Conference League: Flora Tallinn 1-0 The New Saints - Cymru Premier side suffer narrow loss

The New Saints boss Craig Harrison — Image caption,
The New Saints have won the Cymru Premier five times in a row

The New Saints were beaten 1-0 by reigning Meistriliiga champions Flora Tallinn in the first leg of the Conference League second qualifying round.

Midfielder Remo Valdmets fired beyond Nathan Shepperd from just inside the 18-yard box shortly after the half-hour mark to settle the contest at Lilleküla Stadium.

Dan Williams was the closest to scoring for Craig Harrison's men, although his deflected shot in the 75th minute struck the crossbar.

The return leg against the Estonian side at Park Hall gets under way at 18:30 BST on Thursday, 30 July.

The winner of the two-legged contest will take on Andorran champions Inter Club d'Escaldes in the third qualifying round.

Those games are scheduled to be played on 6 and 13 August.

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UEFA Conference League Scores & Fixtures

Thursday 23rd July

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home team,Flora

Manager:Konstantin Vassiljev

Formation:4 - 3 - 3

Number33, Grünvald, Goalkeeper
Number7, Kuraksin, Defender
Number23, Kolobov, Defender
Number3, Kollo, Defender
Number26, Tovstik, Defender
Number18, Valdmets, Midfielder
Number32, Kreida, Midfielder
Number14, Varjund, Midfielder
Number20, Zenjov, Striker
Number11, Sappinen, Striker
Number29, Alamaa, Striker

Number33, Grünvald, Goalkeeper
E. Grünvald
Number26, Tovstik, Defender
S. Tovstik
Number3, Kollo, Defender
A. Kollo
Number23, Kolobov, Defender
M. Kolobov
Number7, Kuraksin, Defender
D. Kuraksin, substituted for I. Antonov at 72 minutes
Number14, Varjund, Midfielder
T. Varjund
Number32, Kreida, Midfielder
V. Kreida
Number18, Valdmets, Midfielder
R. Valdmets, substituted for T. Usta at 64 minutes
Number29, Alamaa, Striker
S. Alamaa
Number11, Sappinen, Striker
R. Sappinen, Captain
Number20, Zenjov, Striker
S. Zenjov, substituted for R. Alliku at 69 minutes

Substitutes

home team,Flora

Number9, Alliku, Substitute
R. Alliku
Number67, Antonov, Substitute
I. Antonov
Number89, Kalimullin, Substitute
M. Kalimullin
Number99, Kivila, Substitute
K. Kivila
Number51, Kukkonen, Substitute
M. Kukkonen
Number24, Pihela, Substitute
O. Pihela
Number53, Sammul, Substitute
R. Sammul
Number22, Tatrik, Substitute
A. Tatrik
Number8, Teeväli, Substitute
T. Teeväli
Number17, Usta, Substitute
T. Usta
Number6, Veering, Substitute
R. Veering

away team,The New Saints

Manager:Craig Harrison

Formation:4 - 3 - 3

Number1, Shepperd, Goalkeeper
Number22, Davies, Defender
Number16, Simeu, Defender
Number6, Bodenham, Defender
Number10, Redmond, Defender
Number21, Smith, Midfielder
Number14, Dan Williams, Midfielder
Number4, Corness, Midfielder
Number8, Brobbel, Striker
Number17, Jordan Williams, Striker
Number20, Hughes, Striker

Number1, Shepperd, Goalkeeper
N. Shepperd
Number10, Redmond, Defender
D. Redmond, Captain
Number6, Bodenham, Defender
J. Bodenham
Number16, Simeu, Defender
D. Simeu
Number22, Davies, Defender
D. Davies
Number4, Corness, Midfielder
D. Corness, substituted for R. Holden at 61 minutes
Number14, Dan Williams, Midfielder
D. Williams, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 1
Number21, Smith, Midfielder
L. Smith
Number20, Hughes, Striker
R. Hughes
Number17, Jordan Williams, Striker
J. Williams, substituted for E. Farrell at 61 minutes
Number8, Brobbel, Striker
R. Brobbel, substituted for B. Clark at 61 minutes

