CS Fola Esch

      Fixtures

      TREF
      3
      FT
      Agg. 4 - 1
       
      1
      FOLA

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      2nd Leg - TREF advance 4-1 on aggregate

      FOLA
      0
       
      FT
      1
      TREF

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      1st Leg

      KAIR
      3
      FT
      Agg. 7 - 2
       
      1
      FOLA

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      2nd Leg - KAIR advance 7-2 on aggregate

      FOLA
      1
       
      FT
      4
      KAIR

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      2
      FT
      Agg. 4 - 2
       
      1
      LIN

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      2nd Leg - FOLA advance 4-2 on aggregate

      LIN
      1
       
      FT
      2
      FOLA

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      1
      FT
      Agg. 3 - 1
       
      0
      SHA

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      2nd Leg - FOLA advance 3-1 on aggregate

      SHA
      1
       
      FT
      2
      FOLA

      UEFA Conference League Qualifying

      1st Leg

      LRI
      5
      FT
      Agg. 7 - 2
       
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Champions League Qualifying

      2nd Leg - LRI advance 7-2 on aggregate

      FOLA
      2
       
      FT
       
      2
      LRI

      UEFA Champions League Qualifying

      1st Leg

      ARA
      4
      AET
       
      3
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League Qualifying

      SHE
      2
      FT
       
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Champions League Qualifying

      CHIK
      2
      FT
      Agg. 4 - 2
       
      1
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - CHIK advance 4-2 on aggregate

      FOLA
      1
       
      FT
      2
      CHIK

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      1
       
      FT
      Agg. 1 - 9
      4
      GENK

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - GENK advance 9-1 on aggregate

      GENK
      5
      FT
       
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      PRI
      0
       
      FT-Pens
      Agg. 0 - 0
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - Tied 0-0 on aggregate - FOLA advance on Away Goals

      FOLA
      0
       
      FT
       
      0
      PRI

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      1
       
      FT
      Agg. 1 - 3
      2
      OFK

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - OFK advance 3-1 on aggregate

      OFK
      1
      FT
       
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      4
      FT
      Agg. 4 - 2
       
      1
      BAKU

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - FOLA advance 4-2 on aggregate

      BAKU
      1
      FT
       
      0
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      MILS
      1
       
      FT
      Agg. 2 - 3
      1
      FOLA

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - FOLA advance 3-2 on aggregate

      FOLA
      2
      FT
       
      1
      MILS

      UEFA Europa League

      1st Leg

      FOLA
      1
       
      FT
      Agg. 2 - 3
      0
      ABE

      UEFA Europa League

      2nd Leg - ABE advance 3-2 on aggregate

      CS Fola Esch

      SOCCER

        CS Fola Esch 1-0 Aberdeen

        Aberdeen made unconvincing progress in the Europa League after a 1-0 defeat by Fola Esch in Luxembourg.Aberdeen were ultimately thankful for two injury-time goals at Pittodrie after Samir Hadji reduced their first qualifying-round aggregate lead to 3-2 when the hosts exposed a shaky Dons defence in the final minute of the first half.The visitors survived a major scare when Fola hit the post and they edged through after a difficult finale with the injured Willo Flood struggling to make any contribution.Aberdeen had an early warning at the Stade Josy Barthel when a ball over the top sent Hadji away, but Joe Lewis saved at his near post.The Dons settled and Shay Logan and Kenny McLean both shot just wide from distance before the visitors got their first effort on target in the 20th minute. Peter Pawlett got round the outside of the Fola defence down the left and crossed low for Jayden Stockley, whose near-post effort was blocked by the goalkeeper.Logan had a penalty appeal rejected before the hosts began to increase their attacking threat. They were off target from a Hadji header and Stefano Bensi volley but the Dons did not heed the warnings as a slackness crept into their defensive play.And Fola threw the tie wide open when one simple pass cut the Dons open. Centre-back Andrew Considine pressed the ball as Bensi received an inside pass, but a first-time ball put his strike partner clear with Ash Taylor slow to respond.The forward, whose father Mustapha helped Morocco knock Scotland out of the 1998 World Cup, raced into the box and fired high into the net.Derek McInnes made two half-time changes with Mark Reynolds and Flood on for Anthony O'Connor and Pawlett, but his side were almost two down within five minutes when Taylor allowed Bensi to turn and sat off him 25 yards out. The striker curled the ball towards the top corner and Lewis pulled off an excellent diving stop.The English goalkeeper saved from Tom Laterza following the resulting corner before the Dons appeared to take control of the game.But the respite proved brief. Some sloppy possession play in the 75th minute saw Aberdeen stretched at the back and Emmanuel Francoise cracked a 22-yard drive against the inside of the post.With Flood limping badly and the Dons having used three substitutes, Aberdeen were effectively a man down and Lewis saved from a curling effort from Gerson Rodrigues.Aberdeen should have had a penalty with eight minutes left when substitute Adam Rooney was clearly tripped by Billy Bernard, but the Norwegian referee booked the incredulous Irishman for diving.That set up a fraught finish but Lewis ultimately secured the Dons' progress when he scrambled to catch Hadji's hooked effort.ends
        • 9Y
        • PA Sport

        CS Fola Esch

        SOCCER

          Aberdeen 3-1 CS Fola Esch

          Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney hit dramatic late goals for Aberdeen against Fola Esch in their Europa League first qualifying round first leg match at Pittodrie. Shay Logan's second-half opener was immediately cancelled out by Julien Klein but Aberdeen remained the dominant side. And their strikers' late goals handed the Dons a healthy advantage to take to Luxembourg for next Thursday's return match. Fola nearly scored as early as the fifth minute. Stefano Bensi exchanged passes with Samir Hadji and clipped a low shot off the outside of Aberdeen's far post. The home side thought they had taken the lead in the 28th minute when Ash Taylor volleyed the ball into the net from close range. But the goal was ruled out as Jonny Hayes' cross had carried out of play before Jayden Stockley directed a header back to Taylor. Taylor continued to be a threat from set-pieces and just after the half-hour mark the defender powered a header wide having got on the end of a cross from McGinn, following a short corner by Hayes. Fola keeper Thomas Hym was called into action early in the second period when he made a superb stop from a header by Taylor, after a corner from McGinn. The Dons continued to ramp up the pressure. A goal-bound shot from Stockley was cleared by visiting defender Massimo Martino, Hym saved a free-kick from McGinn and the Northern Ireland forward then turned a shot just wide. Aberdeen came close to scoring in the 67th minute when Hayes lashed the ball across goal and substitute Rooney slid in to knock an effort against a post. The home side then broke the deadlock 60 seconds later as a corner from McGinn caused chaos in the Fola penalty area and Logan blasted in an acrobatic volley from six yards out. However, Aberdeen were pegged back within three minutes when Klein scored from close range following a cut-back by Emmanuel Francoise. The Dons tried to quickly recover from that setback but were once again denied by a great save from Hym, this time to keep out an overhead kick from Stockley. Taylor then had another goal ruled out, due to a foul on Hym, following a corner by McGinn. However, the Dons scored twice late on to earn a deserved victory. In the 90th minute, McGinn's shot from 10 yards out squirmed into the net as it proved too hot to handle for Hym. Then in the seventh minute of added time, Rooney converted a spot-kick after Bensi was penalised for handball.
          • 9Y
          • PA Sport
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