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BBC News
29-07-2025
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- BBC News
Saints bow out of Europe after Conference League loss
Welsh champions The New Saints are out of Europe following a 2-0 aggregate loss against Luxembourg's Differdange 03 in the Uefa Conference League .Saints had lost 1-0 in the second qualifying round first leg at Park Hall a week earlier against and knew only a win could keep their hopes Samir Hadji's second half penalty sealed a 1-0 second leg win and a place in next round against Estonia's Levadia who dropped down into the Conference League after their Champions League exit, created few early exit will be bitterly disappointing after they became the first Welsh domestic side to reach the group stage of a European competition last Brobbel shot on the half volley from outside the area looked to be heading towards the top corner of the net but struck Theo Brusco and flew over the bar. Jordan Marshall played a neat ball into the near post which went past Ken Charles, who started in place of Saints record signing Ben Wilson up Saints, like in the home leg, were still finding it hard to create gilt edged opportunities and a tight first half ended Mfoumou missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock for the hosts early in the second half while Harrison McGahey and Danny Redmond had to make crucial were now under an intense spell of pressure and Nathan Shepherd made a crucial save to deny Artur the follow up effort was adjudged to have struck Ben Clark's beat Shepherd from the resultant penalty to put the hosts 1-0 up on the night and extended their aggregate came close with Charles heading wide late in the game but Saints inability to score over two legs cost them dear.
BBC News
24-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Harrison rues lack of chances in Conference League loss
The New Saints head coach Craig Harrison expressed his disappointment following a defeat that leaves their European hopes hanging in the suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Differdange 03 in the Uefa Conference League second qualifying round first side, who dropped down into the Conference League after their Champions League exit, must win the away leg in Luxembourg next Tuesday to remain in Europe this season."We're really disappointed and we've got to make sure that we're positive moving forward," Harrison told BBC Radio Shropshire."The performance was OK but it wasn't any better than that really."We controlled the game from a defensive third and a middle third and we didn't create as many chances as we would have liked in the final third." The game's only goal came in the first half. Artur Arbeu made a run into the box and his strong finish beat Saints keeper Nathan Shepperd."It was a mistake by us," Harrison said."It wasn't great… we didn't cover ourselves in glory with that but it was probably the one and only time we've had a bit of a mix up at the back and it was disappointing."Apart from that I don't think they were too much of a threat and we contained them reasonably well."Harrison also confirmed that the ankle injury suffered by full-back Harvey Godsmark-Ford early in the second half is a suspected fracture.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Saints fall to disappointing home loss in Conference League
Update: Date: 90'+12 Title: Post Content: Match ends, The New Saints 0, Differdange 03 1. Update: Date: 90'+12 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, The New Saints 0, Differdange 03 1. Update: Date: 90'+3 Title: Booking Content: Gianluca Bei (Differdange 03) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 90' Title: Booking Content: Luis Jakobi (Differdange 03) is shown the yellow card. Update: Date: 88' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Differdange 03. Gianluca Bei replaces Geoffrey Franzoni. Update: Date: 88' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Differdange 03. Amine Haboubi replaces Artur Abreu. Update: Date: 82' Title: Booking Content: Dan Williams (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 81' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Differdange 03. Andreas Buch replaces Samir Hadji. Update: Date: 80' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, The New Saints. Rory Holden replaces Dominic Corness. Update: Date: 80' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, The New Saints. Ken Charles replaces Ben Wilson. Update: Date: 80' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, The New Saints. Aramide Oteh replaces Jordan Williams. Update: Date: 76' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, The New Saints. Ben Clark replaces Danny Redmond. Update: Date: 68' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Differdange 03. Luis Jakobi replaces Rafa Pinto. Update: Date: 68' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Differdange 03. Adham El Idrissi replaces Boris Mfoumou. Update: Date: 61' Title: Booking Content: Kade Craig (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 54' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, The New Saints. Kade Craig replaces Harvey Godsmark-Ford because of an injury. Update: Date: 46' Title: Second Half Content: Second Half begins The New Saints 0, Differdange 03 1. Update: Date: 45'+3 Title: Half Time Content: First Half ends, The New Saints 0, Differdange 03 1. Update: Date: 45'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
BBC News
22-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
TNS target European group stage return
Head coach Craig Harrison says a return to the group phase is the target as The New Saints prepare to face Differdange 03 in the Uefa Conference League second qualifying suffered a painful Champions League exit last week as they conceded deep in extra time against Welsh champions now drop into the Conference League, where they must come through three two-legged knockout ties if they are to repeat the heroics of last season by reaching the group first of those is against Luxembourg champions Differdange, with the first leg at Park Hall on Wednesday (19:00 BST)."We have reached the league phase once and we want to go and do it again," Harrison said. "Saying it and actually doing it are very different things. We have got no god-given right to go and do it again, but that is our aim."TNS became the first club from Wales' domestic leagues to progress from the qualifying rounds to the group stages of a European competition last being beaten in the second stage of Champions League qualifying by Ferencvaros, Harrison's side lost in Europa League qualifying to Petrocub before victory over FK Panevezys sealed their place in the Conference League group phase. TNS then faced Fiorentina, Djurgardens, Astana, Shamrock Rovers, Panathinaikos and Celje, with their solitary group victory coming against Kazakhstan's Astana."When I first spoke to [TNS owner] Mike Harris about coming back, we talked about getting to the group stages in Europe within three to five years," Harrison said."We managed it in two, so we were ahead of schedule. It's now about trying to emulate that. We have to keep standards and expectations very high." Saints were beaten 2-1 in North Macedonia last week after a goalless draw in the first felt the stalemate was a "missed opportunity" and says his players must make home advantage count against Differdange, who have also dropped into the Conference League after losing to Kosovo's FC Drita in the Champions winners of the tie will meet either Estonia's FCI Levadia Tallinn or FC Iberia 1999, of Georgia, in the third qualifying two other Welsh clubs who reached Europe this season, Penybont and Haverfordwest County, are already out of the Conference successes last season had an impact for their fellow Cymru Premier clubs, with the boost it brought in Uefa coefficient points ensuring there will be four Welsh clubs rather than three in Europe in is conscious that TNS are flying the flag for Wales once more, adding: "We know that is our responsibility every year and how much it means to the country."
