BANGOR will need to pack their shooting boots for the second leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki, after three breakway goals in the "home" leg put their European in jeopardy.
Nev Powell's troops will into the match at the Sonera Stadium on Tuesday (7pm), knowing that they will need a glut of goals to progress, after HJK made their chances count at Rhyl's Belle Vue Stadium.
HJK are 15 games into their league season, and their match fitness showed at Belle Vue, as Gambian international Dawda Bah put in a tireless shift the the Finns' midfield engine room.
City might also have to deal with mercurial former Barcelona and Liverpool striker Jari Litmanen, who could feature after a month-long injury lay off.
Wideman Teemu Santa will be a danger in the second leg, along with HJK's first leg goalscorers Berat Sadik and former Leeds midfielder Sebastian Sorsa.
Citizens fans can take hope from the fact that HJK's back four were exposed numerous times on Wednesday, with the pacy Alan Bull among many busy City players going forward.
However, the Blues will have to be more productive in front of goal, after they missed a number of good opportunities to reduce the deficit in the first leg.