Match Programme: FC Nordsjaelland vs Queen of the South

Gordon Chisholm and his team travel to Farum this evening - along with about 1,000 Doonhamers who will hopefully arrive on time despite the delays at Midlands airport - hoping to overturn a 2:1 deficit from the first leg of their UEFA Cup game against FC Nordsjaelland. The Danish side have only played one game since their victory at New Broomfield (a 1:0 defeat), and still sit, as they did before the first leg, at the bottom of the division with one point from five games. But that's not to underestimate the opposition. As we saw in the first game, the Danes are a dangerous side, technically superior to their Scottish opponents and have players that can give the Queen of the South defense plenty of headaches.

Queen of the South can take comfort from the fact that turning around a first round defeat in Europe can - and has - been done. Three of their fellow First Division teams have managed this feat to progress to the next round. In 1962, Dundee lost their first round game to Sporting Lisbon in that years European Cup by 1:0, but a magnificent 4:1 win in the return leg - including a hat-trick from Alan Gilzean - saw The Dee progress. Dunfermline beat Everton 2:0 in the return leg of their 1962 Fair Cup game to reverse a 1:0 defeat at Goodison, while St. Johnstone lost their UEFA Cup first leg game to SV Hamburg in 1971, but a 3:0 win in the return leg saw them progress.

Perhaps luckily for the First Division side, with home advantage and two away goals, don't expect FC Nordsjaelland to come out attacking; rather, the pressure is on Gordon Chisholm's men to score, something the Doonhamers have not had too much trouble with since their game two weeks ago. Solid 2:0 wins at both Partick Thistle and Dunfermline in the league and Challenge Cup will boost their confidence - both Stewart Kean and Sean O'Connor have been chipping in with the goals. It'll be tough game, but football is a funny old game and we fancy the Doonhamers to do Scotland proud.

FC Nordsjaelland vs Queen of the South
Uefa Cup, second qualifying round, second leg
Date: Tuesday, 26 August Kick-off: 1800 BST
Coverage: Live on BBC Two Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland and Sport website