[歐冠] Depor crack stubborn Shelbourne
Depor crack stubborn Shelbourne
Tuesday, 24 August 2004
By Fergus O'Shea at the Riazor
Shelbourne FC had their UEFA Champions League dreams dashed as three
second-half goals finally ended the Irish champions' hopes and sent RC
Deportivo La Coruna side through to the group stage of the competition.
Battling display
A brilliant first-half display by the Irish team meant the tie remained
goalless at the three-quarter stage, but two Victor Sanchez goals in the
second period and a third by Walter Pandiani finally ended Shelbourne's
resistance.
Unchanged lineup
The home side were able to field an unchanged team from the first leg,
although captain Fran and Spanish international striker Diego Tristan
were still missing through injury. Shelbourne manager Pat Fenlon made
only one change, with right-sided midfield player Joseph Ndo given his
first start in Europe.
First-half control
In front of an unusually subdued Riazor crowd, Shelbourne produced a fine
first 45 minutes, with Deportivo showing little of the form that had seen
them eliminate holders AC Milan with a stunning 4-0 victory in the
quarter-finals of last season's competition. Pre-season rustiness and
nerves were all evident from the Galician team, and although they started
purposefully, the visitors visibly grew in confidence as the half wore on.
Headed opportunity
In a half of limited chances, the most clear-cut fell to the visitors after
24 minutes as pacy winger Ollie Cahill swung a cross in from the left and
although it found Jason Byrne unmarked, the striker's header lacked
conviction.
Deportivo breakthrough
Deportivo began the second half in determined mood and pressed the visitors
back, with Pandiani narrowly narrowly with a header from Sergio's 57th-minute
free-kick. With the pressure taking its toll, the home side duly opened the
scoring two minutes later as Wes Houlihan lost the ball to Victor and the
Deportivo forward ran 20 metres unopposed and found the bottom corner of the
net.
Stunning second
It was Victor's second goal for which the night will be remembered, however,
as he doubled the home side's lead six minutes past the hour, picking up the
ball around 20 metres from goal and unleashing a wondrous strike that left
goalkeeper Stephen Williams clutching at air.
Near miss
Deportivo continued to press, although Shelbourne striker Jason Byrne might
have brought the Irish side back into contention with 15 minutes left only
for his lob to drift centimetres wide.
Late third
The Spanish side completed a hard-earned win two minutes from time as Pandiani
scored a third, finding the corner of the net with a well-struck free-kick
from the corner of the penalty area. The game ended sourly for Shelbourne
with midfield player Alan Moore collecting his second yellow card for a
tackle on Jorge Andrade.
http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/fixturesresults/round=1967/m
atch=79366/Report=RP.html
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