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Irish Daily Mirror
10 minutes ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Rovers' European dream hangs in the balance after slender defeat in Kosovo
Shamrock Rovers face an uphill task to keep their European dreams alive after Thursday's 1-0 loss to Balkani in Conference league qualifying action. No longer on the champions path after Shelbourne's Premier Division win last year, Rovers - in the words of manager Stephen Bradley - need to be 'perfect' as they hunt European football for the third time in four seasons. The League of Ireland leaders came into this one with a quintet of players absent through injury, with all of Aaron McEneff, Matt Healy, Graham Burke, Jack Byrne and Trevor Clark missing this evening's clash. Ballkani themselves are in a similar position to Rovers having missed out on the Kosovan top-flight last year after a long spell of dominance. They crashed out of Europe on penalties to Larne last year, a side who they could yet face in the final play-off round to get into the Conference League group stage. The hosts started the brighter at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, a venue some 50 miles removed from Ballkani's home ground which isn't up to UEFA specification. Most of their fans must have stayed away as the stadium was so sparsely populated you could hear practically every roar from the visitors' bench. Not that they had too much to shout about in the early stages of the contest. Ballkani kept the ball well, but struggled to break down a stubborn Shamrock Rovers side that from the off looked content to sit back and try to hit the Kosovan side on the break. There were warning signs for the Premier Division leaders from the early stages. Aimir Kryeziu showed a clean pair of heels to evade a Rovers defender and slip-in Giovanni, whose square ball just evaded the lively Sunday Adetunji for what would have been a certain goal. That seemed to give the home side more confidence, with Adetunji in particular proving a real handful for Roberto Lopes and Dan Cleary. A tumble in the box from the Nigerian was waved away by the referee, with the sub-standard playing surface getting the blame for his spill. Rovers finally came to life midway through the first-half and showed glimpses of promise on the break. Danny Mandroiu and Darragh Nugent linked up in a nice move down the right, but Nugent's fizzed cross just evaded Rory Gaffney in the six-yard box. The Hoops threatened again moments later this time from the left-hand side when Josh Honahan's brave header set Nugent away. Again, the final ball was lacking as neither Gaffney nor Mandroiu could get onto the pull-back. Having finally gotten a proper foothold in the game, Rovers poured on the pressure in the latter stages of the first-half, with Dylan Watts' set-piece deliveries causing havoc. They almost hit the front five minutes before half-time when a Watts corner was met by Honahan, who saw his header saved well by Adnan Golubovic. The half-time whistle completely stymied Rovers' momentum and when Ballkani opened the scoring in the 55th minute, it was no less than they deserved. Adetunji found space in the box after a defensive mishap from Rovers. He turned beautifully to evade Cleary and finished well past McGinty. It should have been 2-0 just moments later when Kryeziu blazed over from six yards out with the goal at his mercy after McGinty palmed an effort straight back into the box. Rovers pushed for an equalizer and were living dangerously at this stage, with Adetunji fluffing his lines after a cracking cross from Tolaj. He wreaked havoc moments later to set up Giovanni, who should have hit the target from the edge of the box but dragged his effort wide. Playing just their third competitive game of the season, Ballkani wilted late on. However, Rovers were unable to put the hosts under serious pressure until stoppage time when a late flurry from the Hoops saw a Josh Honahan header tipped brilliantly wide, but in the end, Bradley and co will no doubt be pleased that the deficit is just a single goal ahead of next week's return leg at Tallaght.
