UEFA Champions League

Linfield vs Fiorita, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying First Round

· 1st Leg
Linfield
  • 89': Jordan Stewart
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Fiorita

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    Match Commentary

    • 22': Crocefisso Miglietta (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Linfield. Jordan Stewart replaces Niall Quinn.
    • 63': Gianluca Vivan (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Adolfo Hirsch (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Linfield. Cameron Stewart replaces Aaron Burns.
    • 80': Substitution, La Fiorita. Tommaso Zafferani replaces Adolfo Hirsch.
    • 89': Goal! Linfield 1, La Fiorita 0. Jordan Stewart (Linfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Substitution, La Fiorita. Lorenzo Lunadei replaces Crocefisso Miglietta.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, La Fiorita. Alessandro Guidi replaces Emiliano Olcese.
    • 90'+3': Cameron Stewart (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 2,839

    Line-Ups

    LIN Linfield

    No. Name
    1 Roy Carroll (GK)
    5 Mark Haughey
    2 Mark Stafford
    16 Matthew Clarke
    14 Aaron Burns
    31 Niall Quinn
    18 Chris Casement
    8 Stephen Lowry
    22 Jamie Mulgrew
    38 Paul Smyth
    7 Andrew Waterworth
    Linfield Substitutes:
    Andrew Mitchell, Ross Clarke, Jordan Stewart, Robert Garrett, Kirk Millar, Gareth Deane, Cameron Stewart.

    FIO Fiorita

    No. Name
    27 Gianluca Vivan (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Samuele Olivi
    18 Marco Gasperoni
    5 Roberto Di Maio
    3 Andrea Martini
    8 crocefisso Miglietta Yellow Card
    4 Marco Brighi
    17 Damiano Tommasi
    9 Emiliano Olcese
    20 Adolfo Hirsch Yellow Card
    16 Danilo Rinaldi
    Fiorita Substitutes:
    Samuel Pancotti, Alessandro Guidi, Lorenzo Lunadei, Matteo Colonna, Riccardo Michelotti, Tommaso Zafferani, Alessio Cangini.

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