Early goal kills tie as classy Czechs storm past Rovers

FK Mlada Boleslav 2 - 0 Shamrock Rovers (Boleslav win 5-2 on agg.) Already facing a mammoth task following the first leg, Shamrock Rovers duly bowed out of the Europa League in the Czech Republic last night.

While an electrical storm subsided just prior to the game starting, the home side blitzed Rovers to end the tie early on; Jan Chramosta putting them ahead on nine minutes before Golgol Mebrahtu added a second just after the half-hour.

Mebrahtu, who tormented Rovers in Tallaght with a brace, should have done better then glance a header wide from a Lukaš Pauschek cross six minutes in as the home side signalled their intent from the start.