Stephen Bradley wary of Molde threat as Rovers target last 16

Stephen Bradley offered an air of confidence ahead of his side's UEFA Conference League clash with Molde, however, the Shamrock Rovers manager is under no illusion as to the task at hand at Tallaght Stadium tomorrow night.

The Hoops enjoyed a vital 1-0 away victory in Norway last week, which puts them in pole position to progress to the last 16 of the competition, yet Bradley expects his opponents to provide more of a challenge in the deciding second leg.

Rovers game-plan could not have gone any better at the Aker Stadion last week, aided by the home side getting reduced to ten men just before half-time, and the Dublin club went on and won the tie thanks to the solitary strike of teenage prospect Michael Noonan.

That result puts the onus on the Norwegian side to take the game to Rovers for the second leg, and while Bradley does not expect the team to stray too far from the script, he is anticipating a much improved performance from Molde.

"I think they will tweak certain aspects of what they do to try and hurt us, obviously, so we have got to be ready for that," said Bradley, speaking to the media on the eve of the game.

"But I think in terms of their principles and how they play, I don’t see that changing too much, they play how they play and they are really good at what they do, and no doubt they will be better than last week.

"We know we did ok in the first leg last week and brought home an advantage, but the tie is very much still on.

"It has the makings to be a good game again, and if we play to our level, we're more than a match for anyone in Tallaght. So that’ll be the aim.

"We'll go to win the game. I don’t think you can go any other way. We’ll have to be controlled and measured of course, and we’ll need to be clever in