Linfield supervisor David Healy felt his aspect “stood agency” with a view to convey a single-goal deficit again to Windsor Park for subsequent week’s second leg of their Champions League first qualifying spherical tie towards Shelbourne.
The League of Eire Premier Division champions acquired the higher of issues at Tolka Park courtesy of Mipo Odubeko’s second-half strike.
Coming in with solely the Charity Defend last towards Dungannon Swifts final week as preparation, and towards a aspect 25 video games into their home marketing campaign, Healy was happy with how his aspect didn’t permit their hosts to show loads of possession right into a glut of probabilities.
Whereas Evan Caffrey twice went shut, as did substitute Sean Boyd, the Blues defended resolutely for big durations.
“It was by no means going to be simple coming down right here, they’re a really, superb aspect with gifted gamers,” stated Healy.
“It is disappointing, in fact, however when it comes to the place we’re, it is our first actual aggressive sport. Happy with the hassle and the organisation of the gamers, we caught collectively.
“An excitable crowd down right here at Tolka Park can typically suck the ball into the online and we stood agency and we acquired ourselves in with a aim deficit.”
Linfield may have the suspended Chris Shields again for subsequent week’s second leg, whereas Cammy Ballantyne needs to be out there too.
Though Healy felt that Shelbourne play “a few of the greatest soccer” he has seen in Europe as Linfield supervisor, he believes his staff have “nothing to lose” again at Windsor Park on Wednesday in a sport that will likely be proven stay on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport web site.
“We’ll be higher for the sport subsequent week at Windsor,” the previous Northern Eire striker added.
“We’ll empty the tank, we have got nothing to concern and nothing to lose.”
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