Europa FC vs The New Saints, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying First Round
· 2nd Leg - The New Saints win 4-3 on aggregate1 - 3
2nd Leg - The New Saints win 4-3 on aggregate
Quigley nets winner as The New Saints advance in Champions League qualifying
Match Timeline
- 27': Jonathon Routledge (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Scott Quigley (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Own Goal by Iván Moya, Europa. Europa 0, The New Saints 1.
- 41': Goal! Europa 0, The New Saints 2. Scott Quigley (The New Saints) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 52': Aeron Edwards (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Europa 1, The New Saints 2. Liam Walker (Europa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 54': Paul Harrison (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Kike Gomez (Europa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 58': Second yellow card to Álex Quillo (Europa) for a bad foul.
- 58': Álex Quillo (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, The New Saints. Adrian Cieslewicz replaces Wes Fletcher.
- 72': Substitution, Europa. Toni replaces Guille Roldán.
- 76': Javi Muñoz (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, The New Saints. Greg Draper replaces Steven Saunders.
- 88': Toni (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 100': Substitution, The New Saints. Alex Darlington replaces Ryan Pryce.
- 104': Goal! Europa 1, The New Saints 3. Scott Quigley (The New Saints) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 105'+1': Substitution, Europa. Enrique Carreño replaces Alberto Merino.
- 115': Enrique Carreño (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120': Alex Darlington (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120': Jesus Toscano (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Algarve
Location: Almancil, Portugal
Attendance: 261
Line-Ups
Europa FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Javi Muñoz (GK)  |
| 9 | Enrique Gómez  |
| 3 | Rahim Ayew |
| 6 | Iván Moya |
| 10 | Liam Walker |
| 8 | Alex Quillo |
| 14 | Jesus Toscano |
| 17 | Guillermo Roldán Méndez |
| 41 | Alberto Merino |
| 20 | Mustapha Yahaya |
| 22 | Martín Belforti |
The New Saints
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Harrison (GK) |
| 6 | Jonathon Routledge |
| 8 | Ryan Brobbel |
| 4 | Steve Saunders |
| 2 | Simon Spender |
| 26 | Ryan Pryce |
| 10 | Wesley Fletcher |
| 14 | Jamie Mullan |
| 5 | Connell Rawlinson |
| 23 | Aeron Edwards |
| 22 | Scott Quigley |
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