Odise Roshi drove home for Flamurtari before Robert McHugh restored the gap.

BBC: Motherwell 8-1 Flamurtari (8-2)

Both sides were forced into substitutions before the break with Odise Roshi replacing Ardit Shehaj for Flamurtari and Motherwell's Jonathan Page introduced for Steven Saunders.

BBC: Flamurtari 1-0 Motherwell

Flamurtari substitute Elham Galica should given some comfort to the 50 away fans following a mistake by Craigan, but he slipped the ball wide from 12 yards.

BBC: Motherwell 8-1 Flamurtari (8-2)

However, it was Motherwell's existing young guns, like the exciting Paul Slane and Ross Forbes, who shone during the thrashing of Albanians Flamurtari and defeat by Steau Bucharest.

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Motherwell were given the opportunity to score an away goal in the 56th minute after Guga tugged Sutton's shirt in the box as Flamurtari tried to defend Hammell's free-kick.

BBC: Flamurtari 1-0 Motherwell

Motherwell, who fielded an unchanged starting line-up to the one which beat Llanelli last week, endured a three-hour journey from Tirana and arrived at Stadiumi Flamurtari two hours before kick-off.

BBC: Flamurtari 1-0 Motherwell

Having escaped the penalty scare, Flamurtari set about gaining an advantage to take into the second leg and were rewarded when Strati's half-volley from 20 yards found the bottom-left corner of the net.

BBC: Flamurtari 1-0 Motherwell

Flamurtari responded with Roshi heading another Alviz corner onto the top of the bar and the woodwork came to the visitors' rescue again early in the second half when Devis Mema's low shot rebounded off the post.

BBC: Flamurtari 1-0 Motherwell