Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2021 | 8:00 pm | UEFA Champions League | 2021/22 |
Match Report
Rovers miss out in Europe
Shamrock Rovers picked up a well deserved 2-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. Goals from Richie Towell and a first half Graham Burke penalty were enough to give Rovers the win.
It would however be an unlucky night for Rovers, as Vladimir Weiss struck in the 73rd minute to break the hearts of the home side as Slovan advanced to the next round, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Chances were few and far between for the hosts, Ronan Finn managed the first shot on target for the Rovers in the 58th minute. The Hoops only managed three shots on target over the 90 minutes.
Graham Burke’s first half penalty was the only scoring attempt for his side in the 45 minutes. A fantastic ball by Gary O’Neill played Burke in behind, but the Rovers man was brought down in the area and the referee took no time in pointing to the spot. The forward made no mistake sending the keeper the wrong way.
Slovan were the better team in the opening half but failed to deliver in front of the goal. A fantastic double save by Alan Mannus kept the score line at 1-0 as Slovan failed to register another clear cut chance in the opening 45 minutes.
The home side kept the pressure on in the second half but could not make their chances count, Richie Towell managed to double his teams lead with a fantastic strike from outside the box just after the hour mark as Rovers persistence paid off. Ronan Gaffney played the midfielder in, who fired a rocket into the top corner from outside the area.
While spirits were high after Shamrock Rovers levelled the tie less than ten minutes later, Weiss broke into the Rovers area and fired a low shot into the bottom corner past Alan Mannus.
Stephen Bradley threw the kitchen sink at the tie after the Slovan goal, late chances by Roberto Lopes, Aaron Greene and Liam Scales failed to deliver an equaliser as Shamrock Rovers bow out of the Champions League Qualifiers.
Timeline
| 10. Graham Burke | 16' | |
| 14. Daniel Mandriou | 18' | |
| 16. Gary O'Neill | 47' | |
| 17. Richie Towell | 64' | |
| Gary O'Neill Dylan Watts | 72' | |
| 17. Richie Towell | 73' | |
| Joey O'Brien Sean Hoare | 80' | |
| Richie Towell Aaron Greene | 84' |
Past Meetings
 
(First Qualifying Round)
2 - 0UEFA Champions League
Narodny Futbalovy Stadion Slovan Bratislava v Shamrock Rovers |
Ground
| Tallaght Stadium |
|---|
| Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 XC9W |
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Another double sub for Slovan, Myenty Abena and Alen Mustafic repalce Joeri de Kamps and Vladimir Weiss
Attacking change by Stephen Bradley as Aaron Greene replaces Richie Towell
Third change of the night for Slovan Bratislava, Jaromir Zmrhal repalces Rafael Ratao
Fantastic save by the Slovan keeper Adrian Chovan keeps out a fantastic header by Roberto Lopes, could have easily been 3.
Sean Hoare comes in for Joey O'Brien
Richie Towell receives a yellow card after protesting against the Slovan goal
Vladimir Weiss scores for the visitors
Dylan Watts replaces Gary O'Neill in the first change for rovers tonight
A phenomenal strike by Richie Towell, great play from Gafney plays the midfielder in, who fires a rocket into the top corner from outside the D
RICHIE TOWELL HAS ROVERS LEVEL, WHAT A GOALLLLLLL
Double change for the visitors, Aleksandar Cavric replaces David Hmcar and Ibrahim Rabiu replaces Ezekiel Henty
Finally a shot on target for the home side, Scales crosses for Graham Burke, he plays in Ronan Finn who strikes a shot straight at the Slovan Keeper
Rovers still yet to register a shot on target tonight, the penalty the only time a player has had a shot at the goal
Yellow card for the Rovers man as he kicks the ball away
Some very risky passes out from the back by Shamrock Rovers tonight and they were almost maybe pay for another loose pass but the ball is deflected out for a corner
Kashia the Slovan centre back goes into the book after he bundles over a Rovers player as the home side have a free
Yellow for Ezekiel Henty of Slovan, the striker goes into the book for speaking out against the referee
Brilliant double save from the Shamrock Rovers keeper keeps the scoreline 1-0, massive chance for Slovan to equalise but Alan Mannus does well.
Mandriou goes into the book for his first tackle of the night
Goal for Shamrock Rovers as Graham Burke converts from the spot
Penalty for Shamrock Rovers as Graham Burke is brought down in the area
Another chance for Slovan as Ezekiel Henty breaks through toward the Rovers goal, the forward chooses to shoot early trying to curl an effort from the edge of the box but his shot goes wide
First major chance of the night falls to the visitors, Henty has his back to goal and turns to shoot but his shot is straight at Mannus
1500 supporters allowed into Tallaght Stadium tonight, Rovers do have a tough task of their hands but with plenty elements in their favour, can the Hoops bring back memories of that famous European night in 2011 and advance into the next round.
Daniel Mandroiu and Graham Burke return to the starting XI tonight to join Rory Gaffney in the attack, Joey O'Brien returns in defence for Sean Hoare, as Aaron Greene and Sean Gannon also drop out of the side from last weeks defeat
Its 5 wins in 5 for the visitors, coming in tonight in ref hot from looking to advance to the second round of qualification where Swiss side Young Boys await either Slovan or Rovers
A lovely evening here in Tallaght for tonights 2nd leg of the opening round of qualification for the Champions League, Shamrock Rovers will have to score three goals as the scoreline reads 2-0 from the first leg in favour of the visitors Slovan Bratislava, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will bring you updates of tonights fixture.