FCI Levadia V Dundalk | Thursday 12 July | 5:00pm(Irish time) | Kadriog Stadion | EL QR1 1st Leg

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Main selection conundrums:

-Gannon/Hoare at RB
-Hoare, Garts or Cleary at CB
-Duffy if fit is nailed on, but other attacking midfielders/wingers to choose from between McGrath, Connolly and Adorjan.
-A few others possibly in the mix, but either not ready or not selected regularly.

I'd go:

Rogers
Gannon Garts* Hoare Massey
Benson Shields
McGrath Adorjan* Duffy
Hoban

*For me nothing betweem Clearly and Garts. Cleary has been excellent since he came in. Garts has the experience, but was lack of pace caught him out in Europe before, but against stronger opposition.
*I'd love to see Adorjan start. Could really stand out in Europe.

+1

Agree with that line-up, although I'd have a marginal preference for Dan Cleary

Dylan Connolly or Ronan Murray to come in if Michael Duffy does not make it.

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Extratime article / guide

Europa League opposition watch: Who are FCI Levadia Tallinn?

http://www.extratime.ie/articles/21299/ ... a-tallinn/

[Quayman]

Duffy and jarvis both doubtful according to james rogers in the tweet box today.

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Video footage of Dundalk's training session at Kadriorg Stadium this evening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... 9Tx-JcYJMM

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Stephen Kenny and Dane Massey speak with the media in the Dundalk press conference in the stadium tonight - poor sound quality unfortunately



https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... ETX9ZZPeR4

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Team news

Stephen O’Donnell is out with a broken leg while Stephen Folan has a knee injury. Dean Jarvis has a hip flexor injury and Michael Duffy has a groin problem with both being rated doubtful for the encounter.

https://www.dundalkfc.com/team-news-vs-fci-levadia/

[colymull]

I see the LilyWhite are showing the match, any ideas what stream they are using?

[Sneachta]

Best of luck to all supporters who made the trip. Saw a few pictures online. Looks like a good few souls made it. Fair play!

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James Rogers reporting in the Irish Times

Dundalk’s Michael Duffy faces nervous wait before Europa League qualifier
Lilywhites star may miss out on the tie with Levadia Tallinn due to injury

Dundalk FC manager Stephen Kenny could be without one of his most in-form players for this evening’s Europa League first qualifying round first leg tie against Levadia Tallinn (kick-off 5pm Irish time).

Michael Duffy is a major doubt for the tie at the Kadriorg Stadium having limped out of last Friday’s 3-1 win away to St Patrick’s Athletic in Richmond Park with a groin injury.

The Derry man has been in scintillating form so far this season with nine goals and 17 assists in 25 league matches to date. However, speaking at the pre-match press conference Kenny says the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders are well equipped to cope without the 23-year-old winger.

“We’ve got a good squad,” said Kenny.

“We’ve been missing various players at various parts of the season and we have the capacity to overcome it.”

The Lilywhites boss said switching Dylan Connolly to the left wing, where he largely played during his time at Bray Wanderers, was one option open to him if Duffy was unavailable.

As well as Duffy, fellow Derryman Dean Jarvis is also doubtful with a hip flexor injury while Stephen O’Donnell (broken leg) and Stephen Folan (knee) haven’t travelled to Estonia.

At this stage last year Dundalk’s domestic rivals Cork City beat Levadia 6-2 on aggregate, including a 2-0 first leg win away from home. Since then the Estonians have merged with 2016 Meistriliiga champions FC Infonet Tallinn, with just six survivors from last year in new coach Aleksandar Rogic’s squad.

Kenny says this makes the tie a much more difficult proposition than many are anticipating.

“There have been big changes this year with Levadia,” he said.

“They’ve a new Serbian coach, some new players and they’re a good team.

“They’re a very attacking team who have four good forwards so it’s set up to be an interesting game.

“They have two very good attacking wingers who are both aggressive and two centre forwards. In particular Roman Debelko their Ukrainian striker has been amongst the goals so he’s one to watch.”

Kenny also dismissed the idea that his side were firm favourites to advance to the second qualifying round against AEK Larnaca.

“We don’t look at it like that. It’s a very tough game and we have a battle on our hands to win and we have to earn the right to win.

“You can never take anything for granted in Europe,” he said.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer ... 6?mode=amp

[Wexford White]

I see the LilyWhite are showing the match, any ideas what stream they are using?

Please tell us!

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#DundalkFC's #UEL first qualifying round, first leg tie against @LevadiaFC will be shown live in the Lilywhite Lounge on the big screen.

Matchday prices on all drinks and complimentary finger food at half time.
Doors open at 4pm - KO at 5pm.

https://twitter.com/DundalkFC/status/10 ... 9283238912

[dundalkfc1903]

Game to be streamed on Dundalkfc.com as expected

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http://tv.delfi.ee/live/

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[dundalkfc1903]

Rogers, Gannon, Gartland, Hoare, Massey
Connolly McGrath benson shields duffy
Hoban

Sava, Mountney, Adorján, chevdukas, Murray, Kelly, Cleary

[oldfogey]

http://tv.delfi.ee/live/

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Locked up already. Probably not expecting many to pick it up.