Europa League Third Qualifying Round 1st Leg: Stoke Take Narrow First Leg Lead To Croatia

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    Hajduk Split

    Stoke celebrated a 37 year absence from European competition with a narrow 1-0 first leg win over Hajduk Split in the Europa League qualifying round.

    It should have been more comfortable for the Potters who had the opportunities to take a two goal first leg lead to Croatia next Thursday.

    In the end Tony Pulis’s team had to settle for an early header from Jon Walters after only three minutes to settle the tie.

    Kenwyne Jones looked the most likely to add to the scoreline going close on several occasions, but Hajduk Split doggedly held out ensuring they remain in the tie.

    Referee: Babak Rafati (GER)

    Venue: Britannia Stadium

    Attendance: 26,322

    Stoke scorers: Walters 3
    Hajduk Split scorers:

    STOKE
    01 Begovic
    04 Huth (yellow card)
    17 Shawcross
    28 Wilkinson
    06 Whelan
    07 Pennant (Whitehead 75)
    12 Wilson
    24 Delap
    26 Etherington (Shotton 88)
    09 Jones
    19 Walters

    Substitutes
    29 Sorensen,
    05 Collins,
    30 Shotton,
    39 Woodgate,
    14 Pugh,
    15 Diao,
    18 Whitehead

    HAJDUK SPLIT
    01 Subasic
    07 Vejic
    19 Inoha
    22 Maloca
    28 Ruben Lima
    11 Andric
    14 Tomasov (Sharbini 85)
    18 Oremus
    21 Mario Brkljaca
    99 Anas Sharbini (Ljubicic 90+2)
    13 Vukusic (Vukovic 63)

    Substitutes
    12 Kalinic,
    17 Kukoc,
    33 Dens,
    08 Ljubicic,
    09 Sharbini,
    20 Vukovic,
    91 Saric

     

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