Jack Storer has been involved in much of Magpies' play today, and he is noted once more, as he picks up a booking for a chop tackle on Sadou Diallo.

Ball over the top and Paul McMullan chases hard. But keeper Dayle Coleing beats the forward to the ball to head clear. Smart play from Gibraltar's national stopper.

Ten minutes to play and still scoreless, somehow.

We are back underway in Gibraltar.

Jack Storer with a wild effort from 30 yards, and Derry City will be happy to see that rise high over the bar.

The players walk off for a water break at the side of the pitch in stifling conditions.

We can see the flags fluttering at the far side of the pitch with the Strait of Gibraltar beyond and the outline of the Moroccan coast. Not a bad setting.

Magpies now growing into the game more with the last five minutes being played solely in the City half.

Olatunde Bayode of the Magpies shows good feet just eight yards out and gets a shot away but it is well blocked and out for a corner.

The corner comes to nothing, but another warning for Derry City.

Twenty minutes on the clock in Gibraltar and somehow it remains scoreless. Surely there are goals in this game.

My goodness we almost had an early contender for goal of the season.

Derry City's Daniel Kelly beats three defenders as he charges into the Magpies' box but his shot is partially blocked by home keeper Dayle Coleing and is cleared off the line.

End-to-end game so far.

The Magpies get their first meaningful effort of the game.

Recent signing Jack Storer drives from midfield and offloads a thunderous low effort that has Derry keeper Brian Maher scrambling to his right. But luckily for him, the shot goes just wide.

Close from midfield maestro Will Patching.

He swings the ball in from the left of the 18-yard box beyond everyone and is just wide of the right-hand post. More positive moves from the away side.

The game just settling down after that frantic opening with the visitors happy to retain possession in their own half.

However, they press down the left and win a free-kick in a dangerous position.

A lot of noise being made from the travelling 250 Derry City fans in the stadium, enjoying the sunshine.

After some early possession for the hosts, Derry City's Adam O'Reilly unloads a rocket from 25-yards that crashes off the Magpies crossbar.

A real message of intent from the Candystripes.

We are underway at the Europa Point Stadium in a sweltering Gibraltar.

It is 30 degrees on the Mediterranean coast, will City melt under the heat and pressure? Let's find out.

Although fellow League of Ireland side Dundalk beat the Magpies of Gibraltar 3-1 on aggregate at the same stage of this competition last year, City manager Ruaidhri Higgins is taking nothing for granted against a side that finished third in their domestic league last season.

"They have had a big turnover in their squad and the conditions and heat is not what we're used to," said the Derry City boss.

"We want to try and stamp our authority on the game and come back to our home place in a strong position, that is the ultimate goal."

Magpies' goalkeeper Dayle Coleing is a former Glentoran player.

The second leg of this tie will be at Brandywell on 18 July and the prize for the winner is huge - a glamour clash in the next round against Danish Giants FC Copenhagen.

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While it's all eyes on the Uefa Conference League this evening, the Champions League is already underway with Larne falling 3-0 to RFK in Latvia last night.

RFS had a goal disallowed on ten minutes before Martins Kigurs gave the hosts the lead just before the half-hour mark.

An early second-half header from Martins Balodis and a stunning Stefan Panic free-kick condemned the Inver Reds to a heavy defeat in Latvia.

The Irish Premiership champions will now face an uphill battle in the second leg at Inver Park next Wednesday.

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Ruaidhri Higgins has named an unchanged starting XI from the side that lost to Sligo Rovers in league action last Friday.

Michael Duffy and new signing Jacob Davenport were both injury concerns coming into this one, although both are fit enough to take their places on the bench.

Derry City: Maher, Doherty, Connolly, S. McEleney, Dummigan, O'Reilly, Diallo, Patching, Kelly, McMullan, Hoban (capt).

Subs: Ryan, Ovendale, Duffy, Coll, Whelan, Mullen, Todd, Davenport, McCay

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After Larne's 3-0 defeat in Riga last night in the opening leg of the Champions League first qualifying round, how will sides fair tonight as the Conference League qualifiers start?

Three games tonight for us to get stuck into. League of Ireland side Derry City open our coverage this evening as they face Magpies of Gibraltar (17:00 BST). And what a prize in store for the Candystripes if they can make it through, with Danish giants FC Copenhagen awaiting the winners.

There's a shorter trip for Irish Premiership side Crusaders, who have hopped over the Irish Sea to meet European newcomers Caernarfon Town (18:30 BST) while Linfield head north to Iceland as they come up against Stjarnan (20:00 BST).

It's the first time the Icelanders have faced a team from the Irish League so it's unknown territory for both.

We'll be bringing you live text commentary from all games this evening so make yourself comfortable and welcome along!

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