Hoops face tricky task in Europa League play-off
Shamrock Rovers will play Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) or Ferencvaros (Hungary) in the play-off round of the Europa League if they can overcome Shkupi of Macedonia in the third stage of qualifying.
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Shamrock Rovers will play Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) or Ferencvaros (Hungary) in the play-off round of the Europa League if they can overcome Shkupi of Macedonia in the third stage of qualifying.
Shamrock Rovers continued their impressive week with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Leinster Senior League side Bangor Celtic to progress to the next round of the FAI Cup.
Stephen Bradley said the Shamrock Rovers fans should be proud after their team's "outstanding" performance in their 2-1 second leg win over Ludogorets, but castigated the referee's "unbelievable" decision to book Richie Towell when the visitors could have been reduced to nine men.
Shamrock Rovers gave it everything only to come up short as Ludogorets left Tallaght Stadium relieved to be safely through to the third qualifying round of the Champions League.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING SECOND ROUND, SECOND LEG
Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley has admitted he will make changes to his starting line-up against Ludogorets on Tuesday night with a view to avoiding suspensions for a likely Europa League third round clash.
It's another relatively quiet Friday evening in the SSE Airtricity League owing to the European exploits of Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic.
Stephen Bradley lamented his side's "poor" first-half display and their "naivety" in the closing stages in their 3-0 Champions League loss away to Ludogorets, which has left them with a borderline impossible task in next week's second leg in Tallaght.