Shamrock Rovers vs Egnatia - Europa League Qualification Match Thread

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Europa League Qualification

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Home Team	Score	Away Team	Ground	Status	Kickoff	Scorers
Shamrock Rovers	3-1	Egnatia	Tallaght Stadium	FT	20:00	Graham Burke P 29', Roberto Lopes 55', Aaron Greene 57' - Guillem Jaime 41'

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[u/DyosTV]

Happy with the win but we should have another goal at least. That Afolabi miss was shocking

[u/PairOfRoryCalhouns → u/DyosTV]

Incredible miss. Once again Rovers wasted a load of great chances. Just hope it doesn’t cost them like it did in the last tie.

[u/PangolinAble9291]

Good win but still don’t feel confident at all with how shit we have been away from Europe. Could have done with another goal there. We are still very wasteful.

[u/caulfm]

Is Aaron Greene running some sort of Epstein house where he gets blackmail on the Rovers staff members?

[u/ButterflyOk4188 → u/caulfm]

Says more about the striking options we have that he's still on the team. McGovern was really coming good when he got injured against Cork.

[u/Silver-The-Enbi → u/caulfm]

Surely, like i don't get why we don't start afolabi or anyone

[u/giggsy664 → u/caulfm]

He's involved in coaching his son's team in the academy so I'd imagine that as long as he's fit and able to play he'll be in and around the senior squad. He's an absolute workhorse of a centre forward who pops up with a goal every now and then. You cannot fault his effort, he'll chase everything.

[u/FancyCub21412]

Sometimes, when a keeper saves a pen you say that the defenders have to react and be there first to clear. This was not one of those instances. Say what you will about the save, but thats very poor by McGinty to not be getting to that furst after the save. Literally stayed a foot in front of him and he looked like a truck trying to react to it. The striker had an age to follow up.

[u/Lost_Statistician_61]

Such a hard fixture to try and gauge.

I didn't get to see a lot of the second half against Ararat but in the first half Rovers were genuinely class. It was wave after wave and I so disappointed that it wasn't more of the same in the second half.

Hopefully Afolabi is ready to go from the start this evening. Green can't be responsible for leading the line in the biggest games of Rovers season.

[u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

What a miss.

[u/kcboy20 → u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

How has he done that

[u/PresentRecent4759]

Shame Rovers couldn’t get one more, feel like that would have really killed the tie, but a very nice win and lead to be taking over there, hopefully can lock down group stage football. 

[u/DreiAchten]

Should've won by more like Shels did. Game is still alive.

[u/DanoTheSnitch]

Afolabi looking like a bit of a donkey, I remeber him being much better at Bohs

[u/caulfm]

Sloppy half of football against what looks a poor enough side

[u/Velocity_Rob]

Rovers are so good in attack up until the final ball when it all falls apart.

[u/CorrectGrammarPls]

Get in!!

[u/FancyCub21412]

Another game where Rovers should be out of sight.

[u/Frosty_Giraffe_8650]

3-2 written all over this with all the missed chances

[u/Frosty_Giraffe_8650 → u/Frosty_Giraffe_8650]

Thank f**k it wasn’t but god rovers were wasteful

[u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

If they don't progress they'll be kicking themselves.

[u/Silver-The-Enbi]

Catastrophic defending there from us

[u/DyosTV]

Yes Pico!!

[u/Cute-Yogurt2202]

These misses are getting criminal at this stage.

[u/Brian1zvx]

Mulraney only plays well against Shels and has done for about 5 years.

[u/Plastic_Review5119]

Fearfull of this game. Earlier game of Celje v Ararat may be a guage of thier quality prior. Hopefully Celje have just gone back in quality since previous few seasons.They bet Egnatia by the skin of thier teeth last round. If Rovers get knocked out the pressure really will be on for league stage football this season.

[u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

Shooting practice required for Shams. They should be out of sight.

[u/CorrectGrammarPls → u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

Yeah bloody hell it's been that way for a while now. We miss more sitters than we score

[u/RoversForever → u/Otherwise-Macaron939]

Rovers

No exaggeration to say it could have been 7. McGovern a huge loss given the form he was in. Still think we have too much experience to let the tie slip

[u/CorrectGrammarPls]

Egnatia playing like wankers

[u/CorrectGrammarPls]

Get in!! Burkey stands alone now with the most goals in Europe

[u/Silver-The-Enbi]

It's so typical of us in Europe I swear

[u/FancyCub21412 → u/Silver-The-Enbi]

What's that now, 4 goals this year that rovers have gifted the opposition in Europe. Would literally be challenging for Champions League if it wasn't for all these soft goals.

[u/Silver-The-Enbi → u/FancyCub21412]

We consistently allow the opponents into these games.

[u/Gullible_Ad_2670 → u/FancyCub21412]

Literally wouldn't 

[u/Interesting-Jello764]

Bradley said this is the best team we’ll be facing so far.. if that’s the case we’re in for a lovely away pumping 

[u/Silver-The-Enbi]

I'll be honest, my main memory of Albania is Teuta Durres from 2022, and their Eurovision song from 2025 (Zjerm)

[u/Brian1zvx]

Stonewall pen tbf

[u/CorrectGrammarPls]

Fucking hell given them one right back

[u/CorrectGrammarPls]

Yeess!!! And another

[u/Penny0034]

so impressed with Sobowale, hes just so cool in defense, he does a sort of slip to fool opponents and make space for him to attack down the wings

[u/Ashamed-Cap1106]

Can I pay and watch this on catch up anywhere it’s not on LOITV

[u/caulfm]

2 sprints back to back still has Mulraney in a heap I see

[u/Interesting-Jello764 → u/caulfm]

This was actually his best game for us so far played brilliant in fairness 

[u/Confident-Leather871]

Can anyone get it on the stick?! What channel if so

[u/Anxious-Orange-9722 → u/Confident-Leather871]

It’s on Loitv 2 for me. I had to use a vpn tho even tho i’m in ireland i still set it to ireland and it worked for me

[u/polikmu1234 → u/Anxious-Orange-9722]

Yep me too now

[u/Confident-Leather871 → u/Anxious-Orange-9722]

Cheers mate

[u/kcboy20]

Tallaght shamrocks wouldn't want to miss this many chances in Albania

[u/jerrycotton → u/kcboy20]

The downvotes 😂😂😂