Hoops well in the tie as they look to overturn one-goal deficit in Tallaght next week
will be looking to overturn a one-goal deficit in Tallaght next Thursday after a 34th-minute Luka Menalo goal earned Slovenia’s NK Celje a narrow Uefa Europa League third qualifying round first leg victory at Stadion Z’dežele last night.
Štubljar – Daniel Cleary had to be alert to block a goal-bound Armandas Kučys strike at the opposite end. Yet the Slovenians eventually broke the deadlock on 34 minutes when Menalo knocked the ball past Sean Hoare before unleashing a shot into the bottom left-corner of the net.Manchester United to field patched-up defence in Community Shield clashThis was a blow for Stephen Bradley’s Hoops and while Štubljar had to be on his toes to save a long-distance drive from Hoare as the half-time whistle approached, Celje ultimately brought a 1-0 cushion into the break.
On the other hand, Celje had an opportunity to double their lead when Rolando Aarons – who previously played in the English Premier League with Newcastle United – pounced on a mistake from Robert Lopes on 73 minutes, but the latter recovered brilliantly and managed to block his resulting strike on goal.
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