Scottish Sun
11 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Hilarious moment Dundee United fan falls TWICE whilst celebrating stunning Euro goal against Rapid Vienna
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the unfortunate moment a Dundee United fan suffered the indignity of falling not once but TWICE whilst celebrating a goal for his team. Did he care? Probably not. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Cameras panned to the Dundee United fans as one punter hit the deck 3 But after trying to stand up he slid back down holding onto a railing 3 He finally stopped after bumping his way down several steps The Premiership side are in European action this week against Rapid Vienna in Austria. Jim Goodwin's side are the underdogs in the tie but remain hopeful of springing a surprise and making it the play-off round of the Europa Conference League. Rapid took the lead in the 27th minute of the match through Petter Nosa Dahl, putting United on the back foot. But the Terrors struck back in the 33rd minute when Max Watters turned the ball home from Zac Sapsford's cross. The moment the ball hit the net sparked scenes of jubilation in the away end of the Allianz Stadion, with the roughly 1,500 Dundee United fans jumping for joy. But one supporter perhaps jumped a little too joyously, as he hit the deck twice in the aftermath of the goal going in. Cameras at the ground (the game was broadcast live on BBC Scotland) panned to the travelling fans at the moment the supporter found himself on the floor for the first time. And the cameras kept rolling as he tried to regain his footing... only to slip and fall once again, rather awkwardly sliding down the stairs whilst holding onto the railing. Another fan also looked to be struggling to stay on his feet on the stairwell at the same time. The Tannadice faithful had the smiles wiped from their faces just before half-time though. Jim Goodwin on THAT Darvel defeat, Aberdeen axe and rebuilding his career at Dundee United Matthias Seidl put the hosts back in front on the rebound after some ping pong in the United box. If Dundee United make it past Rapid, they would face AIK Stockholm of Sweden or ETO FC Gyor from Hungary. In the other match involving a Scottish side in Europe on the night, Martin Boyle scored his 100th goal for Hibs to give them the lead against Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Irish Independent
12 minutes ago
- Irish Independent
All to play for in second leg as Hoops escape from Kosovo with one-goal defeat
They knew all about the danger posed by centre forward Sunday Adetunji ahead of their trip to the Kosovan capital Pristina. And if they are to keep their hopes of regular Thursday night football into the winter months alive, they will require a pristine evening at Tallaght Stadium next week. The Nigerian striker's 56th minute goal was a moment of class that separated victors Ballkani from the League of Ireland side. Adetunji's previous goal against Rovers was for Shkupi, an injury-time consolation in the second leg of a tie the Irish side won 5-2 three years ago. His effort this time looks like it could be much more consequential. As has been par for the course of late, Josh Honohan was a standout performer for Rovers. Their outstanding chance came in the first half when he met Dylan Watts' corner with a header only to be denied in spectacular fashion by Slovenian goalkeeper Adnan Golubovic. The hostile atmosphere expected at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium did not really materialise. Travelling Hoops supporters certainly looked relaxed in the early stages as they watched their side grow into the game following a strong Ballkani start. Almir Kryeziu's pass inside Daniel Cleary put Geovanni in behind on the 12 minute mark but his square ball was just ahead of Adetunji. Geralb Smajli fired at goal from range in that good early spell for the hosts too, but while it was well struck, Ed McGinty was untroubled by it. Rovers were at their most dangerous in the latter stages of the first half. But after the break, their threat deserted them. Ballkani's goal came at the conclusion of an eye-catching 11-pass move which culminated in Smajli slipping in Adetunji. With Pico Lopes pulled out of position, Cleary was forced inside on the cover, only to beaten by the striker's turn. His left-foot finish offered McGinty no chance. Rovers were fortunate not to fall further behind minutes later when Kryeziu wastefully blasted over from close range after an instinctive McGinty save. Lopes was making a club record 48th European appearance and chasing the game, Stephen Bradley called on recent signing Connor Malley to make his continental bow as the away team sought extra thrust going forward. Only Honohan provided it – the goalkeeper palmed away his header from a Watts free-kick in injury time. Ballkani: Golubovic, Smalji, Batarelo (Jashanica, 39), Halili, Potuku (Letaj, 85); Deliu, Giovanni, Albert; Hamidi (Tolaj, 65), Adetunji, Kryeziu. Shamrock Rovers: McGinty; Cleary, Lopes, Grace; Grant, Healy, Watts, Nugent (Gaffney, 60), Honohan; Mandoiu, Gaffney (Malley, 60).
