UCD FC advances to second round of UEFA Youth League

UCD FC have advanced into the second round of the UEFA Youth League after holding strong in Iceland to claim an aggregate win. The Students U19 squad kept their European dream alive in Rekjavik during the second leg against Stjarnan, who won the game 3-2. However the result was immaterial as UCD qualified for the next round due to a 3-0 lead secured two weeks ago when the sides first met at the UCD Bowl. The goals from Adam Brennan, Roy Lawlor and Odhran MacLaughlin proved to be invaluable for the return game, which saw Stjarnan hit the next within minutes. A goal in reply from MacLaughlin before the end of the first half was soon answered with two more from the Garšabęr side. Keeping the Icelandic champions at bay, UCD held on to their 4-3 aggregate lead before decisively earning their place in the second round of the UEFA Youth League with a 90 min goal from Hugh Parker. The first leg win marks a big step towards side's return to European football, having first competed in the UEFA Youth League in 2017.
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