Europa Conference League: HB Torshavn 1-0 Newtown
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Chris Hughes was appointed Newtown manager in 2013
HB Torshavn hold a slender lead over Newtown after the first leg of their Europa Conference League first qualifying round clash.
The game was decided by a set piece in the second half, when the Faroe Islands side broke the deadlock after Bartal Wardum pounced following a corner.
Newtown will retain hope of overcoming the narrow deficit when they are at home in the return leg.
The second leg at Park Hall in Oswestry is on Thursday, 14 July.
Torshavn finished second in the Faroe Islands domestic league last season.
Newtown finished third in the Cymru Premier last season and qualified for Europe after New Saints competed a league and Welsh Cup double.
The Robins lost 5-0 on aggregate to Dundalk in last season's first qualifying round.