With participation in their first major tournament since 1958 just around the corner, Welsh football supporters are in for an exciting summer, preceeded by a nervous few weeks scanning the medical reports on Gareth Bale.
For the fans and players of either Gap Connah’s Quay Nomads or Airbus UK there will also be a Europa League campaign to prepare for and the final Welsh place in the competition will be decided this weekend.
The Nomads will host the Europa League Play Off Final against Airbus this Saturday, 14th May, with a 5:15pm kick off and live television coverage on S4C.
The hosts defeated Carmarthen Town in their semi-final on Sunday evening with over 800 spectators taking advantage of free admission to the game and it is hoped that over 1,000 will watch this time around with entrance to the Deeside Stadium once again completely free of charge.
The winners of the match will secure a place in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The tournament may have its critics at a higher level but for clubs such as these two it offers not only the chance of European football but also 200,000 Euros in prize money from UEFA.
And, while Welsh eyes on Monday 20th June will mostly be on their third Euro 2016 group stage fixture against Russia, representatives of either The Nomads or Airbus UK will join those of Bala Town and Llandudno FC at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland to find out their first qualifying round opponents.
First round ties are scheduled to be played on 30 June and 7 July.
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