away team,The New Saints

Number7, Barton, Substitute
D. Barton
Number19, Clark, Substitute
B. Clark
Number30, Edwards, Substitute
J. Edwards
Number15, Farrell, Substitute
E. Farrell
Number12, Godsmark-Ford, Substitute
H. Godsmark-Ford
Number18, Holden, Substitute
R. Holden
Number37, Jefferies, Substitute
I. Jefferies
Number34, Lock, Substitute
J. Lock
Number23, Nolan, Substitute
Z. Nolan
Number2, Owen, Substitute
J. Owen
Number26, Phillips, Substitute
L. Phillips
Number31, Woollam, Substitute
B. Woollam

Flora
The New Saints

home team,Flora

Manager:Konstantin Vassiljev

Formation:4 - 3 - 3

Number33, Grünvald, Goalkeeper
Number7, Kuraksin, Defender
Number23, Kolobov, Defender
Number3, Kollo, Defender
Number26, Tovstik, Defender
Number18, Valdmets, Midfielder
Number32, Kreida, Midfielder
Number14, Varjund, Midfielder
Number20, Zenjov, Striker
Number11, Sappinen, Striker
Number29, Alamaa, Striker

Number33, Grünvald, Goalkeeper
E. Grünvald
Number26, Tovstik, Defender
S. Tovstik
Number3, Kollo, Defender
A. Kollo
Number23, Kolobov, Defender
M. Kolobov
Number7, Kuraksin, Defender
D. Kuraksin, substituted for I. Antonov at 72 minutes
Number14, Varjund, Midfielder
T. Varjund
Number32, Kreida, Midfielder
V. Kreida
Number18, Valdmets, Midfielder
R. Valdmets, substituted for T. Usta at 64 minutes
Number29, Alamaa, Striker
S. Alamaa
Number11, Sappinen, Striker
R. Sappinen, Captain
Number20, Zenjov, Striker
S. Zenjov, substituted for R. Alliku at 69 minutes

Substitutes

Number9, Alliku, Substitute
R. Alliku
Number67, Antonov, Substitute
I. Antonov
Number89, Kalimullin, Substitute
M. Kalimullin
Number99, Kivila, Substitute
K. Kivila
Number51, Kukkonen, Substitute
M. Kukkonen
Number24, Pihela, Substitute
O. Pihela
Number53, Sammul, Substitute
R. Sammul
Number22, Tatrik, Substitute
A. Tatrik
Number8, Teeväli, Substitute
T. Teeväli
Number17, Usta, Substitute
T. Usta
Number6, Veering, Substitute
R. Veering

Match Officials

Referee:: Kristoffer Karlsson
Assistant Referee 1:: Fredrik Klyver
Assistant Referee 2:: Almira Spahic
Fourth Official:: Niclas Karlsson

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Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Match ends, Flora 1, The New Saints 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 5
Second Half ends, Flora 1, The New Saints 0.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 2
Dan Williams (The New Saints) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Substitutionat 73 minutes
Substitution, Flora. Ilja Antonov replaces Danil Kuraksin.
Substitutionat 70 minutes
Substitution, Flora. Rauno Alliku replaces Sergei Zenjov.
Substitutionat 65 minutes
Substitution, Flora. Taaniel Usta replaces Remo Valdmets.
Substitutionat 62 minutes
Substitution, The New Saints. Ben Clark replaces Ryan Brobbel.
Substitutionat 62 minutes
Substitution, The New Saints. Eoin Farrell replaces Jordan Williams.
Substitutionat 62 minutes
Substitution, The New Saints. Rory Holden replaces Dominic Corness.
Second Halfat 46 minutes
Second Half begins Flora 1, The New Saints 0.
Half Timeat 45 minutes plus 2
First Half ends, Flora 1, The New Saints 0.
Postat 45 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
Goal!at 32 minutes
Goal! Flora 1, The New Saints 0. Remo Valdmets (Flora) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergei Zenjov.
Kick Offat 1 minute
First Half begins.
Postat 1 minute
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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