Lillestrøm 1 X 2 SC União Torreense: Debut with Victory
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Algemeen Dagblad
gelderlander.nlAfter Torreense's historic victory away at Lillestrøm, it was not the head coach but the assistant coach who stood in front of the camera. Why? Head coach Luís Tralhão did not possess the required UEFA Pro license. "Actually, he shouldn't have been standing here."
It is very unusual that it happens: the Portuguese team of Torreense is doing it, and won the European debut
PORTUGAL second division side Torreense, the Cup winners, made their Europa League debut with a victory. They defeated Norwegian side Lillestrøm 2-1 away in their first ever European match.
“Ready! What a beautiful page in this story!” The Portuguese newspaper A Bola just finished the match in Norway. The phrase sums up a succession of hard-to-imagin events just a few months ago. União Torreense, a second division club that has been 34 years out of Portugal’s top category, debuted this Thursday in a European competition and won 2-1 as a visitor to Lillestrom. He did so in front of just over 30 fans who traveled some 3400 kilometers…
The Club of Portugal's Second League Torreense sensationally won the first match of the League of Europe's new season.
Torreense made a dream debut in the Europa League on Thursday, when the team from the second-best Portuguese league beat Lillestrøm 2-1 despite a late red card.
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