Shamrock Rovers’ hopes all but over after miserable night

Shamrock Rovers’ Europa League hopes are all but over as no mid-season joy was visited on Tallaght Stadium from Lapland last night.

Shamrock Rovers’ hopes all but over after miserable night
Fri, 01 Jul, 2016 - 01:00
Paul Buttner

RoPS’ Jarkko Lahdenmaki and Janne Saksela scored in each half and the poor attendance of 1,908 made their feelings known after the second goal went in and at the final whistle.

Rovers now face a mammoth task in trying to overturn the tie when they travel to Rovaniemi in Northern Finland next week.

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