Welsh conquerors make Euro exits
Friday 23 July 2010
ShamrockFK TAURAS and TPS Turku, conquerors of Llanelli and Port Talbot respectively, both made their exit from the Europa League this week.
Tauras went down 6-1 on aggregate to APOEL Nicosia, a result which is unlikely to see any tears shed in Stebonheath Park after the Reds were involved in a controversial second leg in Lithuania.
TPS were eliminated by Belgian outfit Cercle Brugge on away goals as the visitors scored twice in the second half in Finland to earn a 2-2 draw.
Elsewhere, there was joy for Shamrock Rovers of the Airtricity Irish League, who triumphed 1-0 away against Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv to prevail 2-1 on aggregate and set-up a tie with Italian giants Juventus. But Dundalk were beaten 8-0 on aggregate by Levski Sofia.
North of the border, part-times Cliftonville are celebrating after knocking out HNK Cibalia to set up a third qualifying round tie with CSKA Sofia. The Irish drew 0-0 in "blistering heat" in Croatia for a 1-0 aggregate success.
SPL outfit Motherwall, who beat Llanelli last season, went through 2-0 on aggregate against Briedablik of Iceland.
Photo: Shamrock celebrate their goal in Israel [uefa.com].