Shamrock Rovers

The confirmation that Tallaght will be able to stage home games in the Europa Conference League was the consolation for missing out on the Europa League, a fate ...

Ferencvaros had their moments and Sean Gannon, who endured a rough time at the Groupama Arena, made one fine block. It’s likely he will be tempted overseas in 2023 but it will be enjoyable for Rovers fans to watch his development in the meantime. It livened up from the restart with Mmaee involved at both ends. There was the odd sign of inexperience yet the fact he was trusted on dead balls reflects the esteem in which he is held. However, there was an absence of urgency which was perhaps understandable given the cushion. As the game entered its dying stages, it was Rovers that were asking more questions and Byrne seized on a yard of space to execute a perfect through ball that resulted in Bogdan pushing a Lyons effort wide of the post.

Ferencvaros progressed in this Europa League play-off but it was night where Shamrock Rovers restored pride.

Ferizaj faded in the second half and was replaced with another teenager, Gideon Tetteh, the quality of whose cameo in the first leg took even his manager by surprise. There was no surprise in Mannus’ reaction moments later to deny Mmaee one-on-one moments later: he is arguably in the best form of his career. Here he came off the bench in the second half and came close to creating the opening goal twice before he did, courtesy of a precise corner that was headed home by Andy Lyons with two minutes remaining. Richie Towell almost forced an opening goal in the half’s closing stages, pilfering possession from a short goal kick and rolling it right to Emakhu, whose screwed attempt across the box was either a poor shot or a brilliant cross that Towell, on his heels, missed. Kavanagh, a growing influence in midfield for Rovers, nabbed possession from Mmaee midway through his own half, onto which Emakhu bounded before being clipped on the edge of the box by Anderson Esiti. Ferizaj came closest to scoring in the first half, jinking inside and curling a long-range shot that whistled just by Adam Bogdan’s left-hand post.

Shamrock host Rovers in the second round of the Europa League play-offs knowing the competition is already over. The Irish lost 4-0 in Hungary, leaving them ...

Had Ferencvaros played at the weekend, Cherchesov would have been prepared to make several changes to his team given the size of the lead. Given their previous round performances and their current position in Irish football, Shamrock Rovers would have been optimistic that they could shock Ferencvaros to progress to the Europa League. The Irish lost 4-0 in Hungary, leaving them with the task of scoring one of the greatest comebacks in European football to secure a place in the group stage of the competition.

Europa League playoff round, second leg. Shamrock Rovers 1 (Andy Lyons 89). Ferencváros 0. This was everything Shamrock Rovers wanted in the parlous predicament ...

Tallaght, where they staged their 2011 Europa League series against Tottenham, Rubin Kazan and PAOK , will remain their home, with the first encounter, home or away, scheduled for September 8. It stitched on a fourth win to the Hoops’ perfect home record since the journey began eight games ago in early July and was merited for their endeavour. A single victory over the six game series will gross €500,000, almost double the gap in prize-money Rovers missed out on. Conference League group stages were guaranteed regardless of this outcome and there’s the vital business of attempting to complete the double for the first time in almost 40 years. All eyes will now be trained on Friday’s Conference League draw, the ceremony for which begins at 1pm. Bogdan stooped low to bat away Sean Kavanagh’s free-kick 10 minutes after the restart but the breakthrough they pined – improving their coefficient for future campaigns too – eventually came.

While never coming close to reducing the first leg deficit, a late, late winner on the night from Andy Lyons more than restored Shamrock Rovers' pride as they ...

The midfielder first cleverly nicked the ball off the toe of Mmaee to give Emakhu a run on goal. Emakhu pounced on the loose ball in the box to cross. Towell couldn’t stretch to apply the finish with Bogdan out of position. With the game finally sparked to life, Rovers had a let off within a minute, Mmaee bursting through on goal to bring another fine save from the alert Mannus who rushed off his line to close down the angle. Maintaining the pressure, Kavanagh then whipped over a terrific ball from the left for Towell at the far post with the first time volley arrowing not far over the crossbar. In that regard, another big result for Stephen Bradley’s side on the night came elsewhere, Sheriff beating Pyunik in a penalty shootout in their Europa League clash means Rovers will be a third seed (of four pots) in that third tier draw.

Shamrock Rovers have beaten Ferencvaros 1-0 in Tallaght Stadium this evening, in their Europa League qualifying match. The result gave the Hungarian side a ...

