LoI in Europe 2024

Derry pitch looks terrible.

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Originally Posted by total hoofball

Like what? Feigning injuries at Tolka, refusing to give the ball back at Tolka after our defender Wilson sportsmanly put the ball out of play while their player was dead with a head injury who also magically jumped up when the ball went out, coaching staff stirring it at Tolka causing a near fracas, assuring Shels of streaming and then going back on their assurance and then stringing that out until the day of the match until completely withdrawing, smashing Sean Boyd's face with an elbow

I've head things about the ticket distribution and prices but I'll hold them off on that until I hear a straight story. Good riddance to the term 'St. Joseph's' unless we are ever that unlucky to draw them again in future

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Sounds like shels and their fanbase are showing themselves to be relative novices when it comes to being in Europe.
In the immortal words of Ian Rush, "it's like being in a foreign country"!!

Looks like derry have got the same kind of ref as Rovers had the other night, he's giving them nothing.

Derry need 1 before HT to increase the pressure. Linfield half way there against Stjarnan.

Derry have plenty of the ball but the Magpies look comfortable. Derry had what looked to be a good goal from a header in the box disallowed, the replay of the incident didn't illuminate what was the 'foul' (lack of camera zoom action) but whatever it was didn't look more than a slight touch on a defender who was challenging for the ball.

Yesss

goal from a header, similar to the disallowed one.

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Originally Posted by geysir

Derry have plenty of the ball but the Magpies look comfortable. Derry had what looked to be a good goal from a header in the box disallowed, the replay of the incident didn't illuminate what was the 'foul' (lack of camera zoom action) but whatever it was didn't look more than a slight touch on a defender who was challenging for the ball.

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And now 1 up.

Valur going very well away in Albania.

Yes Valur 3 up, should be 6 nil. It's a scorcher out there, 37C.

What's the stream to the Derry game?

Derry now have this game under control, just need the goals.

The fall of Belarussian football continues - from having BATE Borisov get four points in a Champions League group of Roma, Barcelona and Leverkusen just nine years ago, they're now dropping to 54th in the UEFA rankings, ahead of only San Marino

And Isloch of Belarus are just after losing 1-0 at home (well, in Hungary) to La Fiorita of San Marino to send their tie to extra time; the goal coming in the 87th minute. La Fiorita had just three draws to show from their 26 European games to date.

Late goals also the undoing of the Welsh sides - Bala conceded in the 120th minute to lose 3-2 on aggregate, while Connah's Quay conceded in the 88th minute against Bravo of Slovenia to send the tie to extra time.

WTF, Derry down to 10.

Adam O'Reilly sent off, Second yellow for a dive. Seemed a good decision

What is it with LOI sides going down to 10 men. Stupid

Derry red card,second yellow for diving,the ref is a shambles really…

Down to 10 men. Bad decision making.

Was it a dive?

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Originally Posted by ger121

Was it a dive?

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It was one of those when it was neither a penalty or a dive,maybe I’m wrong but that’s what it looked like to me…

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Originally Posted by total hoofball

Like what? Feigning injuries at Tolka, refusing to give the ball back at Tolka after our defender Wilson sportsmanly put the ball out of play while their player was dead with a head injury who also magically jumped up when the ball went out, coaching staff stirring it at Tolka causing a near fracas, assuring Shels of streaming and then going back on their assurance and then stringing that out until the day of the match until completely withdrawing, smashing Sean Boyd's face with an elbow

I've head things about the ticket distribution and prices but I'll hold them off on that until I hear a straight story. Good riddance to the term 'St. Joseph's' unless we are ever that unlucky to draw them again in future

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That's exactly what we've been asking actually, yes ;)

Thought the second yellow for a dive for Rovers in Iceland was a tad harsh but that one for Derry today was spot on.

O Reilly actually could have been sent off for his yellow imo. A high boot trying to win the ball after an awful throw in from Derry.

Problems all of their own making just after they'd seen to take some control of the game. Magpies hadn't strung 3 passes together in the 15 minutes leading up to the sending off.

Hobans disallowed goal and booking seemed harsh from the one replay I saw.

Red card could kill them, a stupid one too, I think he was fouled, but he flopped flamboyantly enough to give the ref a decision, ref probably could have just played on instead, no need to send someone off in the 1st half for so little.

How they lost 2-0 out there to this lot I'll never know.

The replays don't show what happened close up, zoom function missing.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

The fall of Belarussian football continues - from having BATE Borisov get four points in a Champions League group of Roma, Barcelona and Leverkusen just nine years ago, they're now dropping to 54th in the UEFA rankings, ahead of only San Marino

And Isloch of Belarus are just after losing 1-0 at home (well, in Hungary) to La Fiorita of San Marino to send their tie to extra time; the goal coming in the 87th minute. La Fiorita had just three draws to show from their 26 European games to date.

Late goals also the undoing of the Welsh sides - Bala conceded in the 120th minute to lose 3-2 on aggregate, while Connah's Quay conceded in the 88th minute against Bravo of Slovenia to send the tie to extra time.

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It's still annoying me that Belarusian teams weren't turfed out on their arses. They shouldn't be near European sport after their antics in 2022.

Half time at Linfield, they're playing Rolling Stones' "I got the Blues" from the Sticky Fingers album, I suppose that song can have meaning both ways for them

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

It's still annoying me that Belarusian teams weren't turfed out on their arses. They shouldn't be near European sport after their antics in 2022.

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I don't see you advocating the same for Israeli or UK teams. Either you are consistant or zip it.

Is there a link to a stream to catch the last 35 ... or 65 minutes?

I think derry would be better served not going down looking for frees and penos every 30 seconds. They have the measure of the opposition and need to be a bit patient,the chance's will definitely come.

Brilliant ... Hon DCFC

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Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve

Is there a link to a stream to catch the last 35 ... or 65 minutes?

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Here you go

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Originally Posted by geysir

Here you go

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Many thanks!

Good man Hooooban!

Be great if shels and derry could make it a hat trick of qualifiers. Derry favs now surely

I’ve no idea how Derry lost 2 nil to this mob last week,they are hopeless….

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

The fall of Belarussian football continues - from having BATE Borisov get four points in a Champions League group of Roma, Barcelona and Leverkusen just nine years ago, they're now dropping to 54th in the UEFA rankings, ahead of only San Marino

And Isloch of Belarus are just after losing 1-0 at home (well, in Hungary) to La Fiorita of San Marino to send their tie to extra time; the goal coming in the 87th minute. La Fiorita had just three draws to show from their 26 European games to date.

Late goals also the undoing of the Welsh sides - Bala conceded in the 120th minute to lose 3-2 on aggregate, while Connah's Quay conceded in the 88th minute against Bravo of Slovenia to send the tie to extra time.

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San Marino side won 4-2 on penalties. An Andorran side won 5-1 tonight too. Europe is full of landmines at the early stages of the competition.

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Originally Posted by Partizan

I don't see you advocating the same for Israeli or UK teams. Either you are consistant or zip it.

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I'd be cool with that

Rarely do you see a team with a man down dominate so thoroughly, hope they can finish it.

Linfield pull level with Stjarnan, having been 2-0 and 3-1 down on aggregate

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Linfield pull level with Stjarnan, having been 2-0 and 3-1 down on aggregate

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They hit the post and missed a penalty in the 1st leg. They tend to be good at home.

Oh my god ... Magpies should have scored there. How on earth did he miss.