Thór Akureyri v Bohs
Aggregate: 0-0
Europa League, first qualifying round
THEY MAY HAVE been left frustrated by their visitors to Phibsboro last week, but Bohs travel to Iceland quietly confident of progressing tothe next round of the Europa League qualifiers.
Thór Akureyri are expected to open up at home this evening and Bohs manager Aaron Callaghan hopes the Gypsies can nick the crucial goal.
“[W]e have nothing to be scared of. We had a perfectly good goal against them disallowed,” Callaghan says. “I definitely think we can score against them. We just have to make sure that we concentrate at all times and don’t concede.
“I’m very optimistic we can get a result over there. The key to it is keeping them out.”
Bohs followed up that scoreless draw last thursday, with a Sunday night draw on Leeside. and the boss reckons that 1-1 at Turner’s Cross against Cork City shows his young team are learning all the time.
“We kept the ball for large parts of the game. We frustrated them [Cork City] and I was absolutely delighted with the performance. It was an error that led to their goal. But when you’re playing in an expansive way you’re going to leave yourself vulnerable to a counter-attack and we got caught in one.”
Team news: Striker Dinny Corcoran (shoulder injury) and midfielder Dave Mulcahy (hip) did not travel. Evan McMillan and Ryan McEvoy were left out of the game in Cork due to having strains but they’ve been passed fit for the Thór match.
Match odds: Home 3/1 Draw 5/2 Away 11/10
IBV v St Patrick’s Athletic
Aggregate: 0-1
Europa League, first qualifying round
LIAM BUCKLEY’S SIDE are also in Iceland this evening, but the Saints have the luxury of a one-goal lead. Chris Fagan scored at Richmond Park last week to give them a vital lead to defend against the top-division side — Bohs’ opponents are from the second tier.
Team news: Mark Rossiter and Dean Kelly are missing while mew signing Anto Flood may get the nod from Buckley, who insists he’ll have to ‘juggle’ his team selection for the rest of the season.
Match odds: Home 9/5 Draw 5/2 Away 7/4
