Derry City FC

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Smith sees red as Derry City crash to Riga defeat (Derry Now)

Candystripes well beaten in first leg of Europa Conference League Qualifier.

It was Riga who struck first with a goal to silence the Brandywell just before half time. Smith had barely made the changing rooms before Riga made it 2-0. Matty Smith was red carded for this incident with Riga's Muzinga Glody. Pic by Stephen McCarthy/ Sportsfile.

Watch: Derry City's say 'Ireland' to Riga FC after the Latvian side ... (Irish Post)

DERRY CITY ARE set to play Latvian side Riga FC in the first-round qualifier for the Europa Confe...

While another wanted a pay increase for the admin of the site The post also contained a Union Jack Emoji, which promoted a quick reply from the League of Ireland side. A lot of football clubs nowadays poke fun at other clubs and with Riga heading to the Brandywell, they decided to post a controversial tweet tagging Derry City into the post.

Derry City v Riga FC: Everything You Need To Know (Balls.ie)

Derry City face Riga FC on Thursday evening in their Europa League qualifying first leg tie at the Brandywell and here's all the information you need.

Ruaidhri Higgins' side have overcome a difficult spell in recent weeks after an impressive start to the season was met with a series of defeats last month. Since losing three games on the bounce to Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and Dundalk, Derry City are undefeated in their last four games with two draws and two wins. How to watch Derry City v Riga FC

Matty Smith sees red as Derry City face uphill Europa Conference ... (Independent.ie)

Derry City need to come up with some magic in the Baltics next week if their European adventure is not to end at the first hurdle for the fifth campaign in ...

Derry had a far stronger European pedigree than Riga, a club only founded eight years ago, but the visitors had far more nous, a bigger threat and a deadlier attitude in front of goal, their exotic side summed up by the fact that the first goal for this Latvian club, managed by a Croat, was created by a Ukrainian and scored by a Brazilian. City boss Rúaidhrí Higgins noted before the game that his best memories of his time as a Derry player were the European nights, but his managerial debut in UEFA competition was anything but memorable, an off-colour City undone by a sloppy and softly-conceded goal in each half, second best in a race they barely contested. Derry City need to come up with some magic in the Baltics next week if their European adventure is not to end at the first hurdle for the fifth campaign in a row after a tame loss at home to Latvian side Riga FC.

Derry City beaten in Europa Conference League first leg by Riga FC ... (Highland Radio)

The game finished 2-0 in favour of the visitors with goals coming from Gabriel Ramos and Oleksandr Filippov. The Candystripes also had Matty Smith sent off on ...

Derry City's hilarious reply to Riga FC after Latvian side had used ... (Irish Mirror)

The Derry City Twitter account posted the perfect reply to Riga FC's 'Trip to Northern Ireland' tweet yesterday. The below reply went down a treat with fans ...

Having marched to the top of the table, the Foylesiders tailed off without a win for seven games but their 3-2 victory at Bohemians - was their second on the spin, having also beaten UCD seven days earlier. "If you look at the pedigree of some of their players and the profile and where they've been, they have a lot of real talent and we’ll have to be at our very best to get through the tie." Riga are in town to play them in the first leg of their first round qualifier for the Europa Conference League.

Europa Conference League: Derry City suffer big blow after Riga ... (The Irish Times)

Candystripes winger Mattie Smith sent off after altercation with Riga's Antero Soisalo.

Derry introduced new signing Ryan Graydon to the home attendance in the 51st minute and the debutante could have made a name for himself late in the game but his shot failed to hit the target when he broke forward from midfield. And just before the break Patching brought the best out of keeper Toms who punched the free-kick clear of his goal as Derry attempted to end the first period on a high. Derry City’s hopes of progressing to the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, suffered a big blow at the Brandywell, Latvia’s Riga FC securing a comfortable win in the first leg.