And there another goal!
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And there another goal!
Damn I must be delayed on the box
Got the player working just in time to see THIS. Looks very bad already unfortunately. Very soft 2nd goal there.
Very laboured from Rovers and when Flora get possession, 2/3 passes and they threaten up the field.
Can see Rovers scoring though, 98th minute or so.
Joey O Brien should be staying on his feet for 2nd goal, very poor.
These lads have done their homework they know rovers are slow in defence and no communication between who stays and who goes so they've always an extra man on the counter. They also know the high press is causing rovers issues. Passing needs to be shaper from rovers , it's all slow and predictable.
Great old-fashioned goalmouth scramble there. Worthwhile entertainment even before Burke banged it into the corner.
Good finish.
Rovers finally have the finger out and created 2 chances in 2 mins. Burke then buries one from edge of box. Game on. Come on lads!!
Good goal there just before halt time
That changes the complexion of the game entirely now. Flora will be thinking do we go for a 3rd or sit tight with what we have.
Well Rovers were 2nd best all over the pitch for 40 mins, then just upped their game for the last 5 mins and caused Flora a lot of trouble. Deserved goal.
Finn was the only 1 who was playing well until the last 5 mins I thought.
Rovers will need to change something tho to keep the tie alive. If they keep this personnel in this shape you feel Flora will expose them again.
Yeah, half-time has come at a good time for Flora I think. They were struggling a bit the last few minutes, but they can regroup for the second half. There's another goal in it for them if O'Brien goes to ground like that again. For Rovers, do you go for 2-2 knowing you're risking a 1-3 deficit? I think they have it in them to go for it; they just need to keep it tighter at the back.
Brutal first half from us. Gary O'Neill is AWOL and Towell must have been reading this forum as he is giving them no respect at all. Lack of a midfield is leaving us exposed on the break and Hoare is a poor replacement for Grace on the left side of Pico. Scales also seems off the boil, maybe with his mind on the transfer.
Beautiful finish by Burke to give us a chance but they are better than I expected and we are playing as poorly as we were at the beginning of the season.
I think Hoare isn't doing any worse than the other CBs. They're just getting no cover whatsoever. Absolutely no cover from ONeill at the base of the midfield killed them for both goals. Criminal stuff at this level. Ya can't abandon defensive midfield and expect to get away with it.
Mannus prevents a typical LOI in Europe goal concession. Rovers are creaking a little bit and looking like conceding a 3rd. They really need to score next.
Rovers still so open at the back is worrying. Scales seems to be way off his game, definitely looks like his head is on his move rather than the game. If Rovers can settle a bit though I can see them getting chances again in the last 15 as Flora get a bit nervy about protecting the lead.
Rovers central defence getting ripped apart, Floras defence awful too.Great crack.
More goals here for both sides, 3_3 wouldn't surprise me
Got out of the jail again. Sliced open right though the middle AGAIN. How has Bradley not changed something to tighten up the middle?
Fiddling around switching Green for Gaffney won't be much good if you leave the centre of your team wide open.
Mandriou for Towell seems to be the exact same sub?Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Flora look to be holding out for the 2-1, lateral balls, passing back etc.There for the taking.
If flora get to tallaght with a lead they'll pick rovers apart. Rovers have to draw this to dictate the flow of the game back in Dublin.
Pathetic. Tie over.
Joey O Brien again, having a nightmare
Messing about again at the back. Awful stuff. It's very frustrating the best team in LOI are not the best loi team in Europe
Really poor but can’t say it wasn’t comingQuote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Shocking stuff. To be honest they're lucky it's only 3-1 with the chances they've given up.
Mandriou hitting the post just proves that Rovers have more then enough quality to hurt Flora. They've just been so poor when out of possession.
I don't know. Big crowd and an early goal - or a second here - and you never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Lack of away goals doesn't help; Flora will get less jitters if they go 1-0 down.
Of course now Flora are fighting to be the first Estonians ever to reach the group stage and I think that'll motivate them more than if it were a first round second leg
What's O'Brien doing ? Trotting over like holding onto a lead
Perhaps you're right, and Rovers surely won't be as poor next week, but you're also spot on about the Estonians.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
3 lads all bunched together and no one makes a run. Are they wrecked tired or what? Theres a nonchalance to the whole thing
Yeah, that's not to take away from the fact that Rovers have to improve of course. Another daft pass out of defence there - they can't play worse than this surely?Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
That's a big goal now.
Flora will be regretting those one-on-one misses big time
Well ... what a lovely goal from Scales. Are Rovers still in this?
Edit: No
Get in!! Ah bloody hell just as I was writing it Flora get another. Feck it anyway.
Oh wow. 4-2. That's ridiculous. Just hang on for four minutes, but no...
One of the worst defensive performances I've seen in Europe from a loi side in a very long time.
Sean Hoare just not up to it at this levelQuote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Rovers are just incapable of learning any lessons. Lad in the middle left absolutely open, similar to their second goal.