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Who will Austria Wien face in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League? This question will be resolved on Thursday evening in the duel between the Cypriot representative Apollon Limassol and the Shamrock Rovers from Ireland. After the draw in Nyon, this duel becomes the focus of interest in the Austrian media!
The fact is that the violets from Vienna favorites have to travel to an island! Ireland or Cyprus? Both are destinations that have a certain charm. After the draw, the Viennese have secretly set themselves up for a trip to Cyprus. However, the knockout duel is still completely open after the first leg. The Shamrock Rovers go with a 2-1 lead in the return game. In Cyprus, the bookmakers but the clear favorites role between Apollon Limassol and the Shamrock Rovers according to current rates at the home side. The game starts at Tsirion Stadium on Thursday at 18pm.
Apollon Limassol:
The Cypriot national team plays a maximum of the second – or even third – violin in international football. The club teams have in recent years but always make a splash and achieve some respectable success. Apollon Limassol accomplished among other things the successful qualification for the Europa League in the past season and could win four knockout duels – among other things the FC Basel was eliminated. In the group stage, there were even victories against Lazio Rome and Olympique Marseille. Apollon Limassol is by no means to be underestimated.
Qualifying is made difficult as the domestic championship in Cyprus starts relatively late. The European League matches for the team of head coach Sofronis Avgousti are currently the only fixed points during the preparation for the new season. Thus, the season could be disappointing before the first league match day was completed. But nobody wants to waste a thought about that.
Well-known names are not to be found in the squad of the Cypriots. Since this season, Joel Mall, a Swiss guard the case. The most valuable player according to Transfermarkt.de, right-back Cristian Manea (Romanian U21 national player), is not used because the Cypriots want to gain money with a sale and its value would decrease, he should no longer be eligible to play for the future club.
The Cypriots are considered extremely strong home. In the past season there was only a 2: 3 home defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt on international stage. In the remaining six games, there were no fewer than five wins and a draw against Olympique Marseille. Given these numbers, Apollon Limassol and the Shamrock Rovers predict a home win win!
Shamrock Rovers:
The situation in Irish club football is completely contrary to that of the Cypriots. The national team of the Bhoys in Green has been able to celebrate some success, but the club teams are internationally only an absolute marginal phenomenon. While Cyprus ranks 15th in the UEFA five-year rating, Ireland ranks only at position 39 (out of 54). The level of the Irish league is absolutely manageable and internationally, the teams have very often already in the first knockout game cut the sails.
As a result, the Shamrock Rovers were able to provide a surprise in the first round this season with the success against SK Brann Bergen in the first round. The biggest sensation certainly came in the 2011/12 season, when the Shamrock Rovers were the first Irish team to reach the group stage of an international competition. However, the team is currently far away from such successes.
In the Irish year-round championship, head coach Stephen Bradley’s team is currently second and four points behind defending champions Dundalk FC. However, the Shamrock Rovers have also completed two games more and the 18th championship title – the first since 2011 – will probably continue to wait even longer. Between the two games against Apollon Limassol, the Bradley side away from Cork City (the only Northern Ireland representative) had to settle for a disappointing 1-1 draw.
The guests acted in the first leg ultra-defensive with a 5-4-1 system and will change nothing by the narrow lead on this playground. However, it is hard to imagine that the Irish defense can keep the box clean for over 90 minutes. Realistic odds on a scoring of the Shamrock Rovers we see in the stranger only at standards. In this respect, on Thursday between Apollon Limassol and the Shamrock Rovers could be the tip that not both teams meet, an interesting betting opportunity.
Apollon vs Shamrock Rovers head to head matches
25.07.19 EL Shamrock Rovers Apollon 2 : 1