The New Saints make history in the Uefa Conference League courtesy of a 2-0 win over Astana in Shrewsbury.
The New Saints became the first domestic Welsh club to win in the league or group stage of a major European competition courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Astana in Shrewsbury.
The visitors dominated possession early on in Shrewsbury and came within inches of taking the lead in the fifth minute as Ramazan Karimov fired against the post from the edge of the 18-yard box. The Saints - playing the home fixture some 20 miles away from their own Park Hall stadium - did well to contain the visitors and slowly grew in confidence.
The men in white and green celebrated wildly, and the final minutes of the opening 45 could well have yielded even further rewards, such were the efforts of the Saints. The visitors must have feared they were destined to come unstuck in Shropshire as Ahanonu dragged a shot wide from a one-on-one situation before rifling an effort against the post minutes later.
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