Summary

  • Uefa Conference League second qualifying round first leg

  • FT: HJK Helsinki 5-0 Coleraine

  • First-half goals from Liam Moller and Pyry Mentu give home side the lead

  • Toivo Mero nets a third early in the second half and Teemu Pukki adds a brace

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 18:54 BST

    HJK 5-0 Coleraine

    A costly night for Coleraine, whose European adventure looks to be over after this heavy first leg defeat at the hands of HJK.

    There are more pressing concerns though over the injuries suffered by defenders Aidan Wilson and Mark Coyle, which rubbed further salt into the wounds of the Bannsiders.

  2. Postpublished at 18:48 BST

    HJK 5-0 Coleraine

    Four minutes to be added on at the Bolt Arena.

  3. Postpublished at 18:45 BST

    HJK 5-0 Coleraine

    Coleraine almost grab a consolation through an unlikely source as Lyndon Kane outjumps his marker in the box to get a good header away which Matej Markovic tips over.

  4. Postpublished at 18:45 BST

    HJK 5-0 Coleraine

    HJK are inches away from a sixth as top scorer Mads Borcher rattles the base of the post.

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    GOAL - HJK 5-0 Colerainepublished at 18:41 BST

    Teemu Pukki (82 mins)

    Teemu Pukki rubs further salt into Coleraine's wounds as he fires home his second and HJK's fifth to not only wrap up a win tonight but what should be the overall tie.

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    GOAL - HJK 4-0 Colerainepublished at 18:39 BST

    Teemu Pukki (80 mins)

    Teemu Pukki finally has his goal and it's a real poacher's finish as he slots home from Martin Kirilov's ball into the box.

  7. Postpublished at 18:32 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Another opportunity for Matthew Shevlin as we move towards the final quarter of an hour.

    This time he gets onto Will Patching's free-kick but he can't direct his header on goal.

    Encouraging signs for Coleraine.

  8. Postpublished at 18:31 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Matthew Shevlin has made a difference for Coleraine since coming on and he almost gets in behind the HJK defence after a great run forward.

    He feeds the ball to Joel Cooper, who sees his shot blocked on the edge of the area.

  9. Postpublished at 18:25 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Teemu Pukki almost makes an immediate impact as he finds space in the Coleraine box, but Ryan Schofield gets down well to push away the for Norwich City striker's shot.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:22 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Teemu Pukki is on for HJK as they look to kill this game off.

  11. Postpublished at 18:21 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Coleraine are asking for a penalty after Matthew Shevlin is pushed into the HJK keeper Matej Markovic by Ville Tikkanen, but nothing is given by referee Novak Simovic.

  12. Postpublished at 18:17 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    Coleraine desperately trying to get something out of this game to take into the second leg next week.

    They are now on their third defensive set-up of the night following Aidan Wilson's early departure.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:12 BST

    HJK 3-0 Coleraine

    It's going from bad to worse for Coleraine as Mark Coyle looks to have picked up a serious injury.

    The Bannsiders' captain looks to have caught his foot on the turf and there is immediate concern for him.

    Ruaidhri Higgins shuffles his pack with Joel Cooper, Will Patching, Matthew Shevlin and Dean Jarvis all coming on in place of Coyle, Levi Ives, Conor McMenamin and Jay Henderson.

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    GOAL - HJK 3-0 Colerainepublished at 18:05 BST

    Toivo Mero (46 mins)

    Disaster start to the second half for Coleraine as they fall further behind.

    It's Toivo Mero who runs onto a long ball before he dinks a finish over Ryan Schofield.

    A mountain to climb for the Bannsiders now.

  15. KICK-OFFpublished at 18:03 BST

    HJK 2-0 Coleraine

    HJK get us back under way again at the Bolt Arena.

    Can Coleraine get themselves back into this tie?

  16. HNK Rijeka tie 'a great opportunity' for Derrypublished at 17:55 BST

    HT: HJK 2-0 Coleraine

    Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch says Thursday's Uefa Conference League second qualifying round first leg against HNK Rijeka is going to be a "great experience" for his side.

    The Candystripes return to European action (19:45 BST) aiming to bounce back after defeat against CSKA Sofia ended their Europa League qualifying hopes.

    Croatian outfit Rijeka finished fourth in their domestic league last season and reached the Conference League league phase last year.

    "They have a couple of big players in there that probably make them tick. They have a player that just came back from the World Cup with the Croatian national team (Toni Fruk)," Lynch told BBC Sport NI.

    "They're a very good side, a very technical side and they're very possession based. They want to get on the ball, they want to play and they want to keep the ball. All the things that you probably expect from those European teams.

    "We always have to look at these as a great experience and what we can learn from them. You always want to test yourselves against better players and better teams. I think this is going to be a great opportunity for us."

    Read more here.

    Tiernan LynchImage source, Inpho
  17. Postpublished at 17:52 BST

    HT: HJK 2-0 Coleraine

    A reminder we will also have live text commentary from Derry City's match later on when they face Rijeka in their second qualifying round first leg.

    You can follow the live text for this match from 19:00 BST here.

  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 17:48 BST

    HJK 2-0 Coleraine

    Goals from Liam Moller and Pyry Mentu have HJK in control at the break in Helsinki.

    However, the scoreline doesn't tell the full story at the Bolt Arena as Coleraine have given a good account of themselves so far but have struggled with their finishing touch.

    Can they turn this match around in the second half?

  19. Postpublished at 17:37 BST

    HJK 2-0 Coleraine

    Another chance for Coleraine as Kodi Lyons-Foster gets on the end of Ben Doherty's corner, but he heads straight at Matej Markovic.

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    GOAL - HJK 2-0 Colerainepublished at 17:33 BST

    Pyry Mentu (32 mins)

    Coleraine fall further behind just after the half hour mark as HJK slice through the backline and Liam Moller squares the ball for Pyry Mentu to tap home from close range.

    It's tough on the Bannsiders who have played well.