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Auda made history and quality to the UEFA Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round for the first time in their history after beating Northern Irish side Cliftonville FC 2-0 (4-1 aggregate) at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Auda are undefeated in Europe this season and have won all four of their Conference League matches.  Abiodun Ogunniyi celebrates after scoring vs Cliftonville Image Source: FK Auda Facebook Page Four minutes into the match Auda nearly got off to the perfect start, as Matheus Clemente made a beautiful through ball to Nigerian forward Abdulrahman Taiwo whose shot went past Cliftonville keeper David Odumosu but hit the post. Auda were controlling the tempo of the game as in the 20th minute, Abiodun Ogunniyi’s shot from outside the box was deflected by Cliftonville midfielder Conor Pepper and just missed the left hand post. The first half finished 0-0 as Auda had 59% ball possession and were in control of the match. Cliftonville were solid at the back however they need a ...

What a dramatic match as RFS came back from being 0-2 down against Linfield in the 88th minute, to taking a 2-2 draw with them to Belfast for the 2nd leg of the Europa Conference League playoffs.  A game of contrasts as Skonto Stadium went from being quiet after Linfield's second goal to the crowd exploding during  Lipušček's 96th minute goal which tied the game. RFS players after the match celebrating the 2-2 draw.   RFS were the first to threaten as in the 7th minute, Tomas Simkovic gave a beautiful chip pass to Andrej Ilic in the box who was just short of reaching the ball. Six minutes later the Rīdzinieki were very close to scoring, however Linfield keeper Chris Johns saved Alfusainey Jaffa’s shot from 5 meters out. In the 17th minute RFS got a penalty after a handball from Linfield, and got a huge chance to take an early lead. Czech midfielder Petr Mares missed as his shot went wide of the goal. In the 28th minute Brazilian winger Emerson had a great chance as he dri...