Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley has praised his players for producing a 'top performance' to beat Ballkani in the Conference League qualifiers.
Rory Gaffney scored twice as the Hoops overcame their Kosovan opponents 4-nil at Tallaght Stadium to advance 4-1 on aggregate.
Rovers will now face Santa Clara of Portugal over two legs for the chance to reach the league phase for a second year in-a-row, and Bradley says they were excellent last night:
Meanwhile, the European adventure is over for St Pat's for another year.
The Saints took a 2-nil lead in the first half of their second leg against Besiktas, but lost 3-2 on the night in Istanbul to go out 7-3 over the two legs.
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Shelbourne will meet Linfield once again in their Conference League play-off.
The Irish League side beat Faroese outfit Vikingur 2-nil on the night at Windsor Park, to win the tie 3-2.
