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  1. Astra scrape through It was Blue Danube for the Caley Jags fans as Inverness Caledonian Thistle bowed out of Europe after a goalless draw in Romania, by the banks of the majestic river, was not enough to get them through to an all British clash with West Ham United. Constantin Budescu's first leg goal was all that separated the sides as Inverness tried to draw the tie level, but despite an excellent performance, the lack of a proven goal scorer would haunt Inverness in Giurgiu in front of an amazing 550 touring fans who gave the club tremendous backing throughout. The fans made magnificent sacrifices to get over to Romania to back the Scottish Cup winners and the journey was enjoyed by everyone in the old city of Bucharest as red and blue took over the side streets of the Romanian capital, kilts aplenty. Most fans made it back in one piece and they were all a credit to Inverness and the club. The temperature at kick off had dropped slightly, but sufficient to say it was much hotter than Inverness on a good day. Astra were in a bit of turmoil, a 5-1 thrashing by ASA Targu Mures last weekend and a couple of their top players being poached by Steaua Bucharest gave Inverness hope that they could add further misery to the Romanian camp. David Raven replaced Ross Draper in the starting eleven, playing at left back. It was another cagey opening to the tie as expected, Inverness not wanting to give anything away and Astra content to sit on their first leg lead. The only notable attempt in the first half was a tremendous shot from Ryan Christie just before the interval that Silviu Lung Jr in the Astra goal brilliantly kept out of the top corner. Half Time 0-0 The first leg villain Owain Fon Williams had nothing to deal with in a low key first half but gathered a low shot from danger man Budescu almost ten minutes into the second period. Moments later Williams made an excellent save beating out a Budescu shot from 25 yards as the Romanian side came forward. A Junior Morais attempt was tipped over by Fon Williams as Astra looked to kill the tie and a header from Geraldo Alves went wide as the game came to life. The lack of a main striker was proving difficult for Inverness to overcome, Lopez dropping deeper to try and get on the ball and Inverness struggling to make headway in the final third. With fifteen minutes remaining, Aaron Doran spurned a great chance for the Highlanders when he hit a shot into the turf and that took the sting out of it as Lung gathered easily. With Inverness now probing for a leveller, Budescu should have done better as we were caught chasing the game but passed up two glorious chances to ensure victory. Foran and Draper made late entrances, but for Inverness it was not quite enough, but it wasn't for a lack of effort or class as Astra saw out the game, Lung booked for taking the proverbial eternity. It might have been different earlier in the game if Christie had been given the penalty his assault deserved, but alas the referee never looked interested. Full Time 0-0 Aggregate 1-0. Astra through to meet West Ham United, good luck to them. Ryan Christie shone bright over both legs and was our star player, with Budescu being the prominent driver for Astra. Ach well, great while it lasted and I'm sure everybody that went along will be looking for a repeat next year. Domestic business as usual starts again on 1st August with a home game against Motherwell. This team deserves a massive welcome home, so let's turn out in force. Full match video Fans footage from youTube from Ross Lyall Fan Footage from beatonio FC Astra:- Lung; Queiros, G. Alves, Gaman, Morais, Boldrin (Dandea, 84), Seto, Teixeira, Amorim, Enache (Florea, 80), Budescu (Lovin, 89). Subs unused:- Gavrilas, Oros, R. Alves, Stan. Booked:- Lung. Inverness CT:- Fon Williams; Meekings, Warren, Devine, Raven, Wedderburn (Draper, 79), Christie, Williams (Foran, 78), Doran, Tansey, Lopez. Subs unused:- Esson, Horner, Polworth, Brown. Booked:- Raven, Williams, Lopez. Venue:- Stadium Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu. Attendance:- 3067 Referee:- A Kuchin.
