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Irish Independent
2 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Indo Sport podcast: Bits & Bobs
Olexiy Kashchuk of Qarabag scores his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round first leg win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park in Dublin. Picture: Sportsfile Daniel McDonnell (still jacketless) joins Joe and Will for a Thursday Bits & Bobs with plenty of your emails to discuss, including drinking wine at Centre Court, and the return of pedantic corner (now in E-Paper form). On the chopping block is where Shelbourne now sit in their race for European qualification, whether Duff's exit has taken steam away from the league, and what impact more European money could have on a potential beast in Shamrock Rovers. The news that the Irish women's basketball team have been drawn in the same group of Israel also sparks discussion around how sports organisations should take a stand. Plus - there is some defence from our emailers of Scottie Scheffler, and our studio has an uplifting surprise The next edition of Indo Sport LIVE takes place on August 6, head over to Ticketmaster for information on how you can join us at Vicar Street. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here Listen on... Spotify Apple Podcasts
Irish Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Qarabag lessons can aid Shelbourne's European league phase ambitions, says star
Shelbourne captain Mark Coyle reckons the harsh lessons learned on Wednesday night against Qarabag can help the club's league phase qualification ambitions. The Reds are all but out of Champions League contention after the concession of two late goals in the first-leg at Tolka Park saw them slump to a 3-0 defeat. For much of the second-half, the League of Ireland champions were on the front-foot and were chasing a goal to cancel out Leandro Andrade's 12th minute opener. However, they were hit by two sucker punches inside the final nine minutes, as the Azeri side capitalised on a couple of lapses. With two more opportunities to come to make league phase football, in the Europa League and Conference League, Coyle believes the Reds will be stronger for their exposure to the European regulars. 'There's a lot of learnings, and we have to improve, we know where we have to improve, but there's also a lot of positives from tonight and we have to look at them as well,' he said. 'I definitely think (confidence) is a part of it, yeah. It's not showing too much respect, really going at it from the first minute, especially here at home when you have that crowd behind you, the roar there at the start. 'I suppose they are a well-versed team in Europe, and you can see that in some of the things they did in slowing the game down. 'There are also learnings that you can take from it, especially going away from home, because you know it's like two different games usually. 'So there are a lot of learnings, but we should be taking confidence from it when you look at some of the performances and the patterns of play, that we can go toe-to-toe with these teams. But we have to brush up on certain areas.' Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . Asked if Wednesday's game would help with the rest of Shelbourne's European run, Coyle replied: 'Yeah, exactly. And it's making sure whatever we learn from tonight, we do it next week. We have to go (to Baku for the second-leg) and try to win a game. 'If it's not 3-0… look, there's no denying, it's going to be a tough, tough ask. But we have to go out there and do what we can and make sure we put in a good performance and represent the club in the right way.' Shels could have scored before Qarabag's opener. Veteran defender Sean Gannon hit the upright in the sixth minute. But the Azeri champions were an attacking threat throughout the first-half. So when Coyle and his teammates pinned them back inside their own half for much of the second-half, the Tolka Park faithful felt an equaliser was on the cards. To end up on the wrong end of a three-goal defeat was a real gut-punch. 'Definitely disappointment,' Coyle said, when asked for his feelings at the full-time whistle. 'I think in the second half we had a real go, you could see that in the chances we created. 'We had chances to equalise and I felt if anybody was on the ropes it was probably them at that stage. But that's the difference isn't it? That's European football. They got a few chances and they absolutely punished us. 'We're obviously disappointed with the overall result, but there's a lot of positives also to take out of it, especially for the next few games coming up." Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
Irish Independent
4 hours ago
- Irish Independent
‘There's a lot of learnings, we know where we have to improve' – Mark Coyle reflects on Qarabag loss as Shels face 8,000km trip
Despite their Champions League hopes now hanging by a thread Shelbourne captain Mark Coyle feels his side should take confidence from elements of their first leg display against Qarabag with cracks at the Europa League and Conference League to come this summer.
