Europa Conference League round-up: Derry City lose 2-0 away to Bruno’s Magpies in Gibraltar
Shelbourne's Will Jarvis scores a penalty during the Europa Conference League first qualifying round, first leg against St Joseph's of Malta at Tolka Park. Photograph: Bryan Keane/InphoThough dominant for long stretches of the game, manager Damien Duff will be displeased that his side failed to produce enough chances to perhaps have killed off the tie ahead of the second leg in Gibraltar next week.
And with Liam Burt in for Evan Caffrey in their one change from their last outing, Shelbourne’s 18-year wait for a return to European action was sated after just 27 seconds with St Joseph’s having scarcely touched the ball. The perfect start laid the foundation Shelbourne would have craved as they then dominated possession with St Joseph’s forced to pack everyone behind the ball.
Failure to properly defend St Joseph’s first corner of the game then proved costly for Shelbourne five minutes before half-time. John Martin was tripped in a double challenge from Manuel Sanchez Lopez and Gabriel Cardozo Tomas in the area to concede a penalty. Jarvis duly stepped up to score emphatically from 12 yards, shooting to the roof of the net as Navas Ruiz went the other way.
Minutes earlier had brought a moment of worry for Shelbourne when Alvaro Rey’s free-kick was not too far wide of a post following a rare foray forward.
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