Penalty shootout brings Shamrock Rovers' European odyssey to an end

The Irish side also had two penalty shouts waved away, both of them correctly, and they couldn’t make their numerical advantage count when Molde, as they had last Thursday, lost a man to a red card, this one after 90 minutes.

HEARTBREAK: Shamrock Rovers lose out on penalties as Molde go through to the last 16. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Europa Conference League: Shamrock Rovers 0  Molde 1 (Eikrem 10') (Agg 1-1, Molde win 5-4 on penalties)

A European run that stretched across 16 games, seven months and three competitions – Champions, Europa and Conference leagues - is finally over for Shamrock Rovers after a cruel penalty shootout exit that will leave them stewing over plenty of regrets.