Linfield supervisor David Healy felt his aspect “stood agency” with the intention to convey a single-goal deficit again to Windsor Park for subsequent week’s second leg of their Champions League first qualifying spherical tie in opposition to Shelbourne.

The League of Eire Premier Division champions obtained the higher of issues at Tolka Park courtesy of Mipo Odubeko’s second-half strike.

Coming in with solely the Charity Defend last in opposition to Dungannon Swifts final week as preparation, and in opposition to a aspect 25 video games into their home marketing campaign, Healy was happy with how his aspect didn’t permit their hosts to show loads of possession right into a glut of probabilities.

Whereas Evan Caffrey twice went shut, as did substitute Sean Boyd, the Blues defended resolutely for big durations.

“It was by no means going to be simple coming down right here, they’re a really, superb aspect with proficient gamers,” stated Healy.

“It is disappointing, after all, however when it comes to the place we’re, it is our first actual aggressive sport. Happy with the trouble and the organisation of the gamers, we caught collectively.

“An excitable crowd down right here at Tolka Park can generally suck the ball into the web and we stood agency and we obtained ourselves in with a purpose deficit.”

Linfield could have the suspended Chris Shields again for subsequent week’s second leg, whereas Cammy Ballantyne ought to be accessible too.

Though Healy felt that Shelbourne play “a number of the greatest soccer” he has seen in Europe as Linfield supervisor, he believes his group have “nothing to lose” again at Windsor Park on Wednesday in a sport that shall be proven reside on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport web site.

“We’ll be higher for the sport subsequent week at Windsor,” the previous Northern Eire striker added.

“We’ll empty the tank, we have nothing to worry and nothing to lose.”