Stephen Bradley revels in Shamrock Rovers' emotional rollercoaster after Hoops edge past Vikingur

Stephen Bradley hailed "an incredible night in Tallaght" after his Shamrock Rovers side dramatically booked their place in the Champions League second qualifying round.

Having drawn 0-0 against Icelandic champions Vikingur in the first leg last week, the Hoops raced into a 2-0 lead in front of their home fans courtesy of Johnny Kenny on Tuesday night.

But Vikingur pulled a goal back in the second half before Jack Byrne was sent off. Then in the final minute of stoppage time, Vikingur missed a penalty that would have taken the tie to extra time.

The 2-1 aggregate result means Rovers will meet Czechia's Sparta Prague in the second round of the qualifiers.

Shamrock Rovers manager Bradley expressed his delight with how the night panned out when he spoke to RTÉ Sport's Adrian Eames after the victory.

"I think I've hit every emotion you can think of. It was an incredible night in Tallaght," he said.

"A big performance from the players and they've come up with a special night that will live long in the memory."

Bradley spoke of his relief at Nikolaj Hansen's last-gasp penalty miss for Vikingur given his own team were in a disadvantageous position.

"I just didn't want extra time. We were down to 10 men, we were out on our feet, playing against a team that are a really good team - 10 internationals within their squad, they know what they're doing - and I was just hoping that it didn't go to extra time because they would have been real favourites to go and win it," he said.

"It's a massive win for us and for a league as a whole. When you're representing the league in the Champions League, it's important you try and win games and the players have done that night, so it's a special night for this club and it's a special night for the league.