Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche was in action as Crystal Palace lost 1-0 to AEK Larnaca in Thursday’s Europa Conference League.

The Nigerian international, who was making his first appearance in the competition, came on as a substitute for Ismaila Sarr in the 87th minute.

Jean-Philippe Mateta had the best opportunity to open the scoring before the break, clipping the crossbar late in the first half.

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But the hosts were left to rue plenty of missed chances when a defensive mistake led to the visitors breaking the deadlock six minutes into the second half, which remained the contest’s only goal.

Palace, who had a strong starting XI, finished on top but were unable to break down Larnaca’s resilient defence as they suffered their first home defeat in all competitions since February.