Shamrock Rovers and Djurgardens IF will be commencing their UEFA Europa Conference League journeys at Tallaght Stadium.
Irish outfit, Shamrock Rovers will be commencing their UEFA Europa Conference League journey with a fixture against Djurgardens IF. Shamrock Rovers find themselves in the group stage of this competition after failing at the final hurdle of Europa League qualification to Ferencvaros. While, Djurgardens IF got the better of APOEL Nicosia in the Conference League playoffs final and qualified for the group stage.
Shamrock Rovers vs Djurgardens IF | Key Details |
Date | 9 September, 2022 (India) 8 September, 2022 (Ireland and Sweden) |
Venue | Tallaght Stadium |
Kickoff time India | 12:30 am IST (Friday) |
Kickoff time Ireland | 8:00 pm Ireland Standard Time (Thursday) |
Kickoff time Sweden | 9:00 pm CEST (Thursday) |
Referee | Ivar Orri Kristjansson |
Shamrock Rovers have endured mixed results in their recent games. In their last six games, they have managed three wins to go with one draw and two defeats. Among this was the heartbreaking defeat to Hungarian side, Ferencvaros in the Europa League playoffs final. Now the Irish team have got to put that aside and start a positive journey in the third tier of European Competitions.
Djurgardens IF have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six matches. They are in a fine position in their domestic league as well, sitting at the second spot just one point off the summit. The Swedish side successfully made past three rounds of qualifying to get to the group stage of the Conference League. They will be relying on their firepower in attack to help them earn a positive result.
For Shamrock Rovers, Roberto Lopes will be unavailable due to a knee injury. Djurgardens IF, on the other hand have reportedly no injury or suspension related absentees.
Shamrock Rovers possible line-up: Mannus, Hoare, Cleary, Grace, Finn, Byrne, Watts, O’Neill, Lyons, Greene, Gaffney
Djurgardens IF possible line-up: Zetterstrom, Johansson, Ekdal, Danielson, Andersson, Eriksson, Schuller, Finndell, Radetinac, Asoro, Edvardsen
The UEFA Europa Conference League match between Shamrock Rovers and Djurgardens IF will take place at Tallaght Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Europa Conference League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website.