Shamrock Rovers dreams of European football have fallen at the first hurdle after they drew 1-1 with Finnish side RoPS this evening, losing out 3-1 on aggregate.
Gary McCabe gave the Hoops some hope of progressing after converting a penalty on 22 minutes. However, it took just four minutes for RoPS to draw themselves back on level terms.
Eeto Muinonen equalised and they held out to dump the Dublin side out of Europe, a bad start for Stephen Bradley who took over for Pat Fenlon on a temporary basis this week.
Shamrock Rovers fans chant before tonight's game
Gary McCabe wth Jarkko Lahdenmäki tussle for possession
Gary McCabe with teammates after scoring their first goal from the penalty spot and taking an early lead
Eetu Muinonen celebrates scoring the equalising goal for RoPS with his teammates
Brandon Miele collides with Jean Nganbe Nganbe
Pictures courtesy of ©INPHO/Anssi Jokiranta
