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2
22 JULY 2010
 Bangor City 2 v 1 Honka Espoo
EUROPA LEAGUE

 
GOALSCORERS
 Dave Morley
 Chris Jones

COLOURS
 Blue & White


Bangor City





Honka Espoo

1
Paul Smith





Tuomas Peltonen 1
2
Peter Hoy





Sampo Koskinen 2
3
Chris Roberts





Roope Heilala 3
4
Michael Johnston





Markus Paatelainen 4
5
Jamie Brewerton





Hermanni Vuorinen 5
6
Dave Morley





Jami Puustinen 6
7
Eddie Jebb




Ville Koskimaa 7
8
Nicky Ward





Demba Savage
8
9
Les Davies





Nicholas Otaru
9
10
Sion Edwards





Jaakko Lepola 10
11
Chris Jones





Rasmus Schuller 11
12
Andy Mulliner




Janne Henriksson
12
14
Clive Williams





Henri Aalto
14
15
Matty Hurdman





Jussi Vasara (62) for 4 P'telainen 15

Alan Bull (62) for 7 Jebb





Tim Vayrynen

Marc Limbert





Tapoio Heikkila

John Owen





Konsta Rasimus
 

GOALSCORERS
 Sampo Koskinen

COLOURS
 All White



    What a win! What a fantastic battling performance by Bangor, against the odds and the Finnish fulltimers.
    The records will show that late goals from Dave Morley and Chris Jones snatched a win when defeat loomed large, but this was a tremendous team performance - with the bench and the thousand or so in the stand also playing a huge part.
    After both sides wasted early free kicks it was the dangerous Otaru who threatened with a mazey run on the right which ended in a goalbound shot that Jamie Brewerton bravely blocked.  Next Vuorinen forced a save from Paul Smith, the Finns forced a couple of corners and Schuller went close twice in quick succession.
   On the 20 minute mark the who fears of the blue horde came true.  Sampo Koskinen teed the ball up outside the box and unleashed a fierce strike beyond the diving Paul Smith.  Honka had the lead and an away goal. Puustinen and goalscorer Koskinen went close to adding to the advantage as Bangor looked to Michael Johnston and the industrious Jamie Brewerton to stand firm.
   As half time beckoned Eddie Jebb cut in from the right and forced a save from Peltonen but Honka responded with a header from Koskimaa which Smith saved well. However Bangor ended the half brightly with Sion Edwards and Les Davies exerting some pressure - and exposing a more brittle side to the visitors defence.  When Koskimaa fouled Davies 25 yards out it was Edwards' low drive which so nearly crept inside the righthand upright.
   But it drifted wide and at half time City trailed one nil, two one on aggregate, but with all to play for.
HALF TIME  1-0
   No changes at half time, but with Bangor continuing to push Chris Jones forward alongside Les Davies, and cracks starting to appear in the Honka defence.
   But it was the visitors who might have doubled their advantage when Schuller's inswinging corner was headed off his line by Michael Johnston. Otaru and Savage went close for Honka as they pressed for a decisive second goal.
   On 62 minutes Alan Bull replaced Eddie Jebb, but lined up alongside Les Davies with Chris Jones moving to the right wing.  Honka won a corner delivered by Schuller but Vuorinen missed the target. Bangor got into their stride and in a goalmouth melee Chris Jones has a shot blocked and hacked away.
   Chris Roberts was fouled on the left by Otaru, took the freekick and Les Davies fired on target but Peltonen pulled off a good low save. Honka made a substitution as Vasara came on for Paatelainen. Bangor nearly slipped two behind as Michael Johnston lost possession in his own half his a timely recovery saved the day.
   With fifteen minutes left on the clock Peter Hoy sent over a trademark long throw which fell to Sion Edwards but he fired over from the left.  Honka countered and Paul Smith did well to keep out substitute Vasara.
   Nicky Ward was shwon the yellow card for a challenge on Savage with ten minutes remaining.  Bangor began to push forward more and Honka again looked unsure.  Chris Jones and Sion Edwards go close for Bangor before on 85 minutes Edwards delivers a corner which Dave Morley headed home from close range! Literally all square in terms of goals on the night and over the two legs.
   Otaru and Savage both went close for Honka before the fourth official indicated three minutes of added time.  But it was Bangor who stunned the visitors when Chris Jones nipped in to score from close range after Nicky Ward has shanked his ten yard effort.  Some amazing scenes followed but Bangor still had two minutes to navigate and the Finns were keen to kick off! In the brief time remaining substitute Alan Bull went close to adding his name to the role of honour, but the final whstle was welcomed by all those in blue - and a good number of well meaning neutrals!
   MoM BANGOR CITY
  Michael Johnston
   MoM OPPOSITION
  Nicholas Otaru
   REFEREE:  Arman Amirkhanyan (Armenia)   ATTENDANCE:  (WREXHAM RACECOURSE)


