Linfield supervisor David Healy felt his aspect “stood agency” so as to carry a single-goal deficit again to Windsor Park for subsequent week’s second leg of their Champions League first qualifying spherical tie towards Shelbourne.
The League of Eire Premier Division champions courtesy of Mipo Odubeko’s second-half strike.
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Coming in with solely the Charity Defend remaining towards Dungannon Swifts final week as preparation, and towards a aspect 25 video games into their home marketing campaign, Healy was happy with how his aspect didn’t permit their hosts to show loads of possession right into a glut of possibilities.
Whereas Evan Caffrey twice went shut, as did substitute Sean Boyd, the Blues defended resolutely for big intervals.
“It was by no means going to be simple coming down right here, they’re a really, excellent aspect with gifted gamers,” mentioned Healy.
“It is disappointing, in fact, however by way of the place we’re, it is our first actual aggressive recreation. Happy with the hassle and the organisation of the gamers, we caught collectively.
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“An excitable crowd down right here at Tolka Park can typically suck the ball into the web and we stood agency and we received ourselves in with a aim deficit.”
Linfield can have the suspended Chris Shields again for subsequent week’s second leg, whereas Cammy Ballantyne needs to be out there too.
Though Healy felt that Shelbourne play “among the finest soccer” he has seen in Europe as Linfield supervisor, he believes his crew have “nothing to lose” again at Windsor Park on Wednesday in a recreation that shall be proven stay on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport web site.
“We’ll be higher for the sport subsequent week at Windsor,” the previous Northern Eire striker added.
“We’ll empty the tank, we have got nothing to worry and nothing to lose.”