The main positive to come out of the game for Shamrock Rovers was the performance of man-of-the-match Justin Ferizaj. They kept their concentration for the majority of the 90 minutes, and held Shamrock Rovers to just a handful of chances. Ferencvaros played a tactically sound game this evening.

It was a good win for Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght as they won yet another home game.

But Lyons wouldn’t be denied and in the 89th minute, from Byrne’s corner, he ran across goal and buried a brilliant header to win the game if not the tie. And although Ferencvaros caused moments of panic in the Rovers rearguard, the Hoops still looked the more likely to score. But after weathering that early storm, Rovers settled and dominated the majority of a dull opening half in which teenager Justin Ferizaj was the star of the show. And the confidence gained from their four home wins in Europe is a sweet platform from which to launch a sustained assault. Andy Lyons saw to that with a brilliant bullet header in the 89th minute from a Jack Byrne corner as the two substitutes combined. Even though Tallaght was a near sell-out of 7,163, nobody believed that the Hoops would launch a comeback from 4-0 down to stay afloat in the Europa League proper.

Andy Lyons scored Rovers' 89th-minute winner on the night at Tallaght Stadium, but it was far too late in the game to trouble the Hungarian champions' ...

Rovers’ victory on the night was all the sweeter for captain Ronan Finn, who made his 54th appearance in a European competition, equalling the record for a League of Ireland player. The result sends Rovers into Friday’s Europa Conference League group-stage draw, while Ferencvaros progress in the Europa League. Andy Lyons scored Rovers’ 89th-minute winner on the night at Tallaght Stadium, but it was far too late in the game to trouble the Hungarian champions’ comfortable first-leg advantage.

Shamrock Rovers bounced back from their first-leg defeat to secure a 1-0 win against Ferencvaros but were still beaten 4-1 on aggregate as their Europa ...

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SHAMROCK ROVERS WILL be among the sides in today's draw for the Europa Conference League group phase: the first time an Irish side has been involved in the ...

Rovers have confirmed they will play all of their home games at Tallaght Stadium. Teams will play each other home and away across six matchdays, with the games quashed into a tighter schedule than normal to allow for the winter World Cup. Rovers’ co-efficient ranking means they will be among the third seeds in today’s draw, which takes place in Istanbul from 1pm.

Shamrock Rovers gain Conference League momentum. Andy Lyons' 89th-minute header secured a fourth win out of four European matches at Tallaght Stadium this ...

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The draw for Europa Conference League group stage will see Shamrock Rovers placed in Pot 3, the highest ever seeding for a League of Ireland club in ...

The winner of each group will advance to the round of 16, with the group runner-up facing one of the third-placed teams in the Europa League at the last-32 stage. Because of the winter World Cup in Qatar, the Thursday group games will be played over a shorter period, with the opening ties scheduled for 8 September. The draw for Europa Conference League group stage will see Shamrock Rovers placed in Pot 3, the highest ever seeding for a League of Ireland club in European competition.

THE EUROPA LEAGUE Conference draw will take place today at 12pm, and Shamrock Rovers will be wait...

This meant that they were knocked out of the Europa League. The winner of each group will advance to the round of 16, with the group runner-up facing one of the third-placed teams in the Europa League at the last-32 stage. However, the League of Ireland Champions will be playing European football in the Europa League conference group stages.

Shamrock Rovers will face games with teams from Belgium, Norway and Sweden in the Europa Conference League Group stages.

The Hoops will play their home games in Tallaght and will learn the order of fixtures on Saturday morning. Rovers have a bit of history with Djurgården as they met in the Europa League all the way back in 2002. Shamrock Rovers will face games with teams from Belgium, Norway and Sweden in the Europa Conference League Group stages.

The Europa League and Europa Conference League draws take place this afternoon and Shamrock Rovers will find out their opponents.

Stephen Bradley's side reached the final Europa League qualifier before being knocked into Conference League.

They are currently third in the Allsvenskan and have reached this stage of Europe after seeing off APOEL of Cyprus. Stephen Bradley’s side reached the final Europa League qualifier before being knocked out 4-1 on aggregate by Ferencváros of Hungary. Gent, akin to Rovers, were knocked out at the final stage of Europa League qualifying, losing 4-0 on aggregate across two legs to Omonia.

Shamrock Rovers will face KAA Gent, Molde and Djurgardens FF and in their Europa Conference League group phase kicking off on September 8.

