NAIM ARSAN is aiming to cap a whirlwind 12 months by helping Cefn Druids create more history in Lithuania.

The Ancients flew to Vilnius yesterday looking to finish the Europa League preliminary round job they started at Park Hall last week when they held FK Trakai to a 1-1 draw.

For Arsan, a victory tomorrow night would be another magic moment of a year that has seen the established futsal international win a Wales C cap and help Druids defy the odds and go from Welsh Premier League relegation favourites to Europa League qualifiers.

The 24-year-old said: "The aim is to go out there and give it a good go. We know we have to score and we showed that we are capable of doing that. Hopefully we can keep it tight at the back and try to pinch a goal.

"It’s going to be a new experience going away to a different country to compete but we are all very excited for it and it’s great to be a part of. It’s going to be tough but it’s nothing we can’t do.

"Playing in Europe was something I have always dreamt of so to actually play was a massive achievement for me. It’s definitely a season I won’t forget."

Druids were within sight of a first-ever European victory last week when James Davies turned home a cross from Jordan Evans to hand Huw Griffiths' side the lead.

But Trakai got an all-important away goal when Donatas Kazlauskas fired home off the post with time running out.

Arsan reflected on what might have been heading into the second-leg, which will be played at the Alytus Stadium, saying: "The standard was very good, I wasn’t too sure what to expect.

"Personally I think we held our own in the game and I don’t think they expected that from us.

"When James scored I thought that we had won the tie, I know we have got more than enough quality to keep them out but it wasn’t to be.

"But we just wanted to stay in the tie going into the second leg and we have done so.

"It was a bit of a blow but it was definitely a great result to come away with and everyone was so proud of the performance."

While Druids will be hoping to raise their game, the versatile Arsan is also eager to show what he can do tomorrow evening.

He added: "I think I played okay in the first leg. I was nervous to start off with but I slowly grew into the game.

"Hopefully I can put in a better performance in the second leg helping the team to a victory."

Trakai's Ernestas Stockunas sees things a little differently to Arsan, the midfielder confident the Lithuanian outfit can prove their quality in the second-leg.

"Our team's players are individually stronger and I believe we will be able to prove it," said Stockunas.