Shamrock Rovers' Euro hopes dented by home loss to Breidablik in Champions League

Shamrock Rovers' hopes in Europe's premier competition took a major hit as they were contained with relative comfort by Breidablik in the first leg of this first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League in Tallaght.

There was no suggestion that Rovers underestimated their Icelandic opposition and they had certainly done their homework, which makes this performance all the more galling, as they struggled to create anything of note in 90 minutes.

An insipid performance from the Dubliners leaves them on the verge of getting no further than the first round in the Champions League and they must encounter Breidablik's astroturf surface next week relatively low on confidence after failing to score for the third game running.

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Damir Muminovic's thunderous free-kick proved the difference between the teams

In truth, it never looked especially likely as this game developed and Breidablik were always relatively comfortable.

A goal from Damir Muminovic decided a poor game and, on this evidence, it is hard to see Rovers getting anything next week – but they will know it will be hard to play much worse and a one-goal deficit is just that.

The majority of the 7,216 crowd went home bitterly disappointed, a pocket of visitors getting a lot of love from the visiting players at the end as Tallaght Stadium emptied abruptly.

Leon Pohls accepted his player of the month award pre-game but the sight of Alan Mannus on the Hoops bench will encourage fans as likely they will need the