Motherwell arrive in the Faroese capital defending a 2–0 lead over HB Tórshavn in the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. The second leg kicks off at 6pm at Tórsvøllur as Tórshavn celebrates its national festival, Ólavsøka. The Steelmen Dispatch goes inside HB, speaks exclusively to former Motherwell player Moses Ebiye, and discovers why confidence is high in the Tórshavn camp despite the two-goal deficit.
Ólavsøka: More than a backdrop
National holidays have a way of invigorating the spirit – you immediately feel a part of something, wearing the same clothes, eating the same food, enjoying the same music. In a little group of islands north-west of the Shetland Islands, a national holiday has taken hold, and you could feel it in every direction you looked. There was a growing sense that every person in the Faroes had relocated to Tórshavn. The streets were bustling, families were laughing, couples holding hands. It felt joyous, even to just witness it, the sheer euphoria of the day was felt through the vibrations of the town at the edge of the world.
The Faroese were proudly walking around Tórshavn in their national dress, clothing that, as I understand it, has been created, developed, refined through generations of families on these islands. Women with ankle-length skirts and bright, fitted red and black jumpers, held together by brooches and
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