Shelbourne set for Conference League playoff after late Europa defeat

Defeat over two legs doesn’t end their chances of group stage participation and prize-money swelling to €3.8m but they’ll have to beat either Linfield or Vikingur Gøta in the Conference League playoff for their mission to be accomplished.

Shels’ Paddy Barrett dejected after the game. Pic: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

Shelbourne (Mipo Odubeko 86 (pen) HNK Rijeka (Toni Fruk 33, Tiago Dantas 72, Ante Oreč 90) (Rijeka win 4-3 on aggregate).

Four days out from Oasis visiting nearby Croke Park, Shelbourne will look back in anger at blowing a route into the Europa League playoff.