Sandro Perkovic reckons his Noah side are an emerging European force that have the ability to sink Aberdeen on Thursday night.

Jimmy Thelin's men face the Armenian champions at Pittodrie looking for a vital victory that could steer the Dons towards knockout Conference League football.

Noah are only eight years old, far younger than the Reds, but this is already their second time in the Conference League group stages, and their boss expects even bigger things going forward, writes Record Sport .

Perkovic said: "In my opinion, the progress Noah has made has been huge. It is not something we see often in football, the fact that this is our second season in a row in the group stages of the Conference League says a lot.

"I come from Croatia, where football is very important. For

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