of the draw. Fans were warned repeatedly on the Dundalk website not to make any travel bookings until reconfirmation occured. Good advise as it turned out!
sligoman
13/07/2011, 6:44 PM
Rovers home European game almost sold out, between 200/300 tickets* on general sale tomorrow afternoon, with a lot of season ticket holders yet to purchase theirs.
*More may become available nearer the time depending on how much interest from away fans and UEFA's allocation.
DannyInvincible
13/07/2011, 6:50 PM
Linfield are 1-0 up against BATE. Scored with their first shot, I beleive.
paul_oshea
13/07/2011, 7:05 PM
ya after 5 mins.
ger121
13/07/2011, 7:23 PM
I see it is 1-1 now.
Charlie Darwin
13/07/2011, 7:26 PM
Yeah, a penalty.
paul_oshea
13/07/2011, 7:28 PM
tut tut shamrock rovers v linfield in European competition
DannyInvincible
13/07/2011, 7:36 PM
Half-time in the Linfield game now. Some other results from this evening:
Zestafoni 3-0 Dacia Chişinău
Maccabi Haifa 5-1 Borac Banja Luka
Malmö FF 2-0 HB Tórshavn
Bangor City 0-3 HJK Helsinki
Quite a few other qualifiers have still to finish. Out of the above games, only the winners of the Maccabi-Borac game can be drawn against Shamrock Rovers in the next round, assuming Rovers don't mess things up in Talinn. Looks pretty certain that Maccabi will be in the draw though. Dinamo Zagreb (winning 3-0 at home to FK Neftchi with about ten minutes of the first leg left) and APOEL Nicosia (winning their first leg against Skënderbeu 2-0 away also with ten minutes left) are both looking pretty comfortable to make it through as well.
Charlie Darwin
13/07/2011, 7:58 PM
tut tut shamrock rovers v linfield in European competition
I think any hope of that has been extinguished with BATE's away goal. Very hard to see Linfield scoring out there.
Cuyahoga
13/07/2011, 8:10 PM
No, they won 1-0 (http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/3870/).
sorry, i thought it was 0.0.
paul_oshea
13/07/2011, 8:18 PM
i know cd that was the tut tut
Charlie Darwin
13/07/2011, 8:29 PM
I'm not really down with the lingo you kids are speaking these days.
Nugget
13/07/2011, 8:42 PM
Fair play to Linfield. Thats a damn good result, very hard to qualify still, but that's quite impressive
born2bwild
13/07/2011, 9:38 PM
tut tut shamrock rovers v linfield in European competition
Would Rovers cancel their buses for the away trip?
thischarmingman
13/07/2011, 9:42 PM
http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=6888
http://stylealchemy.com/ruminations/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dawson.gif
mypost
13/07/2011, 10:11 PM
I mean we gave you your coefficent and tbh you and the rest of the league ****ing up our good work.
We are Irelands European Club, we win games in Europe consistently.
:laugh:
:laugh:
:laugh:
sheao
13/07/2011, 10:23 PM
Rovers performed well last night and deserved their lead .
They had chances to take a bigger advantage to Estonia but they still should go through i reckon .
Best of luck to Pats and Bohs in the Europa League tomorrow.
Graemerz
14/07/2011, 12:22 AM
We played well. Not sure how well they played. They only had two shots on goal, one was a penalty (which was fairly harsh) and the other was a freekick. had we taken our chances we could well have won the game.
Checking the stats we were the only lower rated club not to lose.
Just like last summer all i can say is what if we would have drawn a team that wasn't the very top seed?
In the past 5 seasons competing in the Champions League we have drawn the top seed 4 times. The year we didn't we drew the second top. Is someone actually taking the **** or what?
2006 - Gorica (Slovenia) (top seed)
2007 - Elfsborg (Sweden) (second top seed)
2008 - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) (top seed)
2010 - Rosenborg (Norway) (top seed)
2011 - BATE Borisov (Belarus) (top seed)
Charlie Darwin
14/07/2011, 12:56 AM
What do you reckon of your chances in Belarus?
Hibs4Ever
14/07/2011, 7:13 AM
:laugh:
:laugh:
:laugh:
What was so funny about what he said?
2006 - Gorica (Slovenia) (top seed)
2007 - Elfsborg (Sweden) (second top seed)
2008 - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) (top seed)
2010 - Rosenborg (Norway) (top seed)
2011 - BATE Borisov (Belarus) (top seed)
LOI sides have beaten Elfsborg and BATE Borisov in the last 5 seasons. We've also beaten Croatian sides the last 2 times we've face them
Seriously only Rosenberg of those sides wouldn't be beatable
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