Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers begin their Europa Conference League group campaign against Swedish outfit Djurgardens. Follow the action right here.

Greene does well to make something out of a hoof forward - his ambitious shot is blocked though. He swivels on it and unleashes a low shot that cannons off the legs of keeper Vasyutin. 71 mins There's a bit of pinball in the box and it drops to Dylan Watts. 47 mins Shamrock Rovers are hunting a fifth home win in the bounce - but this won't be easy. Dan Cleary gets himself into a right mess as he tries to sell Victor Edvardsen a dummy - it doesn't work, and Edvardsen hares forward with Asoro to his right. Greene's first touch is a little heavy but he gets around the keeper before the balls runs away from him and the angle proves too tight for him to get a shot in. Finndell smashed it in from the edge of the box but Mannus was equal to it. He's dictating things in the middle of the park. 15 mins Magnus Eriksson is the string-puller in Djurgardens' midfield and he has been good so far. Andy Lyons then does well to box in the full-back and win a corner. 2 mins A confident start from the visitors who boss possession in the very early exchanges. Djurgardens are in town, and while they are sure to pose a big challenge for the Hoops, Stephen Bradley's men have every chance to get at least one point on the board here.

Tallaght stadium was absolutely rocking at 8pm as Shamrock Rovers got their Europa Conference League campaign underway. That atmosphere threatened to be ...

In the end, The Hoops had to settle for a well earned draw. But the biggest chance came to Dylan Watts shortly before the end. Rory Gaffney had a huge chance to put the hosts in front but skewed his right-footed shot tamely at the keeper. A long ball found Aaron Greene who rounded the keeper, but just couldn't quite sort his feet out and the moment passed him by. Dylan Watts began to take up some good positions, while Ronan Finn's influence on the game grew. That atmosphere threatened to be dampened early on as Djurgardens of Sweden settled well.

Shamrock Rovers: Alan Mannus; Seán Gannon, Sean Hoare, Lee Grace, Dylan Watts, Ronan Finn, Aaron Greene, Gary O'Neill, Justin Ferizaj, Andrew Lyons, ...

LEAGUE OF Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers begins their Europa Conference League adventure against Swedish side Djurgardens IF to the Tallaght Stadium ...

This will the first time since 2011 that Rovers have played European group stage football. Rovers opponents have won the Swedish title 12 times Yeah.

Hopes will be high in Tallaght as Shamrock Rovers get their Europa Conference League group stage journey underway this evening.

And can Rovers make history by becoming the first ever League of Ireland side to advance past the Group Stages of a European competition? On the players front, Djurgardens’ stars are strikers Victor Edvardsen and Joel Asoro – the latter formerly of Sunderland and Swansea. Having won the league four times in last decade, Molde have become a formidable force in Norwegian football and have managed to translate their domestic success to the European stage.

Irish side Shamrock Rovers will play in Europe this season. They take on Swedish club Djurgarden in their opening Conference League group stage game.

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SHAMROCK ROVERS' DEBUT in the Europa Conference League ended in a goalless draw with Swedish side Djurgarden at Tallaght Stadium, a night to prove that ...

The loud travelling fans howled for a penalty when Haris Radetinac went to ground in the box after a tangle with Lyons, with the referee unmoved and no VAR in operation to offer a reprieve. Now it was Rovers’ tempo that threatened to overwhelm, and Djurgardens reacted on the hour mark with a quadruple sub, beefing up the midfield by introducing Schuller among them. Sabovic was a threat from the edge of the box, and he saw an early shot blocked in the penalty area by Gary O’Neill.

Shamrock Rovers couldn't extend their perfect home European record for the season to five games in this Europa Conference League opener but the point gained ...

Subs: R Schuller for Eriksson, E Andersson for Bengtsson, H Radetinac for Asoro, and E Banda for Finndell (all 61); A Doumbouya for Wikheim (92). Subs: D Cleary for Hoare (13); J Byrne for Ferizaj, R Gaffney for Green and S Kavanagh for McCann (all 61); N Farrugia for Finn (69). Cleary only had to wait for 13 minutes and an injury to Sean Hoare before coming on but he plugged into a Rovers outfit that was jittery at the back and toothless going forward.

IT'S a sign of the progression made by Shamrock Rovers in Europe that they can hold a side likely to win the Swedish league this season, thus picking up a ...

Djurgardens had plenty of the ball but no conviction up front, while Rovers were close again nine minutes from time when Lyons’ header from a Byrne free kick went narrowly over. A good ball from Dylan Watts sent Greene bearing down on goal, he shrugged off his marker Piotr Johansson and rounded the keeper but ran out of space and the ball came back to O’Neill who fired from the edge of the box and won a corner. The only response from Rovers a shot from teenager Justin Ferizaj which was off target. But it was clear from the off that the visitors had a touch of class about them and were not underdogs by any means. In a move started by Andy Lyons, Ronan Finn and Dylan Watts worked well but Djurgardens’ teak-tough defence nipped the danger in the bud. There was a lot at stake with this group a winnable one for all four teams, and the rivalry in the stands made it clear that this was no friendly.

Shamrock Rovers introduced themselves to the Europa Conference League on a night of new beginnings. The combination of teenage talent and grizzled veterans did ...

Rovers tore into them after the break with a Watts ball causing enough panic for Greene to find himself one-on-one with Aleksandr Vasyutin. Djurgården were snappy and threatening but Chris McCann and Gary O’Neill provided the Rovers defence with a security blanket. The Tuam native seemed caught between two minds, to leather it or wait for Ronan Finn to arrive, and he ended up doing neither. A half-volley eventually fell to Hampus Finndell but Mannus gathered without any fuss. Their lively presence, among the 6,330 attendance, enhanced the occasion of Rovers’ return to the European group stages after 10 years. Hoare limped off on 12 minutes, to be replaced by Cleary.

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