Linfield vs Fiorita, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying First Round

· 1st Leg

Linfield

89': Jordan Stewart

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

Fiorita

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Match Timeline

22': Crocefisso Miglietta (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Linfield. Jordan Stewart replaces Niall Quinn.
63': Gianluca Vivan (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Adolfo Hirsch (La Fiorita) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Linfield. Cameron Stewart replaces Aaron Burns.
80': Substitution, La Fiorita. Tommaso Zafferani replaces Adolfo Hirsch.
89': Goal! Linfield 1, La Fiorita 0. Jordan Stewart (Linfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90': Substitution, La Fiorita. Lorenzo Lunadei replaces Crocefisso Miglietta.
90'+2': Substitution, La Fiorita. Alessandro Guidi replaces Emiliano Olcese.
90'+3': Cameron Stewart (Linfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 2,839

Line-Ups

Linfield

No.	Name
1	Roy Carroll (GK)
5	Mark Haughey
2	Mark Stafford
16	Matthew Clarke
14	Aaron Burns
31	Niall Quinn
18	Chris Casement
8	Stephen Lowry
22	Jamie Mulgrew
38	Paul Smyth
7	Andrew Waterworth

Linfield Substitutes:

Andrew Mitchell, Ross Clarke, Jordan Stewart, Robert Garrett, Kirk Millar, Gareth Deane, Cameron Stewart.

Fiorita

No.	Name
27	Gianluca Vivan (GK)
6	Samuele Olivi
18	Marco Gasperoni
5	Roberto Di Maio
3	Andrea Martini
8	crocefisso Miglietta
4	Marco Brighi
17	Damiano Tommasi
9	Emiliano Olcese
20	Adolfo Hirsch
16	Danilo Rinaldi

Fiorita Substitutes:

Samuel Pancotti, Alessandro Guidi, Lorenzo Lunadei, Matteo Colonna, Riccardo Michelotti, Tommaso Zafferani, Alessio Cangini.

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