It is the first time an Irish team has reached the group phase of the Conference League since its inception last year. Our record is right up there with the best of us. “We've shown this year against Ludogorets against Shkupi, and others over previous years like Limassol and Brann that we can go and win games in Europe. They beat Dundalk in the 2020 Europa League group home and away, 3-1 and 2-1. We'll do our best to come out of it. That latter win ensured their passage into Conference League, regardless of how they fared against Ferencváros.

Stephen Bradley made five changes to the side that beat Dundalk 3-0 on the weekend, with Sean Gannon, Sean Kavanagh, Justin Ferizaj, Neil Farrugia and Aidomo ...

As they have so often this season, Bradley’s substitutions paid off as Rovers found a winner as we entered the final minute of the game. The 17-year-old cut in from the left wing and curled a brilliant shot with his right foot that just missed the target by a matter of yards. That late winner meant the Hoops have now won all four home games in Europe this season. A Ferencváros free kick from the left reached Ryan Mmaee whose powerful header was spectacularly saved by Alan Mannus to keep it scoreless at half-time. Ferizaj would have the first real opportunity of the game 27 minutes in. The opening 15 minutes of the game did not provide many clear-cut opportunities for either side.

Molde came from pot two, runners-up in last season's Norwegian league. They played Dundalk in the Europa League group phase in 2020, winning both games. The ...

- Molde Molde came from pot two, runners-up in last season’s Norwegian league. Rovers’ co-effieicent is such that they were third seeds in today’s draw, with Gent of Belgium their top-seeded opponent.

Alan Mannus believes previous battles against Norwegian and Swedish teams could enthuse Shamrock Rovers for their upcoming Europa Conference League ...

They are a big team, a very good team. We know we can give any team in Europe a tough game, especially in Tallaght, regardless of who they are or how good they are. “The further you get the harder it becomes.

The Uefa Europa Conference League group stage draw has been made and it has pitted Shamrock Rovers against KAA Gent (Belgium), FK Molde (Norway) and ...

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Rovers are a good team with lots of decent players, tremendous strength in depth and a feel-good factor, but has everyone else given up?

If you don’t win any trophy, you are a loser. Fair play for pocketing some European cash before the horror show against Viking. [READ NEXT - League of Ireland will continue to be development league unless things change](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/league-ireland-development-roddy-collins-27518375) [READ NEXT - Winning League of Ireland is almost worthless financially and that has to change](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/league-ireland-financially-worthless-change-27376596) [READ NEXT - Kerry FC to apply for League of Ireland membership for next season](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/kerry-fc-league-of-ireland-27129615) Three seasons ago, Bohs finished third. But outside of the Hoops, there are too many clubs that are thrilled and satisfied to believe that if they finish second, it’s been a decent season. [Sligo Rovers](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/sligo-rovers-fc) finished third in the league. Two seasons ago they finished second. [Bohemian FC](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/soccer/bohemians-phibsborough-dublin-football-club-24764226), who have the privilege of residing at the home of Irish sport. Do they not realise that if Rovers continue to cruise to a third title on the trot, in that charge to glory they have never really had a serious title race to cope with? [Dundalk](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/dundalk-fc) are building nicely under O’Donnell but Stephen is driven to win. [READ NEXT - Waterford FC: Pilley takeover is just what's needed to get the Blues back to where they belong](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/pilley-takeover-waterford-fc-roddy-27814025) [READ NEXT - League of Ireland third tier talk is ludicrous when they can't fill First Division](https://www.buzz.ie/sport/league-ireland-third-division-ludicrous-27784814) Yes, admire what Rovers are doing but isn’t it about time that some of their rivals stop talking about journeys and building and have the guts to go to war to win trophies?

The draw for the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stage took place in Istanbul this afternoon. Club Secretary Noel Byrne represented the Club at ...

Late on Thursday night, Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley spoke about a discussion with his players in January.

Third-placed finish in Sweden last term, two points off the top in a thrilling title race. They finished second in the top flight, three points behind the Bodo Glimt side that narrowly missed out on the Champions League. They play in the 20,000 capacity Ghelamco Arena. They have no reason to be terrified of a pool comprised of Gent (Belgium), Molde (Norway) and Djurgarden (Sweden) but it’s hardly a great outcome either. “The aim is to get out of the group. “The talk in January wasn’t let’s get to the groups and go and have a party,” said Bradley, outlining how they want to become the first Irish side to reach a knockout stage.