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Plzen are the Czech league winners so whether you've heard of them is irrelevant - they will always be challenging for the group stages. Partizan are obviously a better team that Rovers but the last round has shown we can compete with superior sides. Cut out the silly errors and cheap goals and we're in with a chance.
I saw Partizan playing last year in a league game and the difference in standard is such that I don't give Shams a hope over the two legs.
Well they lost 6 times and only scored twice and have since lost their star striker. I expect them to beat us for the same reasons Copenhagen beat us but there's always a chance.
I'd love to be wrong, but I really can't see Rovers going through at all. They'll probably lose both legs IMO.
The problem is Rovers don't score in Europe. To have any chance they need to take a lead over there. A nil all will be useless in my opinion.
Prediction: Rovers 0 - 1 Partizan
For historical context, Irish sides have faced Serbian opposition 3 times (all Red Star - twice as Yugoslavian, once as Serbian), losing all 6 games, and yet to score a goal
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Originally Posted by Dodge
LOI v Serbia
26 Jul 2006 Champions League Cork City FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda SRB 0-1 L
02 Aug 2006 Champions League Cork City FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda SRB 0-3 L
LOI v Yugoslavia (Serbian Teams Now, HNK Hajduk Split not included as they are Croatian)
14 Sep 1977 European Cup Sligo Rovers FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
28 Sep 1977 European Cup Sligo Rovers FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
07 Sep 1988 European Cup Dundalk FC HOME FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-5 L
05 Oct 1988 European Cup Dundalk FC AWAY FK Crvena Zvezda YUG 0-3 L
Not a Single Goal scored against a Serbian Side, with 18 conceded in 6 matches, averaging a 3-0 defeat Home and Away.
On the flip side, Irish sides are currrently unbeaten in the Europa League against Serbian opposition ;)
Anything online for this?
Its on rté online.
Can't believe the empty seats.
Links here: http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?ma...84&part=sportsQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Edit: Or maybe not actually. The Veetle one appears to be showing another game. :confused:
On now here: http://www.domacifilmovi.us/
This one is working at the moment..Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
http://www.laola1.tv/en/md/soccer/ue...989-59443.html
The RTE website coverage is for Ireland only.
Only in Ireland what you watching on Di
Cheers guys
watching on a serb feed, now trying to get this english one. Disappointed with rte.
0-1, very lazy defending IMO.
What is it with Irish teams and slack defending?
awful defending twice.
awful atmosphere too.
Dan Murray is having a mare.
Have Rovers forgotten how to defend?
Missed the first 15 min and almost assumed there was a goal conceded. I was right!
Terrible atmosphere.
http://www.laola1.tv/en/md/soccer/ue...989-59443.html
a real joy to watch it without commentary!!! that said a lot of huffing and puffing on one side and pres-season mibering up on the other............ might turn very bad in the last quarter with fitness levels telling
Atmosphere picks up as soon as I open my gob.
Murray ya gom
AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Oman playing and its 1-0 the other way aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Surely that was a stonewall penalty?
Edit: Ah, on second look, he had his arm held against his body.
Never a peno in a million years. Ball to hand, which was down by his side, hit at very fast pace and deflected onto him by a player a yard in front of him.
Of course, I still shouted for it in my living room :)
Verfy poor tonight, dont seem half as up for it compared to other games.
can see them shipping 2 -3 or more away, don't look ever like scoring either.
Great goal!!
Yes! Great goal.
brilliant
great goal well worked simple play.
now pick the ball out and bring it to the line and get on with it.
what a goal!
Cracker of a goal by McCabe,go get another now Shams !
They deserve that on the second half performance. A late winner would make the second leg interesting!
Great movement from Hooperman there. Not so much from Twigg. Jesus, what a miss.
Difficult chance for Twigg there. I thought he was going to score though.
Why do Irish sides players when 6 yards out or less always get under the ball by almost impossible margins.
that long throw hasn't cleared a defender once this evening. change the fcuken tactic.
After conceding an early goal I was fearful for Rovers but they put in a good shift in the second half and deserved the draw. They could easily have sneaked another at the end there.
Keeps it alive for next week but it will be a very different game.