QuoteDerry got the pricing wrong on that fixture.Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Only 467 in The Showgrounds tonight
Derry got the pricing wrong on that fixture.
Very enjoyable game in Tallaght i have to say and at times jittery enough in the 2nd half with our Keeper pulling off one particularly good save. we stopped passing the ball in the 2nd half trying to hold on to what we got thus handing them the initiative. They took off their captain a midfielder who was on a yellow card with about 15 minutes to go and then faded allowing Rovers to finish very strong. Lopez was my man of the match. Great Crowd i would say about 4500-5000.
12 matches played v Czech/Czechoslovakia clubs in Europe:
W 0, D 1, L 11
The draw was when Bohs drew 2-2 with TJ Gottwaldov in 1970!
The "4th" Czech Rep team in last season's Europa League got through the 2nd round against Levadia Tallinn on away goals. Rovers have a small chance here but would expect them to go out.
Cork have a much better chance (and not just because they're a better side)
14 matches played v Cypriot clubs:
W 7, D 2, L 5
Most recently Cork beat Apollon Limassol 2-1 on aggregate.
Last season AEK Larnaca won 3 rounds in Europe, though were 2-0 down away to Cliftonville in the 1st leg of 2nd round before going on to win 5-2 on aggregate.
They have a Spanish manager with about 15 Spanish players in their squad so could be a bit different to a typical Cypriot team.
I phoned the speaking clock to hear a voice speak, it said - "At the tone you will be very much alone"
Up to 36th in Co-efficient table. Like porn for anoraks it is
Larnaca drew 1-1 on the night with Lincoln Red Imps in the Algarve and so progress, as expected, 6-1 on aggregate to meet Cork in the next round. Not a great result for Larnaca tonight, but it's likely they weren't over-exerting themselves considering the tie was pretty much already wrapped up before kick-off.
I wouldn't pay much heed to an all-time LOI record against Cypriot teams though. They've improved a lot in recent years.
That said - so have LOI teams in Europe. Especially if you're harking back to the 1970s !
Yeah - for sure. Of those ties with the Cypriot teams I think nearly all were from the 70s. Cork will be outsiders but not massive ones.I wouldn't pay much heed to an all-time LOI record against Cypriot teams though. They've improved a lot in recent years.
That said - so have LOI teams in Europe. Especially if you're harking back to the 1970s !
I phoned the speaking clock to hear a voice speak, it said - "At the tone you will be very much alone"
Great spirit in the team tonight, as always. Seani is absolutely a different level. Best player I've ever seen for us. Perfect hatrick tonight too, caused them constant trouble. Injuries in defence are killing us though. We were woeful there tonight. Keohane not a right back, McCormack not a full back. Badly need Benno back next week.
We don't have a hope of beating Larnaca if we play like tonight, but there's something very special about this team and they have huge faith in themselves. Bring it on.
Anyone have a list of unseeded teams that went through tonight?
Next round will be tougher bt hopefully one team gets through... Cork's chances shud be better...
What are you on? Were negative and we have a pouros defence?
Our problem tonight was that we never stopped attacking! Which is reasonable when you have two defenders on the pitch
Tough night at the cross but we win. Only the second time we've won home and away. First ever euro hattrick and Sean is our top goalscorer with 6. Two ahead of Dan Murray now.
Seani is something else. I've enjoyed watching him so much and it's sad that it's ending. Definitely our best ever player.
Good win for Rovers - we were clearly the better team even if we absorbed a lot of pressure in the second half. They're the sort of team we struggle against - big, physical and direct - so delighted with the clean sheet even if it needed two top-class saves from Tomer. Don't think we have a hope against the Czech crowd but admittedly I haven't seen them and am only going on the strength of the league. Hope I'm wrong!
What is "the old porous defence" a reference to? To date this season, Cork have conceded a mere 10 goals in 19 league games and 2 goals in 2 Europa League qualifying matches. There's nothing porous about their defence this season. Statistically, they've the tightest defence in the league by a considerable distance.
And we;re apparently negative too. 6 goals over two legs to add to just the 54 in our 19 league games. We're somehow negative and pourous all at once. Impressive that we win any games at all with such obvious flaws.
Two goals conceded by Cork in a 16 minute spell while the game was 'live' was prob what warranted the porous defence response from the op.? Cork were looking a bit dodgy at the at the back at that time.
Yis are over reacting lads.
Calm down and enjoy the win(and the co efficient or whatever you call it)
Congratulations to Rovers and Cork
To celebrate a famous Hoops victory I am going to wear sack cloth and ashes for the weekend and try to avoid all Stephen Bradley interviews.
Poor Stephen won't know what hits him when he logs on to foot.ie tomorrow.
Great result tonight.
Hope to see a full 90 minutes of bolger Doona boyd and o Connor against celtic and a performance next thursday thst keeps the tie alive for the second leg
just to note that tough as it might be, beating the Czech crowd means you take their seeding for the third QR and have a decent shout against lower seeds and avoid bigger guns...
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