Derry City FC (IRL) v FC Pyunik (ARM)
We are introducing to you “Derry city”
As it is already known the opponent of “Pyunik” from Yerevan according to the first qualification round of Champions’ League will be the Irish team – “Derry City”, which was founded in 1912. Let us try to go deeply into the peculiarity of the Irish championship and with that way to find out more about the oncoming opponent.
Irish football it is one of those cases when the strength of the championship and the national team is cardinally different. At first sight after these words there championship can be compared with Serbian and Swedish football, there is also a big difference between the gauge of the championship and national team after all. But the championship of the two abovementioned countries is “the smithy of talented ones” and it is no secret that the scouts of the leading clubs attentively examine them, which one can not say about the championship of Ireland.
As well as in the national team of Ireland are not being called the footballers from the own championship and the 90% of it are the football-players who are playing just in the clubs of England and Scotland. But it does not mean at all that all these footballers are assembled from Irish clubs. It is no secret that for a better career the Irish just move into the neighboring countries, and the majority just was born in those countries. That is why in contrast to our national team their championship does not play particularly an important role for the national team.
What about the play of the Irish clubs in the Euro cups, then, certainly, for us are more familiar the names of such clubs like “Shelbourne”, “Bohemians” or “St Patricks”.
About that team we do not know so much. Judging from the details from the official site of the club “Derry City” in last season took the second place. As it turned out the strongest club of Ireland “Shelbourne” because of financial problems stopped existing and correspondingly the right of playing in Champions’ League passed into the hands of vice-champion. But let us note that just this year “Derry” conquered the Cup of the country in the persistent contest winning “St. Patricks"
And it seemed that except “Shelbourne” quite often surpassing the first qualification round and reaching before last season till the 3rd qualification round of Champions’ League, the other clubs are weak on the European arena. But just “Derry City” in last season surprised and made itself be respected taking the second place in 2005 season, “Derry” got a permit in
UEFA Cup. In first qualification round the strong Swedish “Gothenburg” was confronting the Irish which defeated by a 1:0 score both at home and in outside. Here in this way surprising, the Irish came out into the second qualification round, where the Scotch “Gretna” was waiting for them, which was smashed on his field by a 1:5 score. In the match at home the Irish played 2:2 and with a general score of 7:2 came out into the first round of
UEFA Cup. And, naturally, there was waiting for them a serious club already, though the seriousness of previous prostrate opponents there is no need to doubt. And nevertheless the French “Paris S.G.” it is no joke already. Worthily playing goalless draw at home “Derry” conceded in outside 0:2. You can agree that to our measures it is totally impressive.
By the way, on February during the off-season time “Derry” in Spain had a control match with the main staff of “Dynamo” from Moscow, which ended in a draw 1:1.
What about the staff, then the middle age of the players of “Derry” is obviously elder than “Pyunik’s” players. In the team there are not such young footballers like in our champion’s team. The youngest player is 21 years old. The defense completely stands from the players before thirty years old or approaching the thirty year that is to say in defense it is gambled on the experience. It also confirms the fact that the role of the executer of the duties fulfills the 34 year-old number 4 player Peter Hutton, who is conducting the national team. The goal-keeper Pat Jennings did not play quite badly in today's match against “St Patricks”. The most effective player of the last season is number 18 player Mark Farren scoring 18 goals in 46 matches. There are legionaries in the team – one Englishman, seven Northern Irishmen and one Swede.
Author: David Abrahamyan, specially for Armfootball.com
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