By Brad Green
August 27 2006

Llanelli's Euro dream was ended Thursday night after crashing 5-1 to Odense of Denmark. They took the lead early through Antonio Corbisiero, but Odense hit back with 5 goals, 3 of them long-range crackers. Llanelli crashed out of the Uefa Cup after suffering a heavy home-leg defeat to Danish side Odense.
It started well for Llanelli as Antonio Corbisiero followed up Craig Williams' shot to level the tie on aggregate.

But the Danes took control when Mads Timm turned a cross into the net and Esben Hansen burst forward to score.

Anders Moller Christensen then scored from a corner, Jan Tore Ophaug crashed home a rocket and Bechara Oliveira's last-minute free-kick finished things.

Llanelli had produced a gutsy display in a 1-0 first-leg defeat in Odense that left them in good shape for Thursday night's return, played at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.

Manager Peter Nicholas' game plan seemed to be working perfectly when Corbisiero struck early to level this second qualifying round tie.

A raking diagonal ball over the top found Craig Williams breaking down the right channel off the shoulder of the last defender.

Bounding into the box, Williams' shot was well parried by Arek Onyszko in the Odense goal only for Corbisiero to bash home the rebound.

The Danish side were rocked and should have conceded another goal soon after as Williams hit the crossbar.

It was another fine driving run from the midfielder, who showed great strength and honesty - and perhaps a little naivety - to stay on his feet as he was tugged back only to crash his shot into the woodwork.

But from then on it was all Odense, as Bruce Rioch's side started to stretch their Welsh Premier hosts with pace, movement and incisive passing.

On the quarter-hour mark Timm arrived late in the box to pluck a cross out from between two Llanelli defenders, controlling the ball in one movement to slide home a crucial away goal.

That left Llanelli needing to score twice if they were to win, but a second Odense goal before half-time all but ended the tie.

With Llanelli's backline defending their six-yard box, Hansen's late run from midfield caught them cold and he curled a fine shot into the far corner to give the diving Duncan Roberts no chance.

Odense's third was down to the same error, as Llanelli defended a corner too deep and Christensen was left with too much time from the edge of the area to pick his spot.

Ophaug's fierce shot from a cut-back and a late 25-yard free-kick from Oliveira compounded Llanelli's misery.



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Llanelli: Roberts, Lloyd, Neil Thomas, Stuart Jones (Dale Griffiths 60), Wyn Thomas, Rhys Griffiths, Corbisiero, Harrhy (Mingorance 57), Belle, Craig Williams, Legg (Lewis 64).
Subs Not Used: Gareth Williams, Appleby, Fernandez, Maxwell.

Goals: Corbisiero 10.

Odense BK: Onyszko, Ophaug (Larsen 86), Laursen, Anders Moller Christensen, Mads Timm (Oliveira 78), Grahn, Hansen, Sorensen, Jensen, Borre, Borring.
Subs Not Used: Lindegaard, Sturod, Andreasen, Nielsen.

Goals: Mads Timm 15, Hansen 34, Anders Moller Christensen 59, Ophaug 65, Oliveira 90.

Agg: (1-6)

Att: 2,759

Ref: Dejan Delevic (Serbia & Montenegro).

From BBC Football.