Shamrock Rovers' striker Johnny Kenny's 55th-minute equaliser against Rapid Vienna has secured an important point and further prize money for the team. This goal also ended Rapid's perfect record in the Europa Conference League, with Shamrock Rovers now in 10th place.
Shamrock Rovers have 21-year-old striker Johnny Kenny to thank for their latest sensational Europa Conference League result.
Rovers spot in the knockouts is all but guaranteed, with the big question now whether they can push on for automatic last-16 qualification or whether it’s a play-off spot instead. And it’s thanks in no small part to Kenny who, on Thursday night, added to the goals he scored against TNS and Larne. In total he has five goals in Europe so far this season, with three coming in the league phase of the Conference League.But who is Johnny Kenny? Born in Sligo to a former footballer , he signed for his hometown club and made his first-team breakthrough there.
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Hoops boss Stephen Bradley saw enough in Kenny to request another year-long loan deal - and the Bhoys obliged. The player admitted earlier in the year that contact with Celtic had been “minimal”. His European form might change that.
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