{"id":8591,"date":"2024-07-19T08:43:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=8591"},"modified":"2024-12-22T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T23:59:03","slug":"shootout-joy-for-caernarfon-town-but-late-heartbreak-for-bala-town-and-nomads-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/shootout-joy-for-caernarfon-town-but-late-heartbreak-for-bala-town-and-nomads-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Shootout joy for Caernarfon Town but late heartbreak for Bala Town and Nomads in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-17-Crusaders-FC-vs-Caernarfon-Town-34-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-17-Crusaders-FC-vs-Caernarfon-Town-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-17-Crusaders-FC-vs-Caernarfon-Town-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-17-Crusaders-FC-vs-Caernarfon-Town-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-17-Crusaders-FC-vs-Caernarfon-Town-34.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was a week of two half halves for JD Cymru Premier clubs in Europe, as The New Saints and Caernarfon Town progressed from their ties but Bala Town and Connah\u2019s Quay Nomads were knocked out in painful fashion.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TNS reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2019 as they clinched a 4-1 aggregate victory against Montenegrin side FK De\u010di\u0107.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading 3-0 from the first leg at Park Hall, Craig Harrison\u2019s side extended their advantage shortly before half-time in Montenegro when Brad Young scored from the penalty spot \u2013 his third goal of the tie \u2013 after Ben Clark had been fouled in the box.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De\u010di\u0107 made it 1-1 on the night in the 72<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;minute when Asmir Kajevi\u0107\u2019s shot bounced down off the bar and was adjudged to have crossed the line by VAR, but it was little more than a consolation in the tie for the hosts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TNS will now face Hungarian champions Ferencv\u00e1ros in the second qualifying round and are assured of at least a place in the UEFA Conference League play-off round as they seek to become the first ever Welsh side to reach the group\/league stage of a European competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-09-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-Decic-153-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-09-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-Decic-153-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-09-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-Decic-153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-09-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-Decic-153-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/2024-07-09-The-New-Saints-vs-FK-Decic-153.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday saw perhaps the most historic night in Caernarfon Town\u2019s history as the Cofis defeated Crusaders on penalties in Belfast to reach the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Davies\u2019 side won 2-0 in the first leg at Nantporth last week and appeared to take a firm grip on the tie when Paulo Mendes volleyed home after 24 minutes at Seaview.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Crusaders roared back after the break, scoring twice in the first five minutes of the second half before Philip Lowry drew them level in the tie with 18 minutes remaining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the momentum was with the hosts, but Caernarfon stoically held on for the remainder of the 90 and through extra-time to take the tie to a shootout.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides scored their first seven efforts each before Lewis Barr and Gruff John had their strikes saved, but Caernarfon\u2019s teenager goalkeeper Stephen McMullan \u2013 who had scored one himself \u2013 then saved again to deny Jordan Owens. 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