The New Saints vs Europa FC, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying First Round
· 1st LegThe New Saints facing uphill battle after home defeat to Europa FC
The New Saints suffered a blow to their hopes of progress in the Champions League after suffering a 2-1 home defeat to Gibraltar's Europa FC.
Match Timeline
- 8': Goal! The New Saints 0, Europa 1. Álex Quillo (Europa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 17': Ryan Pryce (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Connell Rawlinson (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Goal! The New Saints 1, Europa 1. Scott Quigley (The New Saints) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Adrian Cieslewicz (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Iván Moya (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Guille Roldán (Europa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, The New Saints. Alex Darlington replaces Adrian Cieslewicz.
- 73': Substitution, The New Saints. Greg Draper replaces Scott Quigley.
- 78': Goal! The New Saints 1, Europa 2. Kike Gomez (Europa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, Europa. Enrique Carreño replaces Álex Quillo.
- 84': Substitution, Europa. Joselinho replaces Guille Roldán.
- 90': Substitution, The New Saints. Wes Fletcher replaces Jamie Mullan.
Game Information
Venue: Park Hall
Location: Oswestry, Wales
Attendance: 1,148
Line-Ups
The New Saints
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Harrison (GK) |
| 6 | Jonathon Routledge |
| 4 | Steve Saunders |
| 8 | Ryan Brobbel |
| 2 | Simon Spender |
| 14 | Jamie Mullan |
| 21 | Adrian Cieslewicz  |
| 5 | Connell Rawlinson |
| 26 | Ryan Pryce |
| 22 | Scott Quigley |
| 23 | Aeron Edwards |
Europa FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Javi Muñoz (GK) |
| 6 | Iván Moya |
| 10 | Liam Walker |
| 11 | Toni |
| 8 | Alex Quillo |
| 14 | Jesus Toscano |
| 9 | Enrique Gómez |
| 41 | Alberto Merino |
| 17 | Guillermo Roldán Méndez |
| 20 | Mustapha Yahaya |
| 22 | Martín Belforti |
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