Linfield and Derry City exit the Europa Conference League at the first qualifying round stage after suffering aggregate defeats to Stjarnan and Magpies respectively.
Irish Premiership side Linfield and League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City are both out of the Europa Conference League at the first qualifying round stage.
Linfield suffered late heartache as an 88th-minute goal by Hilmar Haldrorsson proved enough to give Stjarnan a 4-3 aggregate win at Windsor Park despite the Blues winning the second leg 3-2. The hosts should have doubled their advantage on 23 minutes when Chris Shields’ long through ball sent Chris McKee clear on goal. The striker took his shot early and attempted to curl his effort around the keeper but put it wide of the far post.
Six minutes later the tie was level on aggregate as Fitzpatrick swivelled to fire home an angled shot inside the penalty area. Hoban had the ball in the net on the half hour mark with a trademark header which he crashed in off the inside of the post, but Andorran official Antoine Chiaramonti ruled it out for an apparent foul on Ruben Diaz.
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