Windsor Park, Belfast – Na wetin happen last night for UEFA Champions League first qualifying round wey dey burst brain! Linfield wey no too shine, fall hand for Shelbourne wey don hammer dem 1-1 for second leg. As e be, Shelbourne carry go with 2-1 aggregate, fly go meet Qarabag for next round. Wetin dem no fit do, na for conference league dem dey go dey package now (no wahala, try again next season!).
For di first leg, Linfield don lead 1-0 from match wey dem play for Tolka Park. But last night, Allistair Coote gree score for Shelbourne to extend dem lead. Chris Shields try manage make am level with penalty wey e score, but based on team no follow arrangement, dem still pack dem bag for Champions League.
Plenty fans dey vex say dem no follow chance wey dem get. ‘If dem fit take di chances wey dem get, na different tins we go dey talk today,’ na wetin Tiernan Lynch, Derry City manager, talk. He even dey praise Linfield for di work dem do, but still, di ball no dey sweet dem like that.
As di match dey go on, we see say Linfield dey try fight back, but dem dey lose ball quick like say dem no wan keep am. Kieran Offord try make things happen, but di chance wey he get, he no fit use am sabi. As he fire shot from outside di box, Shelbourne keeper Lorcan Healy just dey chill, catch am like na easy catch.
Omo, di drama pass theatre as Ben Hall wey dey play defender, gree collect red card for late tackle on Mipo Odubeko. As di match dey shake, Linfield fans dey shout, dem dey hope say another miracle fit happen, but no be so e go happen.
In di end, Shelbourne gree celebrate as dem progress. Na dem dey go face Qarabag next. Linfield wey be dem rivals, dem go face FK Zaligris or Hamrun Spartans for di UEFA Conference League. No be say dem no fit do am, but sometimes na so football be – you dey win some, you dey lose some!
