資格賽對手 Shelbourne FC were founded in 1895 and since then have acquired a good collection of trophies. Currently, the Irish club are considered the best team of the Eircom League and in total they have conquered ten national leagues, seven cup tournaments, one league cup and four President cups. But now they are after a bigger objective: to be the first Irish club to qualify for the Champions League. A place in the Champions League would be a remarkable achievement though, as in their more than 100 years of history the club have won only four matches in Europe. Out of a total of forty matches, these victories were achieved against Belenenses from Portugal (1964), Karpatiy Lvov from Ukraine (1993), Sloga from Macedonia (2000) and in their most recent match against Hajduk Split from Croatia (2004). The history of Shelbourne is similar to that of other Irish teams in Europe, although 2004 is breaking records. The qualification of Shelbourne for the third Champions League pre-round, after having eliminated KR Reykjavik and Hadjuk Split, is the best ever achievement for a Irish team in Europe. Only the performances of Dundalk in 1979 can be compared, as back then this club won two successive rounds in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. That's the reason why the qualification of Shelbourne caused a huge celebration in Ireland, and the win against the Croatian champions was undoubtedly the biggest moment in the 109-year history of Shelbourne. This success may earn them about €500,000 in the long run; also, their triumph has been taken as a massive vote of confidence for the whole Irish football. Now the enthusiasm is increasing and the club announced the decision of moving the match against Deportivo from Tolka Park to Lansdowne Road in order to take advantage of the capacity of this stadium (42,000). Shelbourne are at the top of the Eircom league with 41 points after having achieved eleven victories, eight draws and only two defeats. Without any star player, the team has as their main weapon the excellent physical shape of their strikers and the good aerial game of the entire squad. The overall strategy of the Irish club is very similar to the one used by Deportivo: they cause a lot of pressure in midfield and chase the ball every time they lose the control of it. The team is coached by Pat Fenlon, who prefers using a 4-4-2 formation. The most important player of the team is Owen Heary, who is their captain and one of best defenders in the squad. Midfielder Stuart Byrne and young striker Jason Byern are other men to take notice of. Also, it's important to remember Glen Fitzpatrick and Alan Moore. Both players scored the goals in the 3-2 defeat against Hadjuk Split in Croatia. The latest reinforcement of the Irish club is Joseph Cyrille Ndo, a player who was part of the Cameroon squad which participated at the last two World Cups. One of the possibilities considered by coach Pat Fenlon is changing the 4-4-2 system to a 4-2-3-1 formation for the match against the Galicians. The idea is to use Ger McCarthy or Ndo in midfield, replacing striker Fitzpatrick. This means that the probable team against Deportivo will be formed by goalkeeper Williams (29), Rogers (28) and Harris (25) as central defenders, Heary (27) and Crawley (27) on the defensive sides, Stuart Byrne (27) as the the shadow of Valeron, Alan Moore (29) as his partner in midfield, Cahill (28) working at the left wing, Ger McCarthy (25) at the right and Hoolahan (21) behind Jason Byrne (25), who will be the only Irish striker for this game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19人大名單 Goalkeepers: Molina, Munua Defenders: Romero, Capdevila, Jorge Andrade, Cesar, Pablo Amo, Manuel Pablo, Hector Midfielders: Luque, Munitis, Mauro Silva, Duscher, Sergio, Victor Sanchez, Lionel Scaloni, Valeron Attackers: Pandiani, Ruben A total of 11 players will be left home in La Coruna: （留在家裡的11人） Dani Mallo, Naybet, Fran, Momo, Jaime, 'Toro' Acuna, Jose Manuel, Jesus Munoz, Tristan, Abreu and Changui. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --

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