Good day everyone, Barney. We have a battle of the world's greats here: Inter Club vs. Lincoln Red Imps. Lincoln are the fathers of the qualifiers; they're involved in this game every year and things don't always work out for them. I can't say much about Inter, but at least their roster looks fresher and they can compete in their league.
Demchenko's appointment is working: Iberia beat Flora 3-2 in their first leg away from home, a deserved victory: the Red-Whites dominated and could have won more. Now, for only the second time in their history, they can advance to the second round of the Champions League qualifying round. Iberia has been strong at home: they have suffered only one defeat in 12 matches this season.
Flora has been struggling in top-tier matches: in the Estonian Super Cup, they lost to Nõmme Kalju (1-3), and in the league a month ago, they lost to their main rival and tournament leader, FKI Levadia (1-3). And now they have lost to Iberia at home as well. Starting defender Kollo will be suspended for the return leg, and their defense is already failing them: they have kept only one clean sheet in their last six matches, conceding a total of ten goals in this stretch. Let's assume Iberia wins.
The fiery Finnish boys predictably outplayed the once-warlike Macedonians on their home field. The Finns are currently playing official matches in the national championship, where they are leading with virtually no losses. Vardar played their last official match six weeks ago.
Kuopio rarely concedes at home. Therefore, the return match is a mere formality for the Finns to advance.