Parrott the star in the first leg

We suffered a 1:2 defeat away to Alkmaar

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The draw for the UEFA Conference League round of 16 paired us with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. We played the first leg away from home. The star of the match was Republic of Ireland international striker Troy Parrott, who scored both goals for his team. In the return leg, we will be looking to overturn a one-goal deficit.

AZ Alkmaar – AC Sparta Praha 2:1 (1:0)

Goals: 29. Parrott (Daal), 87. Parrott (Daal) – 50. Vojta (Irving). Yellow Cards: 49. Kasius – 48. Kairinen, 79. Zelený, 90+5. Kadeřábek. Referees: S. Gishamer – S. Schreiner, R. Brandner (W. Altmann) | VAR: M. Schuettengruber | AVAR: A. Kijas.

Alkmaar: Owusu-Oduro – de Wit, Penetra, Goes, Kasius (59. Dijkstra) – Smit, Mijnans, Koopmeiners – Daal, Parrott, Jensen (69. Weslley Patati).

Sparta: Surovčík – Zelený, Panák (46. Mannsverk), Ševínský – Ryneš (32. Uchenna), Kairinen, Irving, Sonne – Haraslín (76. Kadeřábek), Vojta (76. Kuchta), Kuol (46. Mercado).