1
15 JULY 2010
  Honka Espoo 1 v 1 Bangor City
EUROPA LEAGUE
 
GOALSCORERS
 Demba Savage

COLOURS
 Black


Honka Espoo





Bangor City

1
Tuomas Peltonen





Paul Smith
1
2
Sampo Koskinen





Peter Hoy
2
3
Henri Aalto





Chris Roberts
3
4
Hermanni Vuorinen





Dave Morley
4
5
Markus Paatelainen





Jamie Brewerton
5
6
Jami Puustinen




Michael Johnston
6
7
Ville Koskimaa





Eddie Jebb
7
8
Demba Savage





Craig Garside
8
9
Tapoio Heikkila





Les Davies
9
10
Jaakko Lepola




Nicky Ward
10
11
Rasmus Schuller





Chris Jones
11
12
Janne Henrikson





Andy Mulliner  12
14
Roope Heilala




Clive Williams (79) for 9 Davies 14
15
Konsta Rasimus (71) for 4 Vuorinen





Sion Edwards (52) for 5 Brewerton
15
16
Jussi Vasara (64) for 5 Paatelainen





Matthew Hurdman
16
17
Nic Otaru (79) for 3 Aalto





Marc Limbert
17
18
John Weckstrom





Alan Bull (61) for 7 Jebb

19
Tim Vayrynen







 
GOALSCORERS
 Chris Jones

COLOURS
 Red

   A year ago - all but a day - Bangor slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the corresponding game in the Europa League. Roll forward to July 2010 and the cast list - the starting elevens - featured half a dozen familiar faces on either side. But thanks to a battling team performance and a newcomer in the Bangor ranks the end result was very different.
   The opening stages though belonged to Honka who attacked from the off and might have gone ahead had Puustinen or Koskimaa hit the target. On ten minutes Schuller went close with a free kick and then Koskimaa again went close but this time his shot was blocked.
   It was half an hour into the game before Bangor could force an opening when midfielder Craig Garside went close and moments later a first corner involved a yellow card for Henri Aalto.
   But it all seemed to have gone sour for City when a Macedonian referee
Meckarowski awarded a penalty for Honka. Up stepped Markus Paatelainen whose side footer was saved by Paul Smith who dived to his right. What a moment and yet another penalty save for the unflappable Smith.
   Honka continued to press with both Puustinen and Schuller going close, Smith in the thick of things once again, but Bangor stood firm. But two minutes before the interval the Finnish side had the lead they deserved as Koskinen's cross from the left was headed hom emphatically by Demba Savage who ran off his marker.
   Bangor won a late free kick which Nicky Ward delivered but referee
Meckarowski was into the action again with the half time whistle which signalled a welcome breather for Nev Powell's hard working side.
HALF TIME 1-0
   Following the restart City pressed and Craig Garside saw his goalbound effort blocked before substitute Sion Edwards replaced Jamie Brewerton who had been laid low with flu.
   On 58 minutes Les Davies controlled the ball on half way before sliding a straight pass in on goal.  With a defender for company new signing Chris Jones raced through to beat Peltonen with a calm finish from the edge of the box to the delight of the Bangor contingent. An equaliser, an away goal and something to hold on to.
   Moments later Jones went close to a second but Peltonen resisted and on 64 minutes the Nefyn striker went into the referees book for a foul on Schuller. Recent signing Alan Bull made his Bangor debut on the hour as he came on for his cousin - right winger Eddie Jebb. Next Jussi Vasara replaced Paatelainen.
   Vasara went close immediately - Smith saved - then Demba Savage fired wide as City held on. With 71 minutes played Rasimus replaced Vuorinen , then Schuller shot wide, likewise Koskinen.
   In the closing ten minutes Clive Williams replaced a tiring Les Davies but Honka pushed for a winner through Savage who was kept out by Smith.  Rasimus and Koskimaa had chances, Dave Morley was yellow carded, but as the ninety minutes gave way to added time it mattered not.
   Finally referee Meckarowski blew for time and Bangor players, officials and some 150 supporters celebrated a famous result on foreign soil, one which raises genuine hopes of progress in next Thursday second leg at The Racecourse.
   MoM BANGOR CITY
  Paul Smith
   MoM OPPOSITION
  
   REFEREE:  Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia). ATTENDANCE: