Pat Sullivan goal propels Shamrock Rovers into uncharted territory
Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 03:38 AM
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What a wonderful night for League of Ireland soccer, and Irish soccer in general. Not to mention those handful of hardy Shamrock Rovers supporters who bravely ventured to the Balkans, and hopefully came back in one piece. In case you missed it, last night Irish club side Shamrock Rovers made history as a 2-1 Europa League win at Partizan Belgrade made them the first Irish side ever to reach the group stage of a European competition.
To put this incredible achievement in perspective, Shamrock Rovers squad was put together with €600,000. Manchester City spend that much on a team breakfast. That's basically three weeks of Gareth Barry's wages. The Rovers exploits last night were nothing short of heroic.
Sitting here taking it all in this morning, this column remembers such great results as Cork 1 Bayern 0 and Everton 0 UCD 0, however this goes far and away towards being the greatest result ever for an Irish club side. We welcome suggested corrections, but take a look at this absolute peach of a goal before you go charging into the comments section.
It may sway your opinion.
Partizan Belgrade 1 Shamrock Rovers 2
(Shamrock Rovers win 3-2 on aggregate)
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To put this incredible achievement in perspective, Shamrock Rovers squad was put together with €600,000. Manchester City spend that much on a team breakfast. That's basically three weeks of Gareth Barry's wages. The Rovers exploits last night were nothing short of heroic.
Sitting here taking it all in this morning, this column remembers such great results as Cork 1 Bayern 0 and Everton 0 UCD 0, however this goes far and away towards being the greatest result ever for an Irish club side. We welcome suggested corrections, but take a look at this absolute peach of a goal before you go charging into the comments section.
It may sway your opinion.
Partizan Belgrade 1 Shamrock Rovers 2
(Shamrock Rovers win 3-2 on aggregate)
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Comments welcome! Free and open debate and communication are some of the most enjoyable aspects of life. Please leave a comment, disagreements welcome! If you disagree, debate your case by all means. However, anything rude, spiteful or any cowardly anonymous personal attacks will be not be tolerated and will be deleted.
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LoyalCitizen | Aug 26, 2011, 01:48 PM EDT
Fabulous goal and the best wishes to the team. Its going to be an interesting time in Tallaght for the next few months.
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