St Mirren's potential European opponents were involved in an unsavoury dust up in Iceland that left Vllaznia directors reportedly threatening to 'kill' board members of Valur when they arrive in Albania for the second leg next week.Stephen Robinson's Buddies - who have qualified for Europe and are set to play their first game on the continent in 37 years later this month - will face either Vllaznia or Valur in the second round of qualifying for Europa Conference League after the teams played out a 2-2 draw in Reykjavik.
The hosts netted a 99th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 against the ten-men Albanians, sparking outrage as Northern Irish referee Tim Marshall had only indicated six minutes of injury time.Post-match reports suggest that the referee was spat on and had water bottles thrown at him.
The final whistle triggered clashes between the players and fights in the stands, with Albanian fans clashing with home security guards.
Icelandic media reported that the situation escalated to such an extent that Vllaznia's board members 'directly threatened Valur's board members with death' ahead of their travel to Albania for the return fixture.Icelandic police were called to the scene and arrests were made.
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