2023-08-16 00:12:19
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Klaksvik IF’s surprising Champions League run has come to an end.
The football champions from the Faroe Islands lost the second leg in the third qualifying round at former Erling Haaland club Molde BK 0:2 (0:1, 0:1) after extra time. Despite the 2-1 win in the first leg, the underdog missed the coup to qualify for the group stage playoffs. Kristian Eriksen (17th minute) and Martin Linnes (112th) scored and eliminated Klaksvik from the Champions League.
For the Faroe Islands team it is nonetheless the biggest success in the club’s history and for North Island football in 30 years. By reaching the 3rd qualifying round for the Champions League, the team has secured at least participation in the group stage of the Conference League.
Europa League playoffs
This is the first Faroese club to take part in the group stage of a major European club competition. In addition, Klaksvik, a men’s team from the Sheep Islands, has been represented in the finals of the European Cup for 30 years. HB Tórshavn last made it to the finals of the now-defunct European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1993.
After the successes over Hungary’s champions Ferencváros Budapest and BK Häcken from Sweden, the premier class ended against Norway’s title holders. But Klaksvik can still achieve great things: Now the playoffs for the Europa League continue. (dpa)
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