Naxxar Lions lost 0-2 to Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar in the first leg of the UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions path first round at the Gozo Stadium on Wednesday.

Stefan Desoiza put the visitors ahead just before the end of the first half and went on to double the score on 67 minutes.

The second leg will be played at the Europa Point Stadium on October 1.

NAXXAR Gabriel Friggieri, Sven Muscat (79′ Shaun Mayo), Samuel Christoph Abela, Juan Hernandez, David Micallef (60′ Jake Borg), Luca Genovese, Luigi Formosa, Liam Sciberras, Nathan Demicoli, Yann Parascandalo (73′ Eric Briffa), Clarence Scicluna.

LINCOLN RED IMPS Ryan John Smith, Lee Chipolina, Alexander Collado, Kevan Buckley (72′ Jonathan Rowbottom), Jayvan Garro, Stefan Desoiza, Julian James Chichon (72′ Christian Navas), Javan Peacock, Anthony Avellano (77′ Theo Montovio), Lewis Mifsud (61′ Leon Ramirez), Karim Bousselham.

Referee: Oguzhan Çakir TUR
Assistant referees: Bersan Duran TUR, Mücahit Adem Çelebi TUR
Fourth official: Joseph Scerri MLT