  2. Europa away day for Inverness Inverness take the high road to Romania in their first competitive venture into Europe as they try to overturn a one goal deficit to stay in the Europa Cup. Astra scored the only goal in the Scottish Highlands to take a slim advantage into the second leg of this match with the winners facing a possible game against West Ham United in the next round. The troops are on their way to Giurgiu, about 40 miles South of the Romanian capital of Bucharest, and a substantial following will be on hand to take in this game. Most will be taking in the delights of Bucharest before heading south to Giurgiu, a less hospitable destination than the old town of the Romanian capital with it's street cafes and bars waiting for the tourist. Inverness warmed up for this one by beating County 1-0 at the weekend. Nairn County that is. Comeback captain Richie Foran scored the only goal as we continued our pre-season at Station Park. Astra meanwhile, suffered a 5-1 hammering at home to League rivals ASA Targu Mures, Budescu scoring their only goal. This was their second League game this season, their first being a 2-2 draw at home to Concordia Chiajna. Budescu and Oros scored in that one. There was little between the sides in the first leg at Inverness and many felt that John Hughes' side could have at least earned a draw. However, with Astra scoring the away goal, it means that the Caley Jags must score in Giurgiu to have any hope of going further in the tournament, with the big carrot of West Ham being dangled in front them. Criticism of Hughes choice of goalkeeper for the first leg was intensified when Fon Williams looked suspect at the free kick, failing to keep out a routine strike from Budescu. Ryan Esson has done little to deserve being on the bench after his Scottish Cup heroics and Hughes will have a choice to make here. David Raven failed to start at right back leaving Josh Meekings to cover for him, and Carl Tremarco missed out at left back, Danny Williams deputising there with Graeme Shinnie away. Nat Wedderburn had a decent debut, but like Lopez, needs more games to get up to speed. This Euro adventure may have come too soon for Inverness, especially so soon after having to break up their Cup winning side, but them's the breaks as they say. The good news is that Richie Foran got more game time at Nairn and scored a goal into the bargain. That's something we seem to be lacking so far with no recognised striker in place at the moment. Great to have Richie back though, and his leadership will be vital. This is a tough game for Inverness and despite Astra getting thumped at the weekend, I will presume they were saving themselves for a wee Europa league adventure, and that may well come at our expense. However, underdogs, backs to the wall, and with something to prove, it would be dangerous to write us off yet. Out are Carl Tremarco, cup final hero James Vincent and long term injured Dean Drill. Our problems are in attack and Jordan Roberts could get more than the ten minutes he got in the first leg. Budescu and William were the main threat in the first leg and with home advantage we may see Astra come out of their shell a little more, and that could play into our hands. Difficult to call this game, it's a step into the unknown, but going by the first game, there's not much between the sides. With the Hammers favourites to play the winner, then that could be sufficient incentive for Inverness to spring a surprise. Good luck and safe journey to all the Caley Jags fans who have made the trip to witness this first historic away game on the banks of the Danube. Just a short walk over the friendship bridge would take them into Bulgaria, so go easy on the Ursus and Mastícă.
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    Europa League

    Astra here we come Inverness will visit the city of Giurgiu in Romania in their first crack at European football. The draw paired the Scottish Cup winners (that still sounds great) with the Romanian side Giurgiu Astra in the second preliminary round of the Europa league. Astra have similar credentials to Inverness. The city has a population of around 55,000 and their stadium has a capacity of 8,500. They finished fourth in their league last season. The advantage they do hold is that they have been in this competition over the last two seasons and have played in Scotland before. Celtic put them out last season, but only by virtue of a 2-1 win at Parkhead following on from a 1-1 draw in Giurgiu. Astra have been through a few metamorphoses since the original club were founded in Prahova in 1921 and were then called Astra-Română Sports Club. In 1937 they changed to Astra Română Ploiești. There followed mergers and more name changing as well as stadium moves, relegations and promotions. Various editions of the club played in Ploiești for 91 years until 2012 when they moved to their present home in Giurgiu and the Marin Anastasovici Stadium. The last three seasons has been their most productive to date, qualifying for Europa League action over the last two seasons and winning the Romanian Cup and Super Cup, defeating Steaua Bucharest on both occasions. This will be a difficult task for Inverness but one which chairman Kenny Cameron relishes, and he said "We are positive that Astra will receive a very warm Highland welcome both on and off the park and we look forward to an exciting game on the evening of the 16 July, another historic night for our club and the city of Inverness." Inverness fans are already showing their resourcefulness and planes, trains, boats, buses and horse and cart will be the preferred mode of transport when the away tie comes along on July 23rd. The home leg will be the week before on Thursday 16th July.
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