I'm not convinced Rovers are much fitter than Apollon. Rovers midfield got very tired from about the hour mark, I though Bradley made the right changes but maybe a bit too late for the midfield. Apollon were a very cynical and narky team when things started to go against them. The elbow was so blatant, I'm not sure the ref had a great angle on it but it was a red all day long, I was a long way from the actual red, looked like he won the ball but he lunged in two feet off the ground and after a series of close calls the ref was nearly forced to show the red at that stage. They cynicism paid off for them though when they went down to 10, they never let Rovers have a really good spell of possession and they killed the momentum of the game. It'll be a huge task for Rovers over there, but the fact they look like scoring from every set piece will work in their favour as they'll believer they can nick a goal at any stage, even if they go behind.
Just to add McEneff has become an absolute key player for Rovers. I don't think it's a coincidence that their poor run off form coincided with his injury. He's not as showy as Byrne obviously, but he's a really intelligent player, his positioning and work rate are really good and he creates space for Byrne and is often the one finding him with a tidy little pass.
