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[pete]

Apoel Nicosia [1 - 0] Derry City (KO 5.30)
22' Kovalchuck

[Neil]

1-1 : Gary Beckett 45 mins

[Slash/ED]

Would be a great result if it finishes 1-1.

[tiktok]

Nicosia 2-1 Derry with about five minutes to go, still a good result, but here's hoping they can snatch a draw.

[Neil]

RESULT
Apoel Nicosia 2 - 1 Derry City
Kovalchuck 22' - Beckett 45'
Okkarides 54'

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HT
Olypija 0 - 0 Shels

[Neil]

Olypija 1 - 0 Shels
Jusufbegovic 72'

[Neil]

Coleraine 2 - 1 Uniao Leiria

Cwmbran 0 - 3 Maccabi Haifa FT

Malmo FF 4 - 0 Portadown

[tiktok]

Two losses, but it couls have been worse. At least both sides are well in it for the Home legs.

no reason why two home wins shouldn't be on the cards with all four eircom league teams progressing past the first round of european competition.

[James]

Originally posted by tiktok
no reason why two home wins shouldn't be on the cards with all four eircom league teams progressing past the first round of european competition.

afaik this round of the UEFA cup was only the prelimenary round

[James]

derry city report

APOEL edge Derry struggle
APOEL FC take a slender one-goal advantage to Ireland for the second leg of their UEFA Cup qualifying round tie against Derry City FC, who will fancy their chances of a shock aggregate win after scoring a vital away goal at the GSP stadium in Nicosia.

from uefa.com website

other full times of note

Dinamo Bucuresti 5-2 Metalurgs (old latvian friends of city)
Litex 0-0 Zimbru (pats refugee friends)
Groclin 2-0 Atlantas ( ithought the place didnt exist.. 2nd legs going be tricky playing underwaterlike )
Malmö 4-0 Portadown
Cwmbran 0-3 M. Haifa

[brandy86]

Happy Days! ok we were beat and it was a real backs to the wall job but that away goal sets it up for the second leg! Well done to all the players and management, it's been a tough week but you all done well!
Tough luck on Shels but they are not out of it yet!
Good Luck to both sides in two weks!

[tiktok]

Originally posted by James
afaik this round of the UEFA cup was only the prelimenary round

yeah, you're right, i meant it'd be great to see all the EL clubs progress past their own first rounds of european football, prelim or not.

can't believe metalurgs got into europe again, worst team i've ever seen at the cross, (apart from us that day seeing as they won. 451 at home in europe Gunther).

i wonder did the barca game two days ago and travelling there late have an effect on Derry's performance?

[Slash/ED]

I'm fairly confident, remember Bohs v Bate and it seemed, according to Newstalk, that it was an even match if anything Shels were the better side and created a few chances, if they can do that away they should score at home, which will hopefully be enough.

It also seems Stewie Byrne was completley done by one of their players and went off in the first 10 minutes, I hope he's alright.