League of Ireland in Europe 2014

**PartySaint** · 01/07/2014, 5:18 PM

Fair play to Dundalk, any win away in Europe should be celebrated.

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/07/2014, 5:19 PM

PartySaint with the tactical jinx there.

**PartySaint** · 01/07/2014, 5:20 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

PartySaint with the tactical jinx there.

Hopefully not, I want them to get through a few rounds.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/07/2014, 5:21 PM

Towell denied his hat-trick by a good save from the keeper.

**Dunny** · 01/07/2014, 5:25 PM

Suarez on Jeunesse Esch.ibra also playing !!

Jeunesse Esch @JeunesseEsch · 11s

Esch now have Ibrahimovic and Suarez on the pitch!

**Dunny** · 01/07/2014, 5:34 PM

F/T Esch 0-2 Dundalk

**pateen** · 01/07/2014, 5:36 PM

Mightened as well book your tickets to Split lads.
Well done Dundalk.
UEFA updates were pretty good.

**pineapple stu** · 01/07/2014, 5:36 PM

Good result for Dundalk. Sounds a better performance than their last trip to Luxembourg. I still reckon they can make an impact on Europe this season.

**MeathDrog** · 01/07/2014, 5:40 PM

Great result from Dundalk. Well done.

**Dave77** · 01/07/2014, 5:46 PM

Great to get an away win. Hopefully derry, Sligo and pats can get some good results too.

**Dunny** · 01/07/2014, 6:03 PM

Jim Murphy stat on OrielWeb.

First away win in Europe since Linfield 1979 (also 2-0) and Towell got the first double since Cathal Muckians two in the same match.

**TheBoss** · 01/07/2014, 7:33 PM

A Few other minor stats:

First LOI win since July 2012, when Pats beat Siroki Brijeg.
First 2 goal win since July 2011, when Pats again beat Shakhter Karagandy.
First Away win since Shamrock Rovers beat Partizan Belgrade in August 2011 (13 matches between both wins).
40th time that a LOI team has scored 2 or more goals in an Away match, 33rd time with 2 goals only.
3rd time that a LOI team has won 2-0 Away.

**abcd** · 01/07/2014, 7:36 PM

Well done to Dundalk. Hopefully they can win the home leg as well. They've come a long way since Sean McCaffrey.

**oriel** · 01/07/2014, 8:30 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Good result for Dundalk. Sounds a better performance than their last trip to Luxembourg. I still reckon they can make an impact on Europe this season.

Well to be fair Hajuck Split (baring a major collapse) will be a massive test and unless we can get something out of the away leg that will be as far as we'll go.

I was in Lux last time, 2010 we were cruising at 3-1 up but really struggled for the last 20 with the 30c heat, then again that was a completely different team 4 years ago and Fozzie wasn't the best at organising defences.

Very happy with the result tonight though, I had a mate at the game, said we dominated 2nd half, should have got a 3rd, but still a brilliant win.

**adamd164** · 01/07/2014, 8:56 PM

Great result, congrats and well done!

those coefficient points won't go astray.

**Dodge** · 02/07/2014, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by TheBoss

A Few other minor stats:

Some more minor stats here
http://statsthatarepointless.wordpre...-competitions/

Originally Posted by adamd164

those coefficient points won't go astray.

Today's win added 0.05 to every club's co-efficient for next season

**Charlie Darwin** · 02/07/2014, 12:22 AM

If Dundalk win another 20 games we'll be laughing so.

**Dunny** · 02/07/2014, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

If Dundalk win another 20 games we'll be laughing so.

We'll try.

BTW Dundalk's 2-0 "away" win v Linfield in '79 was played behind closed doors in Harleem,Netherlands(Now dissolved i believe) following trouble in OP in the 1st leg.Behind closed doors meant nothing to some supporters at that time because at least 25 Dundalk fans were in the ground that night.

**Ezeikial** · 02/07/2014, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dunny

BTW Dundalk's 2-0 "away" win v Linfield in '79 was played behind closed doors in Harleem,Netherlands(Now dissolved i believe) following trouble in OP in the 1st leg.

Thats an understated description of what happened that night in Dundalk!

http://www.dundalkfc.com/history/dun...-cup-linfield/

**oriel** · 02/07/2014, 8:51 AM

I think that still should be considered an away game, I wouldn't agree it meant nothing, was a very important win as it put the club into the last 32 of the EC as it was at the time to play Hibs Malta next, then we lost 3-2 on agg to Celtic in the last 16.