Chelsea goal tops off 'best week' for new dad Poom

The best week of his life, was how Markus Poom described his last seven days following Shamrock Rovers 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday evening.

A strange sentiment, perhaps, following such a hefty defeat on the European stage, however, for Poom, this is certainly the exception after scoring the Rovers goal at the famous London venue, but more importantly, racing home to Estonia last Friday to become a new dad following the birth of his child.

The Rovers midfielder played a starring role for the Hoops last Thursday night in Tallaght Stadium when Stephen Bradley's side made history by becoming the first Irish team to make it through to the knock-out stages of European competition, beating Bosnia side Borac 3-0.

And following a whistle-stop trip to his homeland, Poom was back in the trenches with the Dublin club and en route to west London to take on the star-studded Premier League outfit.

Scoreless after 22 minutes, Rovers gifted the hosts the opening goal via Marc Guiu, however, a magic moment followed just three minutes later for the Hoops and their strong travelling support as Poom levelled the game.

A similar situation to Rovers' last outing in the English capital, when they famously took the lead against Tottenham, as Poom's goal was as good as it got for the green and white faithful as the home side took control and had the game effectively wrapped up by half-time as Guiu secured the matchball, Chelsea leading 4-1 going into the second half.

The Blues could only manage one more in the second half, however, it was a procession for the Conference League's dominant side who finished their six-game schedule with maximum points and a positive goals difference of 21.

As for the Hoops, the defeat