Gordon Chisholm, the Queen of the South manager, has urged his men to believe they can overturn their UEFA Cup deficit against Danish side Nordsjaelland.

Gordon Chisholm, the Queen of the South manager, has urged his men to believe they can overturn their UEFA Cup deficit against Danish side Nordsjaelland.

The first division side lost 2-1 in the home leg after conceding two soft goals, the first in the second minute, but Chisholm has become more optimistic after studying a DVD of the game. He also feels his players will be more confident after realising they can compete with the Danish Superliga side following the leap into the unknown for the first leg.

Chisholm said: "I think they his players might have a wee bit more belief. I was saying we are capable of beating them. They have played against them and I felt we deserved something, so hopefully they are thinking in the same vein now, and I will say it to them again before the game.

"We pushed them back in the second half. I watched the game again and for the first 25 minutes we were the better team. We picked up second balls, we played well, the only thing we did was lose two bad goals.

"Apart from that, we played some good stuff, we were on top of the game, we kept possession, we created chances. On the night we were really disappointed, but we have had a couple of weeks since the game and we are going out positive.

"It's going to be difficult after losing two goals at home, but we will go out and give our best. I don't think the game is over, it's half-time and it's 2-1. I've never seen a game of football dead yet at that scoreline at half-time. We have 90 minutes to get back into it."

Queens looked threatening in the air against Morten Wieghorst's side in the first leg at Airdrie and got their goal when Sean O'Connor headed home a free-kick. The same player went close with a similar effort, as did Jim Thomson, and Chisholm wants his men to take advantage of set-pieces.

The former Dundee United manager said: "I don't think they are particularly weak in the air, I just think we are probably a bit more aggressive in the way we attack the ball, but there has got to be good quality balls put in.

"Set-plays are a big part of the game now and I think it's going to be important tomorrow."

Chisholm will not risk Gary Arbuckle after the midfielder tweaked a hamstring during last week's 2-0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic in the Alba Challenge Cup, but he otherwise has a full squad to choose from.