Summary

  • Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield (Result)

  • FC Vaduz 0-1 Dungannon Swifts (Result)

  • Larne 0-0 Prishtina (Result)

  1. CLOSE!published at 18:33 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Carlos Olses dives to divert Matthew Fitzpatrick's first-time-effort out of play.

    That was a good chance for Linfield.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    That shot minutes ago was Machop Chol's last of the game as he makes way for Kassim Hadji.

  3. Postpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Kieran Offord notices Carlos Olses is off his line, but his effort is too high and also wide.

    Suppose those sort of chances are always worth a go!

  4. Postpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Machop Chol has certainly had a lot of chances tonight.

    This time the centre-forward gets the ball caught between his feet which gives Linfield time to prepare for his shot, which is off target anyway.

  5. Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Kirk Millar's shot from the right wing is gathered by Carlos Olses.

    Will that chance minutes ago be the turning point for Linfield?

  6. CLOSE!published at 18:21 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    A nervy moment for the home side as Carlos Olses comes off his line to try and gather Ethan McGee's throw-in.

    The Zalgiris stopper drops the ball but Ebenezer Ofori is on hand to hoof it away before Linfield can take advantage of the mistake.

  7. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Kirk Millar's free-kick from a good position evades everyone in the box and goes out of play for a goal-kick.

  8. Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Linfield have struggled to settle since the restart and are yet to break into the final third.

    However, despite enjoying majority of the possession, Zalgiris have been unable to test Chris Johns so far and are struggling with their final touches.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    The bookings tonight are now level as Yuri Kendysh is cautioned for a foul on Kieran Offord.

  10. CLOSE!published at 18:09 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Machop Chol heads a cross from Ovidijus Verbickas just wide.

    It was Linfield who made a bright start to the first half, but it's the home side who have started the second half strongly.

  11. Postpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Joris Moutachy's cross is too heavy for Dino Salcinovic, who had jumped higher than his marker.

  12. Team news - McAllister and Kelly start for Swiftspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 24 July

    Vaduz v Dungannon Swifts (18:30 BST)

    Dungannon are, of course, having to move forward without a few of their cup final heroes.

    Key defender Dean Curry went out on a high and retired after that game, while star striker John McGovern has since moved on to full-time football with Shamrock Rovers.

    There are some new signings on show with Sean McAllister and Tiernan Kelly starting, while Peter Maguire is on the bench.

    Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, S Scott, Marron, Dillon, Glenny, Kelly, McGinty, Wallace, Mitchell, Bigirimana, McAllister.

    Substitutes: Henderson, J Glass, P Maguire, King, Bermingham, Knowles, Galvin, Boyd, T Maguire, McAleese.

  13. KICK-OFFpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    No changes at the break as the action gets back under way.

  14. Swifts on the road in Liechtensteinpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 July

    Vaduz v Dungannon Swifts (18:30)

    As we mentioned there, this is Dungannon's first European tie in 18 years and the Swifts will be raring to go as they travel to Liechtenstein to take on FC Vaduz.

    The Irish Cup winners have twice played in Europe before, when they lost in the 2006 Intertoto Cup to Keflavik IF in the first round and in qualifying for the 2007-08 Uefa Cup, when they were defeated by Lithuanian side FK Suduva.

    Whilst FC Vaduz are from Liechtenstein, they curiously play in Switzerland, the second tier Challenge League to be exact, after relegation from the Swiss Super League in 2021.

    They won the Liechtensteiner Cup final against Balzers to reach the second round of Conference League qualifying.

    Vaduz made history in 2022 as by beating Rapid Wien they qualified for the group stages of the Conference League, becoming the first ever club from Liechtenstein to reach the group stages of a European club competition.

    They finished bottom of a tough group that included AZ Alkmaar, Apollon Limassol and Dnipro, picking up two points from their six games.

    There is a potential big prize at stake for the winners of this tie as they could face Dutch giants AZ Alkmaar or Finnish side Ilves in the third round.

    Dungannon Swifts celebrate their Irish Cup win over Cliftinville in MayImage source, Presseye
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    Dungannon Swifts celebrate their Irish Cup win over Cliftinville in May

  15. Postpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 24 July

    Vaduz v Dungannon Swifts (18:30)

    While the Blues are goalless in Vilnius, Dungannon Swifts are about 35 minutes away from their first European tie in 18 years.

    Rodney McAree's side are starting one round later in Europe than their Irish Premiership counterparts thanks to their Irish Cup win in May.

    We'll bring you the build-up to that one during the break of our first game.

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Plenty of chances for both sides, but no goals to keep you up to date about so far in Vilnius.

  17. Postpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Matthew Fitzpatrick's acrobatic effort in a busy box is well off target.

    There will be three minutes of additional time at the end of this half.

  18. Postpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Ebenezer Ofori has a go from 25-yards, but it lacks the power to test Chris Johns as we enter the final two minutes of the first half.

  19. ouch!

    Postpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    There is another stoppage as Linfield stopper Chris Johns needs treatment.

    It looks like he'll be able to continue though.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 24 July

    Zalgiris 0-0 Linfield

    Euan East is replaced by Scot Whiteside.

    That is a blow for the away side just before the break.