Scoreless till the end, but in the end the sacrifice was well worth it for the visiting Dundalk FC, that after a scoreless first leg in Oriel Park, Skonto Stadium was to be the decider between these two sides.For Vinnie Perth the win and moving on the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, going against Azerbaijani side Qarabag, with the first leg to play on July 23 at Oriel Park.
Going back to the game were Dundalk Patrick Hoban header would won it, the game official annulled the goal citing offside from the Town attacker and the game still tied at zero goals.
as this match went all the way to 210 minutes without a score and going to the tiebreaker to the always sudden death, in order to determine of what side was to advance into the next stages.
In a match that both sides showed some opportunities but neither side could resolve in the end this affair was to be decided by the always infamous penalties.
However, in the course of the week, the Lilywhites per their manager instructions these practiced for just in case this match went into the ultimate of deciders.
in the shootout both sides had their moments, with Roman Debelko, Tomislav Saric, Vladislav Gabovs, and Dennis Rakels scoring for Riga FC, but Felipe Brisola, Stefan Panic and Armands Petersons missing.
On the Dundalk side with Patrick Hoban, Sean Murray, Dean Jarvis, Jamie McGrath and Sean Hoare making their shoots, while Georgie Kelly and Dane Massey missing.
In the end the heroics of the Town goalkeeper Gary Rogers making three crucial saves, he became the man of the match after his defensive skills that uplifted his side to the next round.
This win delivers a hefty payday to the Lilywhites with 400,000 Euros atop 800,000 for participating, in the end for Vinnie Perth and company, what a day these had in Latvian lands.
Highlights
Gary Rogers defensive performance in the course of the match
For Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers within one game of breaking the European record
Sean Hoare coming through and delivering the game winning goal on the shoutout
Vinnie Perth moves in his starting eleven in spite of not having Micheal Duffy
Man of the Match
Gary Rogers
Next Match: Dundalk FC vs Qarabag FK
Oriel Park, Dundalk County Louth, Republic of Ireland, TBD
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