Shamrock Rovers defeated Egnatia Rrogozhine 3-1 in the Europa League. The home side struck first in the 29th minute when a goal was recorded, though the scorer was not available from match data. Egnatia pulled one back through G. Jaime in the 41st minute. R. Lopes restored the two-goal cushion in the 55th minute with an assist from J. Byrne, and another Shamrock Rovers goal followed two minutes later with the scorer again unavailable in the data.

First Half Flow

The match began with early pressure from Shamrock Rovers, who earned a corner in the second minute. A penalty was awarded to the hosts in the 27th minute, taken by G. Burke. Two minutes later they found the net. Egnatia responded with corners of their own in the 36th and 37th minutes. I. Gruda received a yellow card in the 38th minute. Egnatia were handed a penalty in the 40th minute but G. Jaime missed it, only to score a normal goal one minute later. Shamrock Rovers added a corner before the half ended 1-1.

Second Half Surge

After the restart, A. Albanese picked up a yellow card for Egnatia in the 47th minute. The visitors won a corner in the 53rd minute before Shamrock Rovers earned one in the 54th. R. Lopes scored in the 55th minute from a J. Byrne assist. Another corner came for the hosts in the 57th minute, immediately followed by their third goal. D. Watts was booked for Shamrock Rovers in the 60th minute. Egnatia won further corners in the 61st and 90th minutes while Shamrock Rovers added one in the 86th minute. The game finished with four minutes of injury time.

Standout Stats and Takeaway

Each side finished with five corners. Shamrock Rovers collected one yellow card while Egnatia received two. Both teams were awarded one penalty. The quick double in the 55th and 57th minutes proved decisive after a lively first half that featured two spot-kick incidents. For more Europa League updates and live scores, check AltBets.