[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 6.7/ 20:45 Shkupi - Lincoln Red Imps
Posted: 05 Jul 2022 15:19
[Football- Champions League Qualifications] 6.7/ 20:45 Shkupi - Lincoln Red Imps
I did not hide and I will not hide that the ball in Gibraltar is very close to me. I support local teams and the national team. However, such regular monitoring of activities there means that I still see one, unchanging thing - football in this country is really developing.
Last year, Lincoln Red Imps advanced to the group stage of the League of European Conferences - probably most of you remember that. First, in the first round of the Champions League, they defeated the champion of Luxembourg, tied 2-2 at home, and then beat them 5-0 at home. In the next round they played with the Romanian champion - CFR Cluj. And it must be admitted that the Romanians did not have an easy task. In the first match the result was 1: 2, but Cluj was not better in this match. At that time, he used two mistakes made by the defender within a few minutes. And that lost the Lincoln game. If it were not for this fact, I think they could fight for a promotion in this pair. Then even a company like Slovan Bratislava got very tired, drawing once and winning against Lincoln once. In the last round, Lincoln dismissed the Latvian champion and entered the group stage.
Today's guests did not hesitate to strengthen a little before this season. Of course, as it happens in Gibraltar, the recruitment from the lower Spanish leagues played a big role. The coach, Raul Castillo, took care of the goalscorer and brought in two new goalkeepers. So I hope that Lincoln will be able to play a little better defensively. If so, it will be a good omen before this game, as the team from Gibraltar will surely count more on a home match than away.
Lincoln is strong at home first and foremost. The League of Gibraltar takes place all on one pitch. This means that every team knows every clump of the stadium very well and they just play very well there. In addition, the high temperatures do their job. In this case, they will not be such a big advantage, as it is usually quite warm in North Macedonia as well.
Liam Walker is an undisputed star and a legend of football in Gibraltar. He is the only player from this country who has experienced his adventure in the English league! He already has a lot of experience (of course, for players from such a small country) and many times he was able to take the burden of the game on himself. I hope that it will not disappoint either.
Besides, for some time now they have been getting better and better with the line-up of Kike Gomez and Juanfri, who are reaching a slightly higher form. Hope they help Liam on the offensive. On the defensive, however, we have the mainstay of Gibraltar football and the second legend - Roy Chipolin. In fact, most of the Gibraltar squad is played by Lincoln Red Imps.
In my opinion, club football in Macedonia is very limp. While the national team is doing well lately, the teams there are really sand. This is shown, for example, by the last edition of the European cups. Probably known by most of you Shkendija, she scored two fast punches in aggregate. First 0: 6 with the champion of Slovakia, then 0: 3 with the champion of Latvia. The same Latvian champion, who was eliminated by Lincoln Red Imps a few rounds later.
Shkupi, on the other hand, passed the first qualifying round last season. But they found the fifth team from Kosovo ... And it was not easy for them, because they tied one match and won only one. However, in the next round they took an easy bareback from the Portuguese and had to say goodbye to the cups.
It seems to me that bookmakers overestimate the strength of today's hosts. It's true that they are the favorites in this game, but I don't think they are such a clear favorite. Lincoln has shown several times that they are able to threaten much better teams than the Macedonian champion. I am taking such a high rate and I hope that the "Devils" will do it and start another beautiful adventure in European cups!
1 (handicap - 1,5) @2,20 Bet365
FT 3:0
I did not hide and I will not hide that the ball in Gibraltar is very close to me. I support local teams and the national team. However, such regular monitoring of activities there means that I still see one, unchanging thing - football in this country is really developing.
Last year, Lincoln Red Imps advanced to the group stage of the League of European Conferences - probably most of you remember that. First, in the first round of the Champions League, they defeated the champion of Luxembourg, tied 2-2 at home, and then beat them 5-0 at home. In the next round they played with the Romanian champion - CFR Cluj. And it must be admitted that the Romanians did not have an easy task. In the first match the result was 1: 2, but Cluj was not better in this match. At that time, he used two mistakes made by the defender within a few minutes. And that lost the Lincoln game. If it were not for this fact, I think they could fight for a promotion in this pair. Then even a company like Slovan Bratislava got very tired, drawing once and winning against Lincoln once. In the last round, Lincoln dismissed the Latvian champion and entered the group stage.
Today's guests did not hesitate to strengthen a little before this season. Of course, as it happens in Gibraltar, the recruitment from the lower Spanish leagues played a big role. The coach, Raul Castillo, took care of the goalscorer and brought in two new goalkeepers. So I hope that Lincoln will be able to play a little better defensively. If so, it will be a good omen before this game, as the team from Gibraltar will surely count more on a home match than away.
Lincoln is strong at home first and foremost. The League of Gibraltar takes place all on one pitch. This means that every team knows every clump of the stadium very well and they just play very well there. In addition, the high temperatures do their job. In this case, they will not be such a big advantage, as it is usually quite warm in North Macedonia as well.
Liam Walker is an undisputed star and a legend of football in Gibraltar. He is the only player from this country who has experienced his adventure in the English league! He already has a lot of experience (of course, for players from such a small country) and many times he was able to take the burden of the game on himself. I hope that it will not disappoint either.
Besides, for some time now they have been getting better and better with the line-up of Kike Gomez and Juanfri, who are reaching a slightly higher form. Hope they help Liam on the offensive. On the defensive, however, we have the mainstay of Gibraltar football and the second legend - Roy Chipolin. In fact, most of the Gibraltar squad is played by Lincoln Red Imps.
In my opinion, club football in Macedonia is very limp. While the national team is doing well lately, the teams there are really sand. This is shown, for example, by the last edition of the European cups. Probably known by most of you Shkendija, she scored two fast punches in aggregate. First 0: 6 with the champion of Slovakia, then 0: 3 with the champion of Latvia. The same Latvian champion, who was eliminated by Lincoln Red Imps a few rounds later.
Shkupi, on the other hand, passed the first qualifying round last season. But they found the fifth team from Kosovo ... And it was not easy for them, because they tied one match and won only one. However, in the next round they took an easy bareback from the Portuguese and had to say goodbye to the cups.
It seems to me that bookmakers overestimate the strength of today's hosts. It's true that they are the favorites in this game, but I don't think they are such a clear favorite. Lincoln has shown several times that they are able to threaten much better teams than the Macedonian champion. I am taking such a high rate and I hope that the "Devils" will do it and start another beautiful adventure in European cups!
1 (handicap - 1,5) @2,20 Bet365
FT 3:0