Made an auld UCD thing for the week that's in it..
Will tickets for the UCD game go on general sale.
Students and lecturers only.Originally Posted by D24Saint
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Just home in the last hour or so.
At 1-0 up, with an away goal in the bag, and the opposition down to ten men we were through. At half time we had it in the bag, and I was glad I had told my dad to book my flights to Norway if it came to it. Sure they were better than us, but they had 10 men and had to chase the game. Thats the easiest situation in the world to face. Get the ball down, pass it wide and stretch them while looking for a second goal to kill the tie completely. Then, even if they do get a goal back you have them run ragged and getting the winner should be easier.
I don't know did he sent them out to sit on the edge of the box, is that what they heard, or are they ignoring him but in all three scenarios John Caulfield is responsible.
Its devastating, and we were all extremely angry on Thursday. Still, its an improvement on our last away trip....
A few thoughts from the game. We were vocal for most of the game, and spent that time supporting our team, occasionally asking the home support if they were going to wake up and do the same. Gary Martin however seemed to take this personally and decided to celebrate their winner vehemently right in front of us for no real reason. It was as if we had spent the previous 2 hours berating him. We were all perplexed as to where this vitriol had come from but never mind.
It must be extremely easy to support KR. They have 26 titles and 4 cups. They were as silent as any team I've come across, bar the occasional chant, and a minute or two of noise after each goal. Yet despite this lack of support, the home players gave them a standing ovation after the final (final) whistle. Odd.
Edit: I'm the bearded idiot in the puffin hat in the second picture. I think I'm lying on the ground with my foot stuck in a seat in the first. Ended up 5 or 6 rows forward of my starting position.
Very honest summing up EL P, you said it, these guys were indeed there for the taking and your manager has to take full responsibility for not dealing with the situation, never mind exploiting it. Very disappointing.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).
When 10 Scandinavians act professional and respectful always trust the Englishman to let the side down.
Very good summing up of the game El P.
It was soul destroying watching it.
I felt very sorry for the fans who made such a great effort to get there to support the team.
They must feel rightly let down.
Martin has probably waited for the chance to celebrate a goal in front of English or Irish fans since he left Middlesbrough.
He has the typical story that a lot of young professionals in the UK could tell. Plenty of money & too much time on their hands.
He's had an excellent scoring record since moving to Iceland. Over 50 goals in 90 games.Wish we had someone like that.
Voted best foreign player in Iceland last season.
He claims the KR fitness coach is a genius.
I think that showed the other night.
So much talk about being JC fit
Just back in the door from Luxembourg now.
I don't think any post as yet has captured the sheer impossibility of what we achieved on Thursday.
Almost a dream start - booking for them for a foul on the edge of the box in the first minute; could even have been a red. But we skied the free.
On 15, our keeper had a brain fart - came for a through ball and then retreated. F91 rounded him, and rolled the ball right along the face of goal, narrowly missing both posts. A minute later, we were ahead.
Coyne's challenge was silly - a bad touch and he lost possession, then went in too recklessly to make amends. Didn't see the ref had any choice. Up to then, it had been similar to the first leg - they were better, but we were ahead and coping well.
Off comes a mid, on comes a defender. Sit and clench for an hour. Then they seemed to elbow Langtry in the face - only a yellow. Team furious. I thought it might have been accidental and maybe a yellow was correct - but they were a physical team, shall we say. There was another potential red card for them later in the half.
To concede two goals just short of half time - 42nd and 47th minute - was sickening. First a 30-yard thunderbolt. Then we collapsed. Long throws into the box were bouncing in the area. We couldn't clear our lines. A second came with a short-range header. Half time and still ahead - but clearly we weren't going to score, and clearly they were. All over really.
They hit the bar on 50, and then just kept coming at us in waves. We had literally no outlet up front. Heck, we could barely reach their half. Our clearances were rushed and panicky. But Corbet in nets was playing an absolute blinder. Saving everything that came his way. One of their players was even giving out about it. Told him he was too good; should be a professional. Though he got booked on 52 for time-wasting. It started early!
But it was attack v defence. Literally. We'd clear - Swan flicked on to nobody, and they started again. We had nothing. It was utterly incessant. But around 65/70 minutes, we suddenly saw the end. And they were running out of ideas. Their crosses were awful - we cleared everything. Their shots were all from distance - and Corbet was on fire. They split the defence once and once only - Corbet saved one-on-one. There was scrambles and blocks and everything you could imagine - but no goal.
Then disaster - we won a corner. Got a bit ahead of ourselves; put people up for it. Boyle got a header, put it wide, injured himself. I think Dudelange should actually have kicked the ball out for a corner just to entice us forward and create a chance of a counter. And we spent about five minutes of the second half down to nine men - injuries to Boyle, Leahy and Swan. Swan went off with cramp - ran himself into the ground. Leahy went off after being cleaned out by a Dudelange player again.
But by 80 minutes, some of the locals were cheering for us. There was a growing sense in the whole ground that this was an exceptional performance. It was still attack v defence, but every time we cleared, a cheer went up. Every time they shot wide, it was like a goal. We actually got forward a slight bit more, but we were playing a 6-3-0 formation - both wingers were basically full-backs.
5 minutes of injury time - got through them safely. Then a sixth. They got past both our left backs and pulled a shot back - shot was blocked, scrambled and eventually cleared. Final whistle.
Never seen a game like that. Ever. We were dead and buried after they scored twice just before half-time. Yet we won. That 62 v 38 possession stat is nonsense btw. At least 80 v 20 in the second leg. And 90 v 10 in the second half of the second leg. Not exaggerating.
The maddest thing is that their budget is €2m a year. Their top-paid player is on €7,500 a week. There's no way we should have been able to get a draw off them in either leg, let alone knock them out with 10 players.
Looking at Slovan - and they ain't great. 1500 average crowds. Easily beaten by BATE last year. Beat Rovers' record for the worst ever Europa League group stage performance last season. Finished third in the league with a GS of +7 and 20-odd points off the top. There's a lot harder draws we could have gotten. You never know.
Sometimes fairy tales come true & guts & bravery are rewarded.
All I can say is very well done & good luck in the next round.
I wish we had the same application in our games against KR.
There's a huge difference between defending because you have to as against defending because your manager wants to.
In case people are wondering, BATE v Dundalk (Wednesday, July 15) will be shown Live on БЕЛАРУСЬ 5 (Belarus 5), coverage starts at 18:25
What channel is that on UPC?
Last few seconds of the Dudelange game on Thursday.
Includes one last chance for them, after which the final whistle goes.
Second leg of Slovan v UCD confirmed for the UCD Bowl with a 6pm kick off - maybe to avoid using floodlights?
First leg this Thursday at 8:15 local time.
I'd be surprised if Setanta didn't pick up the Dundalk game from local TV.
Probably to guarantee the use of the Bowl, floodlights might not meet UEFA standard for this round. Tickets available for the second leg? At a 6pm kick-off, I may make a trip up to that.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Were the floodlights used in the 1st round? The ground requirements are the same for the first two rounds in Europe. It only changes from the 3rd round.
Just shut up.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Well if its not to do with floodlights it may have Slovak TV in mind, which might earn an extra few quid for UCD? Bratislava is an hour ahead so maybe.
As an aside I see that Slovan were beaten by BATE is the CL play-off round last season.
No need to be narky, it was a genuine question.
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